Wednesday Luncheon #5042: Coopers Brewery Visitor Centre

This week lunch meeting will be held on Wednesday 12.00pm for 12:30pm at the... Coopers Brewery Visitor Centre, 230 Regency Rd, Regency Park SA 5010

Optional Brewery Tour NOW FULLY BOOKED, SORRY starts 10:30am-12pm (maximum 20 people). Please note that brewery tour is around 2,000 steps with 6 flights of stairs.

Web booking required and must close Friday March 21 12 noon!

Payment on the day cannot be accepted - no walk ins allowed.

 Includes Main Course (the Main Course is a shared platter), shared Cheese platter and Tea/Coffee, good company, great speaker and all done by 1:30pm!

 Guest Speaker Dr Tim Cooper, AM
MSc, MD, MBA, MRCP (UK), FIBD
Chief Brewer | Coopers Brewery Ltd

 

A fifth-generation brewer, Tim Cooper began professional life as a doctor after graduating from the University of Adelaide in 1980.  He practised hospital medicine, mostly in the UK, and, in 1990, completed a doctorate in Medicine in Bristol.  Tim also studied Brewing Science at the University of Birmingham before joining the family company in 1990.

After starting in the brewery as Technical Manager, Tim became responsible for Operations in 1993.  Tim completed an MBA at University of Adelaide and became a director of Coopers in 1997.  From 1999, he oversaw the development of the new Coopers Brewery at Regency Park and became Managing Director in early 2002.

Under Tim’s leadership some $400 million has been invested at the site including the Visitor Centre that opened in 2024.  Comprising a restaurant, three bars, an expansive outdoor plaza, a dedicated tasting room, an interactive history display, a microbrewery and distillery, and an underground stillage capable of housing over 4,500 whisky barrels.

Resigning from the position of Managing Director in 2025 after 23 years, today, Tim retains his title of Chief Brewer and continues to provide his input on brewing and technical matters.

Dr Cooper has been a director of the Brewers’ Association of Australia since 2002, and recently stepped down as Chair, a position he held for 5 years.

Dr Cooper served as Deputy President and President of the international Institute of Brewing and Distilling (HQ London) in 2016-19.

Tim was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2008 for service to the brewing industry, particularly through environmentally sustainable production and manufacturing practices, to professional organisations, and to the community.

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Please note the venue - Coopers Brewery Visitor Centre, 230 Regency Rd, Regency Park SA 5010