Wayward is the ethos of travellers. It’s a desire to see what’s around the corner, to take the road less travelled and to embrace whatever you find. It’s that romantic idea of the travel of old, when every departure was an adventure. Put simply, it’s the act of getting lost on purpose.

At Wayward, we try to live this philosophy in our beer, our brewery and our people. We’re not afraid to go off the beaten track and hope that in doing so, we create something that people are excited to drink and share with friends and family. Our beer pays homage to the classic European styles while creating something with a distinctly Wayward twist.

Wayward’s founder, Peter Philip, came to own Wayward through a decade-long love affair with home brewing and he still considers himself a homebrewer at heart. His wayward ethos comes from an insatiable wanderlust and love of travel, particularly beer pilgrimages through Europe an other places with rich brewing traditions. He loves the idea of beers that you can only find in one place, beer worth travelling for.

A serial entrepreneur, Peter founded his first business at the age of 18 and has been creating ventures ever since. With Wayward, he has transformed a passion for the creative process of brewing into a thriving business that embraces his wayward spirit.

Shaun Blissett is Wayward’s Head Brewer and as a professional brewer in every sense of the word he is regularly amused by Pete’s non-traditional approaches. His formative years were spent at Illawarra Brewing Company, which not only produced its own award-winning beers, but also brewed beers on contract for breweries all over Australia. Shaun is a devotee of hoppy American-style beers as well as being an innovative beer inventor in his own right.

The two met when Wayward was in Gypsy phase and brewing out of Illawarra. The duo immediately hit it off as they discovered each other’s strengths in the creative collaboration process. Today, the two brewers compliment each other, with the pair regularly inventing beers that bring new twists to old styles.

Location talks!

Wayward Brewing Co.

Wayward Brewing Co.

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