New beer is a little ray of sunshine

 

Hotels under the Holiday Inn Express banner have signed a deal to serve an exclusive new Express Pale Ale beer, made collaboratively with Local Brewing Co.

The new brew was launched at Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast's new rooftop bar.

Eight Holiday Inn Express hotels across Australia: Sunshine Coast, Brisbane Central, Melbourne Southbank, Melbourne Little Collins, Sydney Airport, Sydney Macquarie Park, Newcastle and Adelaide City will be the only places pouring the beer.

Proceeds from every beer sold will go towards meals for those facing food insecurity, through Local Brewing Co.’s charity partner, SecondBite.

Open to guests and locals Thursdays and Fridays 3pm-8pm and Saturdays 1pm-8pm, the new rooftop bar and pool is the highest on the Sunshine Coast, overlooking Maroochydore city.

The bar is the latest addition to the new-build Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast, opened in mid-2022, complementing its 181 guest rooms and suites.

“Sustainability and giving back to local communities are core focuses for our Holiday Inn Express hotels,” said cluster GM Daniel Lawder.

“Our refreshing, very drinkable new and exclusive Express Pale Ale not only tastes great, it also supports Australians doing it tough at the moment."

For a limited time, the hotels will also serve up Local Brewing Co.’s seasonal Citrus Hazy Pale, a sustainable beer brewed using day-old bread and surplus fruit sourced from supermarkets, which would otherwise have gone to landfill.

For more information on Holiday Inn Express hotels, visit https://www.proinvesthotels.com/brands/hiex.