Brewery tours to book

Best rated first, weighted by reviews, from the cities on this list. One per city.

Everything to book in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane

All 27 breweries

Ranked by our editors.

Range Brewing

Range Brewing is a small-batch Brisbane brewery releasing new beers each week; its Newstead taproom pours 16 rotating taps from Wednesday to Sunday.

Young Henrys

  • ★ 4.8
  • Craft beer and spirits
  • Newtown
  • Sydney

Young Henrys is an independent brewery and distillery at 76 Wilford Street in Newtown, making beers and spirits since 2012, with its flagship Newtowner.

Wayward Brewing Co

  • ★ 4.7
  • Craft brewery
  • Annandale
  • Sydney

Wayward Brewing Co is a craft brewery at 1 Gehrig Lane, Annandale, and a member of the Inner West Brewery Association and Independent Brewers Association.

Modus Operandi

  • ★ 4.6
  • Indie brewery
  • Mona Vale
  • Sydney

Modus Operandi is a Northern Beaches indie brewery at 14 Harkeith Street, Mona Vale, proudly Aussie owned and brewed, open Wednesday to Sunday.

Moon Dog Doglands

Moon Dog Doglands in Docklands is Melbourne's largest independent brewery: rotating taps, food trucks and weekend events on the Marvel Stadium precinct.

Stomping Ground

Stomping Ground in Collingwood brews craft beer with a full menu: a busy taproom, weekend family trade and one of Melbourne's better beer gardens.

Akasha Brewing Company

  • ★ 4.5
  • Hop forward
  • Five Dock
  • Sydney

Akasha Brewing Company crafts all of its beers right at 10-12 Spencer Street in Five Dock, Sydney: hop forward, high quality and 100% fresh.

Green Beacon Brewing

Green Beacon opened its Teneriffe brewery on the Australia Day weekend of 2013 and was AIBA Champion Medium Australian Brewery in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Hop Nation Brewing

Hop Nation in Footscray is Melbourne's inner west craft brewery taproom: 19 taps, barrel program for sours and stouts and Good Pizza serving long-ferment.

Boatrocker Brewing

Boatrocker in Dromana on the Mornington Peninsula brews Belgian ales and barrel-aged sours: the Brett and funk programme is the most serious in Melbourne.

Slowbeer

Slowbeer on Smith Street in Fitzroy is Melbourne's best craft bottle shop: fridge-lined walls, knowledgeable staff and no mainstream macro product in sight.

4 Pines Brew Pub - Manly

4 Pines Brew Pub in Manly is where 4 Pines was born, with 13 taps including a traditional English hand pump and a menu of sustainably sourced ingredients.

Philter Brewing

Philter Brewing has brewed award-winning craft beer in Marrickville since 2017 and was named Champion Australian Independent Brewery in 2025.

Aether Brewing

Aether Brewing is a family-owned craft brewery and taproom at 340 Melton Road in Northgate, its limited edition beers wrapped in Australian artwork.

Tallboy and Moose

Tallboy and Moose in Northcote makes unconventional craft beer: hazy IPAs, session lagers and some of the city's most distinctive can packaging.

Batch Brewing Company

  • ★ 4.3
  • Small-batch beer
  • Marrickville
  • Sydney

Batch Brewing began in 2013 and brews in a buzzing 10-barrel production space in Marrickville, with beer poured fresh and cans and growlers to take home.

The Grifter Brewing Co

The Grifter Brewing Co is a Marrickville brewery at 391 Enmore Road with a tasting bar and 12 taps of brewery fresh beer, including seasonal releases.

Slipstream Brewing

Slipstream Brewing, started in 2017 by Deale and Elisa Stanley-Hunt, pours its beers by the tanks they are made in at 94 Wilkie Street in Yeerongpilly.

Otter's Promise

Otter's Promise in Armadale is a craft beer bar with 300 beers: local microbrews, quality imports and a rustic space that hosts regular tasting events.

Willie the Boatman

Willie the Boatman opened in St Peters in 2014, and the taproom is taking a breather while the builders do their thing, though the beer is still out there.

Ballistic Beer Co

Ballistic Beer Co has been gathering communities together since 2016, with venues in Salisbury and Springfield and beers such as Reef Pale and Hawaiian Haze.

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