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2018 Australia's Best Craft Brewery Venues
Posted by Richard Kelsey on 12th Sep 2018
As part of the 2018 Australian Craft Beer Survey we asked you to tell us your favourite craft brewery venue local to your state.
Check out the results by each state below, and if you're wondering where to head for your next this should give you a pretty good guide!
Australia's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue (by State)
Queensland | New South Wales | Canberra/ACT | Victoria | Tasmania | South Australia | Western Australia
Queensland's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue
Full results*:
| Brewery / Brew Pub | % | Total votes |
| Balter | 15.9% | 482 |
| Green Beacon Brewing Co | 12.6% | 382 |
| Black Hops Brewery | 6.6% | 202 |
| Newstead Brewing Co - Newstead | 6.2% | 188 |
| Burleigh Brewing Company Pty Ltd | 5.9% | 178 |
| Newstead Brewing Co - Milton | 5.4% | 163 |
| Ballistic Beer | 4.6% | 139 |
| Brouhaha Brewery and Restaurant | 4.3% | 132 |
| Brisbane Brewing Co | 3.7% | 113 |
| Bacchus Brewing Co. | 3.4% | 103 |
| Aether Brewing | 3.0% | 90 |
| The Charming Squire | 2.7% | 83 |
| Hemingway’s Brewery | 2.6% | 79 |
| All Inn Brewing Co. | 2.4% | 73 |
| Fortitude Brewing Co. | 1.9% | 58 |
| 10 Toes Brewery | 1.8% | 56 |
| Land & Sea (Noosa Beer Company) | 1.8% | 54 |
| Pumpyard Bar & Brewery | 1.6% | 49 |
| Slipstream Brewing Co | 1.2% | 36 |
| Semi-Pro | 1.2% | 35 |
| Brendale Brewing Co | 1.0% | 30 |
*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.
New South Wales' Favourite Craft Brewery Venue
Full results*:
| Brewery / Brew Pub | % | Total votes |
| Wayward Brewing Co. | 9.6% | 458 |
| Batch Brewing Company | 6.8% | 324 |
| Young Henrys | 6.3% | 298 |
| Modus Operandi Brewing Co. | 6.2% | 294 |
| 4 Pines Brewing Company - Brewpub Manly | 5.9% | 282 |
| Murrays Craft Brewing Co | 5.8% | 277 |
| Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel | 4.8% | 226 |
| FogHorn Brewhouse - Newcastle | 4.7% | 223 |
| Grifter Brewing Company | 4.1% | 196 |
| Stone and Wood - Bryron Bay | 3.6% | 170 |
| Sauce Brewing Co | 3.3% | 155 |
| Akasha Brewing Company | 3.0% | 143 |
| Six String Brewery | 2.6% | 123 |
| Thirsty Crow Brewery | 2.3% | 111 |
| Australian Hotel And Brewery | 2.0% | 93 |
| 4 Pines Brewing Company - TruckBar Brookvale | 1.9% | 92 |
| Rocks Brewing Co | 1.7% | 81 |
| Willie The Boatman | 1.6% | 76 |
| Stockade Brew Co | 1.2% | 59 |
| Byron Bay Brewing Co | 1.0% | 48 |
| Redoak Boutique Beer Cafe | 1.0% | 48 |
| Wildflower Brewing & Blending | 1.0% | 47 |
| Illawarra Brewing Company | 1.0% | 46 |
*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.
Canberra's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue
Full results*:
| Brewery / Brew Pub | % | Total votes |
| Bentspoke Brewing Co. | 55.6% | 286 |
| Capital Brewing Co. | 37.7% | 194 |
| Wig & Pen Tavern & Brewery | 4.5% | 23 |
| Zierholz Premium Brewery | 1.6% | 8 |
*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.
Victoria's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue
Full results*:
| Brewery / Brew Pub | % | Total votes |
| Stomping Ground Brewing Co | 13.5% | 615 |
| Bridge Road Brewers | 8.1% | 367 |
| Moon Dog Brewery | 7.0% | 320 |
| Little Creatures - Geelong Brewery | 5.8% | 265 |
| Bright Brewery | 4.2% | 192 |
| Mountain Goat Brewery | 4.2% | 191 |
| Don’t Know | 4.1% | 185 |
| Two Birds Brewing | 3.5% | 161 |
| Hop Nation Brewing Co. | 3.2% | 147 |
| Bad Shepherd Brewing Co. | 3.1% | 141 |
| Mornington Peninsular Brewery | 3.0% | 135 |
| Colonial Brewing Co - Port Melbourne | 2.7% | 125 |
| Blackman's Brewery | 2.1% | 96 |
| Holgate Brewhouse at Keatings Hotel | 2.0% | 89 |
| 2 Brothers Brewery | 1.8% | 83 |
| Dainton Brewery | 1.8% | 83 |
| 3 Ravens Brewery | 1.8% | 80 |
| Boatrocker Barrel Room | 1.6% | 75 |
| Tallboy and Moose | 1.6% | 75 |
| St Andrews Beach Brewery | 1.5% | 67 |
| Mr Banks Brewing Co | 1.5% | 66 |
| White Rabbit Brewery & Barrel Hall | 1.3% | 61 |
| The Public Brewery | 1.2% | 56 |
*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.
Tasmania's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue
Full results*:
| Brewery / Brew Pub | % | Total votes |
| Hobart Brewing Company | 25.4% | 113 |
| Shambles Brewery | 21.1% | 94 |
| The Winston Alehouse & Eatery | 13.5% | 60 |
| Little Rivers Brewing Co | 5.8% | 26 |
| Last Rites Brewing Co | 5.6% | 25 |
| T-Bone Brewing Company | 5.6% | 25 |
| Ironhouse Brewery | 5.2% | 23 |
| Bruny Island Beer Co | 3.8% | 17 |
| Captain Blighs | 3.8% | 17 |
| Cascade Brewery | 2.7% | 12 |
| Two Metre Tall Company | 2.5% | 11 |
| Seven Sheds Brewery | 1.8% | 8 |
| Devils Brewery | 1.6% | 7 |
*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.
South Australia's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue
Full results*:
| Brewery / Brew Pub | % | Total votes |
| Big Shed Brewing HQ | 16.1% | 259 |
| Little Bang Brewing | 15.1% | 243 |
| Prancing Pony Brewery | 14.3% | 230 |
| Lobethal Bierhaus | 9.3% | 150 |
| Smiling Samoyed Brewery | 8.5% | 137 |
| Pirate Life | 4.9% | 79 |
| Woolshed Brewery | 4.5% | 72 |
| Coopers | 3.8% | 62 |
| Lady Burra Brewhouse | 3.8% | 62 |
| Sweet Amber Brew Café | 3.6% | 58 |
| Barossa Valley Brewing | 2.7% | 44 |
| Goodieson Brewery | 2.7% | 43 |
| Beer Garden Brewing | 1.6% | 26 |
| Brew Boys Brewery | 1.4% | 22 |
| Clare Valley Brewing Co | 1.3% | 21 |
| Pikes Beer Company Pty Ltd | 1.1% | 17 |
*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.
Western Australia's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue
Full results*:
| Brewery / Brew Pub | % | Total votes |
| Feral Brewing Company | 13.6% | 207 |
| The Beer Farm | 13.2% | 200 |
| Little Creatures – Freemantle Brewery | 12.0% | 182 |
| Colonial Brewing Co - Margaret River | 7.0% | 107 |
| Eagle Bay Brewing Co. | 6.6% | 100 |
| Cheeky Monkey Brewery & Cidery | 5.9% | 89 |
| Otherside | 4.9% | 74 |
| Boston Brewing Co | 4.2% | 64 |
| Black Brewing Co | 3.4% | 51 |
| Blasta Brewing Company | 3.0% | 46 |
| Brewhouse Margaret River | 2.7% | 41 |
| Bootleg Brewery | 2.4% | 37 |
| Nowhereman Brewing Company | 2.2% | 33 |
| Whitfords Brewing Co | 1.9% | 29 |
| White Lakes Brewing | 1.8% | 27 |
| Northbridge Brewing Company | 1.5% | 23 |
| Wilson Brewing Company | 1.4% | 21 |
| Indian Ocean Brewing Company | 1.1% | 17 |
| Homestead Brewery | 1.1% | 16 |
| Bush Shack Brewery | 1.0% | 15 |
*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.
To see the full results of the 2018 Australian Craft Beer Survey click here.