Founded in 2012, the Prancing Pony Brewery in Australia (not to be confused with the Prancing Pony Inn from The Hobbit - though this was partly the inspiration for the name) is located in Mount Barker, Australia. In 2015, only a few years after opening, Prancing Pony moved to a bigger brewery (or stable, if you want to use a horse metaphor).
Founder and Header Brewer Frank Samson and his team stand-out among the brewing crowd for continuing to fire-brew their beers, using a flame to heat the mash and wort, in a time where using steam is the norm. A traditional method with very intriguing results…