The 9 Beer and Distillery Tours in Australia to Put in the Diary

1.Margaret River Wine, Brewery & Distillery Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 488 reviews · from $129Our pick

Spend about six and a half hours visiting handpicked Margaret River wineries, a distillery, breweries and local producers. Tastings and lunch are included, with hotel pickup and drop-off. Guides such as Dan, Simon, Nico and Russell bring different styles, from lively playlists to useful regional tips. Expect a social day, but check the schedule if you want slow, detailed tastings.

“Brilliant day out everything was amazing highly recommend Nico was very informative and made our day”

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2.Afternoon Brewery and Distillery session: Tastings & transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · from $111Top rated

Spend about 4.5 hours visiting two Byron Bay breweries and one distillery with host Jarryd or another local guide. Generous tasting paddles, guided tastings, and transfers from designated meeting points are included. Venues may include Stone & Wood, Cape Byron Distillery, Lord Byron Distillery, Husk, or Seven Mile Brewing Co.

“Great afternoon of visiting local brewers and distillery owners Four hours was just perfect Host Jarryd was professional, friendly and very informative”

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3.Byron Bay Brewery & Distillery Tour: Tastings, Lunch & transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 97 reviews · from $147

Spend about six and a half hours visiting Byron Bay breweries and distilleries with host Jarryd. Expect 15 to 20 tastings, lunch, transfers from designated meeting points, and a changing mix of venues such as Stone & Wood, Husk, Wandana, Lord Byron and Seven Mile.

“Jarrod the tour guide was awesome. Fun day out with friends. Would definetly recommend to everyone 😊”

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4.Red White & Brew – Wine, Gin & Beer Tour with Tastings from Adelaide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · from $128

Travel from Adelaide to the Barossa Valley for tastings at Kies Family Wines, Pindarie Winery, Seppeltsfield Road Distillers, and Greenock Brewers. Enjoy a generous regional lunch, free time in Tanunda, and a professional driver so everyone can sample the drinks. Guides such as Dave, Tom, Thomas, and Craig are known for local stories and easy humor.

“Amazing day out with the family not only did we go tot he wineries we also had the pleasure of tasting some Gim and also stopped at a Brewery. Given we were a small group we had some extra time and headed to Maggie Beer’s Farm and the chocolate factory. Massive shout out to rice our bus driver, he was amazing and fun.”

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5.Canberra Brewery Winery and Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $121

Meet at BentSpoke Brewery in Braddon for a four-hour small-group tour through a Canberra brewery, winery, and distillery. You’ll sample local beer, wine, and spirits, hear how each is made, enjoy snacks and water, and return by air-conditioned minibus. Gregg is among the guides associated with the tour.

“Many thanks for our upgrade to the whole day tour. We shared our day with a great group of fellow tourists We all got on so well with each. All wineries and distellery visited offered great products...wine, cheeses and gins of many flavours complemented with tremendous chocolates. A truly wondetful day.”

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6.Byron Bay Brewery and Distillery Day Tour: Lunch & tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 6 hours · from $145

Spend six hours with an English-speaking guide such as Jaryd, or Jarrod, visiting two breweries and two distilleries around Byron Bay. Taste about 15 to 20 drinks, learn how they are made, enjoy lunch, and travel through the coast and Hinterland by included transport. Cider, wine, or ginger beer can replace beer at some stops.

“We absolutely loved the Distillery Tour! Each distillery had an amazing selection of drinks for us to try. The lunch was also fantastic! We had such an amazing time with our group even after the tour had finished we carried on! Would highly recommend doing this in Byron!”

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7.Byron Bay: Afternoon Brewery and Distillery Tour & tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 11 reviews · 4 hours · from $105Best value

Spend four hours visiting two breweries and one distillery near Byron Bay, with transport, a guide, and about 10 to 15 tastings included. You may visit Stone & Wood, Common People, Wandana, Seven Mile, Lord Byron, or Cape Byron. Beer can be swapped for cider, wine, or ginger beer.

“Amazing experience - all of the venues were fun to visit and a great opportunity to experience northern rivers hospitality food and beverages. Tour leader was amazing and a true local !”

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8.Full-Day Canberra Brewery, Wineries & Distillery tour /w lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $185

Join Bishoy and Merry Heart CBR for a 9 to 10-hour shared tour through Canberra’s wine country. Taste at Jeir Creek, Eden Road and Four Winds, sample gin and vodka at Ambrosia Distillery, then finish with BentSpoke beers. Lunch, tastings, snacks, drinks, chargers and air-conditioned transport are included.

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9.Noosa Hinterland Drinks Tour – distillery, winery and brewery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $215

Travel from Noosa into the Sunshine Coast countryside with a small group of up to 11. Meet local makers in Traveston, Cooran and Pomona, taste wine with cheese, choose a brewery drink, then enjoy lunch at a distillery with gin, wine or beer. Guides such as Deb and Jamie add friendly local insight.

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