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the brewing companys can design references the small town in eastern Estonia where he was inspired to brew. Ben works on Westsides own beers with the brewery’s founder Casey Wagner, but the Ida Pruul releases are a little different to what you’d typically find pouring through the South Melbourne brewery’s 30 taps; certainly, theyre a long way from the bold and hop forward releases from Caseys home in America that inspired him to start a brewery here.

Having brewed at home avidly for four years before joining the team at Westside Ale Works, Ben says he was really attracted to wilder beers by the desire to create something as raw and natural as possible. Ida Pruuls beers are inspired both by the wilderness and simplicity of Eastern Estonia and his home in Australia. Crafty Pint Less