West Australian craft brewery Gage Roads Brew Co has tested old surfing folklore about whether using litres really adds up.
When buying a surfboard, length, width and thickness are common measurements used by surfers.
For years, the surfing community has argued about the importance of a fourth measurement: volume as measured in litres, and whether it makes a difference.
The theory is that volume can help determine a board’s buoyancy, paddle power and manoeuvrability – apparently.
Gage Roads Brew Co. is aiming to take the debate to a whole new level by creating the first surfboard filled with beer.
Partnering with legendary shaper Chris Garrett—aka Phantom Surfboards—the beer brand created a custom board that’s both surfable and drinkable.
The Single Fin board is filled with 10 litres of Gage Roads Summer Ale ‘Single Fin’ beer—which B&T’s newsroom has confirmed is a mighty fine drop.
Once the board was built, Gage Roads Brew Co. tested it with its part owner and Olympic surfing medalist Jack Robinson and legendary Free Surfer Brendan ‘Margo’ Margieson.
Creating a board capable of holding up to 10 litres of beer was a challenge in itself—but making it both pourable and surfable quickly turned it into a highly complex build.
Sealing the board was difficult enough; adding pressurisation introduced a whole new set of issues (and a few explosions) along the way.
The pair took the board out for a surf and found the concept worked rather well. The best part—if you need to remove a few litres, the beer won’t go to waste.
“Filling a board full of beer isn’t as crazy as it sounds,” Robinson said.
Check out the video above.
