Richard Watkins and Tracy Margrain first met at the Wig and Pen close to 30 years ago. Watkins was working as an assistant brewer, Margrain was the chef. They soon bonded over their love of beer and cycling.
Around 2013, there was some doubt about the future of the iconic city pub and one night, over a beer, the couple decided to go out on their own. They'd done some travelling and had seen the success of small brewpubs in the United States. At that time, there were only a handful of similar operations in Australia.
