Whenever we visit the Ekka, we’ve always got a pre-prepared hit-list of stops planned for our show-day itinerary. Every year, without fail, we start by finding (and devouring) an iconic strawberry sundae. This time around, though, we might have to add a visit to Craft Beer Alley to our schedule for a sudsy schooner of Stone & Wood’s sundae-inspired drop, Strawberry Sundae Kisses. When the Ekka was on a pandemic-related hiatus in 2020, the team at Stone & Wood linked up with The Common Good to concoct a strawberry-infused sip to help raise funds for life-changing medical research. Needless to say, the craft-beer collab was a hit, with the brilliantly pink-hued brew selling out in a snap (and again in 2021).

The beer is back again for 2022, with Stone & Wood Brisbane’s head brewer Mick Barnes whipping up a fresh batch of the Ekka-inspired beer for the return of the big show on Saturday August 6. For those yet to sample this dreamy dessert-like drink, the Strawberry Sundae Kisses is a traditional Berliner Weisse style beer that is brewed with 60 kg of fresh strawberries, lactose and vanilla – a mixture that create a creamy beverage boasting a strawberry-led bomb of flavour. Fancy trying this super-special sip? The Strawberry Sundae Kisses batch is not only being sold at the Ekka, but also at Stone & Wood’s Fortitude Valley brewery from Thursday August 4. All proceeds from this collab will go to The Common Good’s work at The Prince Charles Hospital.