Like most good stories, ours started over a beer. Meeting on opposite sides of the bar, Richard Adamson and Oscar McMahon got talking over their love of beer and music, and discovered they also shared the view that the Australian beer scene felt a little stagnant – that it should be more adventurous, innovative and fun. With Richard’s experience in brewing, and Oscar’s hospitality know-how, they decided they should do more than just talk.

 Overcoming a tangle of red tape, Young Henrys eventually found a home in a modest warehouse in the backstreets of Newtown. With a few friends, a small brew kit and the maxim to ‘serve the people’, the first Young Henrys beers were brewed in March 2012. 

Joining the YH team early on, Dan Hampton came onboard as Head of Sales in a team of one. Sharing a love for good beer and Australia’s ever-growing craft beer industry, Dan became the third leg of the Young Henrys tripod. From being the youngest cop in the NSW police force, to managing hospitality venues across NSW and QLD, Dan has adopted the lifelong lesson on how to meet new people and talk honestly.

Bringing this gift into the YH world, Dan now plays coach to a sales team of 35-strong, spreading the good word of Young Henrys across the country.