The Warwick Brewery was situated in Victoria Street close to the Condamine River. It was established in 1873 by John Gordon Wilson, the brewery prospered serving the local trade and also the railway workers when the line was extended beyond Warwick.
The four-room building was constructed of brick with verandas louvred from top to bottom; it is assumed it was made this way for ventilation and cooling. It had a four hip roof with two large stone chimneys. A cellar under one room was reached through a trap door with steep stairs. Behind it was a second timber building, this was the manufacturing area, it had three rooms in a row with a loading platform, and under one end of it was another cellar. Behind it was a second timber building, this was the manufacturing area, it had three rooms in a row with a loading platform, and under one end of it was another cellar.
In 1885 an Act to impose a duty on Beer Manufactured in Queensland and to provide for the registration of breweries was passed, whereby the brewer was required to pay an initial registration fee of £5 ($10) and a bond each year.
One rather gruesome incident happened in 1896 when a worker, one Thomas Leahy, fell into one of the boiling vats of liquid and was killed instantly.
One rather gruesome incident happened in 1896 when a worker, one Thomas Leahy, fell into one of the boiling vats of liquid and was killed instantly.