By Jamie Burnett It was a sunny day in Florida when Rhonda Withers tried her first margarita. She was 21, and it’s fair to say it was love at first sip. “It was the first time I’d ever been overseas and I remember having this margarita in Florida. Things really started from there,” Rhonda remembe...

words: Jamie Burnett photo: Ben Collins, ABC Kimberley  On the surface, Dimas Adiputra had it all. “Back in Indonesia I had everything. I had a good job, family and some great friends. But deep down, I wasn’t happy. I couldn’t be myself.” The part of himself Dimas was hiding was his sexuality. He...

By Jamie Burnett Sometimes it’s best to go with the flow. And at other times, it’s best to check the weather report. Just ask Hem. “I didn’t google anything about the climate in Broome because I was just so excited to get there. I was wearing my jacket on the flight and I noticed everyone was loo...

It’s exciting times at Matso’s, with the Broome-based brewery refreshing its core range in 2019! Matso’s will continue to focus on fun and refreshing flavour-filled beers, backing its heroes and getting behind the products our fans love. It’s core range will include Matso’s Ginger Beer, Matso’s M...

You might have noticed Matso’s Mango Beer has a fresh new look! The packaging and labelling has been updated to reflect its refreshing and tropical vibe. While the Mango Beer itself is now unfiltered for fuller flavour, with juice sourced from real Australian mangoes. Matso's co-founder Justin W...

By Jamie Burnett. What a difference a decade can make. In another life, Praveen Bhat would be an engineer. That was the plan when he left India for Perth back in 2008. But today you won’t find him in a suit and tie, or behind an office desk. Instead, he’s brewing beers from Australia’s most remot...

GOURMET ESCAPE WRAP UP The Matso's team prepared themselves for another Gourmet Escape in Margaret River last weekend. Every year we have so much fun while working hard to pour everyone beer and make sure they all have a good time!So we had a whirlwind trip down south, visiting a few of our custo...

MARTIN & KIM'S MAD IF YOU DON'T ADVENTURE! The owners of Matso's Brewery, Martin and Kim Peirson-Jones are off on an off-road 4WD adventure raising money for Go Help in Mongolia.The Mongolia Charity Rally is an epic 10,000 mile pan-continentalroadtrip for charity across mountain ranges, deser...

WA Weekender at Matso's! Recently Matso's hosted the WA Weekender crew who were filming for the Channel 7 show, which aired the Broome episode on Sat August 1. We had a great time with them and host Dan interviewed our new Head Brewer Dave and grilled him on all things Matso's. Check the video o...