The brand, which recently opened its second brewery in Columbus, US, announced plans to expand into Australia at its AGM in April and has appointed Zarah Prior as ‘Top Dog’ for Australia.

Having worked for Brewdog in the brewery’s Aberdeenshire HQ between 2011 and 2016, Prior re-joined the company this month with the mandate to identify potential locations for the company's third international brewery.

“We can’t wait to deliver brewery-fresh beers to our Equity Punks and Brewdog fans in Australia,” said Prior.

The brewery’s crowdfunding initiative – Equity for Punks – has generated an investor community of more than 55,000 people around the world, and these shareholders have collectively invested more than £40m in the brand over the past eight years.  

Prior added: “We are open to re-developing an existing industrial site with a 2,000 - 4,000m² built up facility, or alternatively a plot of land able to comfortably accommodate a new build of that size with expansion capabilities in the future.

“However, what’s non-negotiable is finding the right community where Brewdog’s hardcore values and Punk attitude will be fully embraced.

“Since BrewDog was born, we’ve been on a mission to make other people as passionate about amazing craft beer as we are.”