Beer travel · BRISBANE BREWERY TOURS
Good brisbane brewery tours fill up weeks ahead and the small brewhouses go first. Below: the 7 to lock in early, what each includes and where they differ.
Spend 90 minutes touring Brisbane’s historic XXXX Brewery with guides such as Paul, Ken, Josh, or Dan. Learn how the beer is made, see the brewing and packaging areas, taste three XXXX beers, and finish at the brewery bar. Book the optional burger and fries if you want lunch.
“Tour guide Josh was brilliant. Loved the beer tasting. Learnt how the beer is made and the history of XXXX.”
Spend 90 minutes at Brisbane’s XXXX Brewery in Milton, tracing 136 years of brewing, seeing the heritage-listed site, learning about ingredients and pouring beer. Guides such as Ken, Zack, Paul, and Gilberto lead the English tour. Adults finish with fresh beer tastings in the Brewery Restaurant.
“Awesome! it was a wonderful experience to get to know how the beer brewing processed and the history of the Australian beer 🍺. The tour guide is good too. Thanks Zack.!!”
Spend about six hours with a beer-loving local guide, visiting four Brisbane breweries by air-conditioned minicoach. You will sample core and seasonal beers, enjoy lunch at Sea Legs Brewing Co, and may meet brewers or see the brewing equipment when schedules allow. Pickup is available from central Brisbane or Fortitude Valley.
“Made awesome friends. Learned a lot. Best way to get a dose of education while getting a very decent amount of beer!”
Spend about six hours visiting Lost Palms, Black Hops, Balter, and Burleigh Brewing Company. Guide Matt Farrelly brings straight-talking beer knowledge, brewery stories, and plenty of tasting advice. Lunch, beer samples, air-conditioned transport, and Gold Coast pickup and drop-off are included.
Spend an afternoon visiting Future Magic, Green Beacon, and Sea Legs breweries with Hop On Brewery Tours. You will sample fresh beers, learn how beer is made, and get behind-the-scenes access. Guides such as Joslyn and Matt keep the session relaxed, useful, and fun, with transport between stops and a maximum group size of 18.
“Great tour, very informative & fun atmosphere. The tour guide was very informative and had a very pleaser attitude, he made the experience quite enjoyable and always was ready to answer any question we threw at him.”
Spend about four hours visiting Lost Palms Brewing Company, Black Hops Brewery, and Burleigh Brewing Company with a guide such as Matt or Jocelyn. You’ll sample a wide range of beers, including six tasters at Burleigh, learn how each brewery works, and return to your meeting point without driving.
You’ll board a private aircraft at Archerfield with your pilot, then fly over Redland Bay and North Stradbroke Island while tasting three 187.5 ml Straddie Brewing Co beers. The route includes Jumpinpin, Point Lookout, Cylinder Beach, and Amity Point, followed by a brewery visit and transport back to the airfield.
Pick a brewhouse, a bench or a bike.
