Founded in 2015 in Sydney’s Five Dock, Akasha has helped spearhead Australia’s blossoming love affair with high quality, hop forward beer, rapidly becoming one of the most celebrated and successful independent breweries in the country. 

With a nationally recognisable brand, a stellar core range of highly awarded, eminently sessionable beers, and an expanding roster of limited release seasonal projects that push the art and science of brewing to new heights of invention, Akasha is now poised to expand.

One of Australia’s Top 30 independent craft producers by volume with revenue growth far exceeding the market as a whole, Akasha is currently making inroads into the Southeast Asia market with no plans of taking its foot off the accelerator. 

Its Taproom in Five Dock continues to attract new converts to quality craft creations, while its strong relationships with a range of distribution partners are helping ensure more and more people are experiencing Akasha’s great beer for themselves.

New locations and equipment promise to unlock Akasha’s potential to become one of Australia’s truly iconic breweries. Its mantra is “Great beer is our everything.” Now it’s your turn to “Make great beer your everything”, with a chance to become part of its story.

Akasha’s current range spans two key segments - its core range, which accounts for around 70% of total sales across packaged and keg, and seasonal range, known as Akasha Project. 

Akasha’s core range of brews sit at the heart of its production, being a hallmark of the consistency and quality that Akasha has been proud of since the beginning. The 5 beers that make up the core range can be found at over 800 independent bottle shops, bars, pubs, and clubs across Australia, and are available in all Australian states. 

Akasha still prides itself on being a wholesale/production brewery, and believe that its strong core range is critical to their long-term success. To that end, Akasha has recently added a summery, easy-drinking beer, known as Super Chill, to the list. As a flavoursome Pacific-style Ale at an attractive pick-up-and-go price point, early figures show this brew is set to be a crowd favourite. 

Akasha’s limited release seasonal beers, known as Akasha Project, represent an exciting expansion into new and diverse tastes, with each beer having its own unique flavour profile. With colourful can designs, and fun names - such as the Czech Pilsner ‘Mandatory Czech In’ or ‘Electric Boots and Mohair Suits,’ an Oat Cream IPA - the Akasha Project brews represent some of the most highly anticipated beers in the market, and frequently sell out during their release windows.

Akasha Project beers also present new opportunities for community engagement and charity campaigns. Take the recently released Nas XPA, which involved Akasha, Reckless, and the ABC’s Nas Campanella joining forces to break the bias experienced by women around the world. With all profits going to support the Leichhardt Women’s Community Health Centre, the Nas XPA takes important steps in making a beer that’s accessible to all – on as many levels as possible.

The Craft beer industry has experienced rapid growth over the past five years in Australia, despite an overall decline in per capita beer consumption. Since consumers have drunk less, demand has increasingly shifted toward the premium end of the market as consumers are  willing to spend more on higher-quality beverages that are more flavoursome, healthy, and enjoyable than cheap mass-produced lager. As the range of available craft beers has grown, producers have created new and innovative ways to differentiate themselves from rival brewers, including the development of exclusive partnerships, unique inputs and ingredients, and community events. 

Over the last few years of strong growth and some impressive exits, the craft beer revolution in Australia has been on an upwards trajectory; the Australian craft industry grew c.18% in FY20. Craft beer in Australia is now almost a $1 billion industry, with up to 1,000 breweries nationwide, and is now well-embedded in mainstream culture, with events such as GABS Hottest 100 seeing huge press attention and following.

The continued growth of craft beer is characterised by passionate craft beer makers and home brewers, together with more discerning beer drinkers and consumers who are demanding a more distinct, flavourful and higher quality product. This has increased focus on drinking for flavour and authenticity as well as “drinking local” and building personal relationships with preferred brands. The trend is evident in a long term shift in consumer tastes, which is driving an expected increase at a CAGR of up to 10% going forward.

As community is at the heart of everything it does, Akasha has chosen to raise funds through equity crowdfunding to enable its truest supporters the opportunity to own a share in the brewery they’ve come to love. 

Akasha’s regulars are more than just consumers: they’re part of the family, and Akasha wants to bring them – and anyone who shares their passion – on its journey, as it continues to grow and develop to meet the demand for authentic Australian craft beer, delivered at the highest possible quality.