The Opening of the Brewery
When we invited Peter Chin, the Mayor of Dunedin to the Opening on the 7th of December 2005, he rang to say that he was a little worried about being late from a prior function. He wanted to be present, as he knew some of our shareholders from school days. Not a problem!
Richard was certainly chuffed to hear Peter Chin talk about the Brewery and what it has achieved for Dunedin. The feeling was great after all the months of hard work and planning. Our elation called for a few celebratory beers.
The next day was a larger event involving seven local Dunedin bands, which played into the early hours of Sunday to a crowd of some 200 Emerson’s fans. Celebrating the new brewery site required 13 kegs of beer and plenty of food cooked on the barbeque by our local Deli Butcher Micco Meats (Thanks Mike, for the delicious meat - sorry your wife had to take you home!)
Most of those bands had solid connections with Richard Emerson. He went to the same Logan Park High School with Martin Phillips from the Chills www.softbomb.com and former classmates played in several bands that night. It was certainly a night to celebrate all these things: Dunedin, the beer, the music and the locals.
The Band list is below. They are a fantastic lot and we would like to support them in the near future…
- By Pass - A winning band of the Smoke Free Rock Quest. Well Done.
- The Fifth Wheel - New group based around five music teachers.
- In a Circle - First reunion after a hiatus of twenty years, great to see you guys play again! Thanks Phillip Hurring and David and Darren Stedman.
- Luxury Ocean Liner - Original Dunedin Sound Founders (Stephen Stedman, David Stedman, Jeff Harford and Shane Gilchrist) in a new band.
- The Tomahawks - Mix of experience and youth influenced by Neil Young and Velvet Underground Operation Rolling Thunder - A loud band with little to say… a Bnet finalist.