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2017 Australia's Best Craft Brewery Venues
Posted by Richard Kelsey on 20th Sep 2017
As part of the 2017 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 | 16.0% | 378 |
| Green Beacon Brewing Co | 11.3% | 267 |
| Newstead Brewing Co - Newstead | 8.6% | 203 |
| Burleigh Brewing Company Pty Ltd | 7.4% | 175 |
| The Basement | 6.4% | 151 |
| Newstead Brewing Co - Milton | 5.5% | 129 |
| Brisbane Brewing Co | 5.3% | 126 |
| Bacchus Brewing Co. | 4.3% | 101 |
| Black Hops Brewery | 3.2% | 75 |
| Brouhaha Brewery and Restaurant | 3.1% | 73 |
| Ballistic Beer | 2.9% | 69 |
| All Inn Brewing Co. | 2.8% | 67 |
| Fortitude Brewing Co. | 2.6% | 62 |
| The Charming Squire | 2.5% | 58 |
| Pumpyard Bar & Brewery | 2.2% | 51 |
| Aether Brewing | 1.9% | 46 |
| Moffat Beach Brewing Company | 1.7% | 39 |
| Bargara Brewing Company's Brewhouse | 1.3% | 31 |
| Townsville Brewing Company | 1.3% | 31 |
| 10 Toes Brewery | 1.1% | 25 |
| 4 Brothers Brewing | 1.0% | 24 |
*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. | 10.9% | 481 |
| Batch Brewing Company | 7.8% | 343 |
| 4 Pines Brewing Company - Brewpub Manly | 7.8% | 346 |
| Murrays Craft Brewing Co | 7.1% | 314 |
| Young Henrys | 7.2% | 318 |
| Modus Operandi Brewing Co. | 6.3% | 277 |
| Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel | 5.2% | 230 |
| FogHorn Brewhouse - Newcastle | 4.6% | 205 |
| Grifter Brewing Company | 3.7% | 165 |
| Stone and Wood - Bryron Bay | 3.0% | 132 |
| Akasha Brewing Company | 2.7% | 118 |
| Rocks Brewing Co | 2.8% | 122 |
| Australian Hotel And Brewery | 1.8% | 79 |
| 4 Pines Brewing Company - TruckBar Brookvale | 1.8% | 78 |
| Six String Brewery | 1.8% | 80 |
| Willie The Boatman | 1.9% | 82 |
| Redoak Boutique Beer Cafe | 1.5% | 65 |
| Illawarra Brewing Company | 1.3% | 57 |
| Thirsty Crow Brewery | 1.3% | 58 |
| Byron Bay Brewing Co | 1.2% | 51 |
| Two Heads Brewing | 1.0% | 43 |
*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. | 90.6% | 481 |
| Wig & Pen Tavern & Brewery | 5.3% | 28 |
| Zierholz Premium Brewery | 2.6% | 14 |
| Tortured Gum Brewery | 0.8% | 4 |
Victoria's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue
Full results*:
| Brewery / Brew Pub | % | Total votes |
| Stomping Ground Brewing Co | 8.9% | 460 |
| Bridge Road Brewers | 8.2% | 425 |
| Moon Dog Brewery | 7.5% | 388 |
| Little Creatures - Geelong Brewery | 6.8% | 352 |
| Mountain Goat Brewery | 5.7% | 296 |
| Bright Brewery | 5.3% | 275 |
| Mornington Peninsular Brewery | 5.1% | 263 |
| Two Birds Brewing | 3.9% | 200 |
| Bad Shepherd Brewing Co. | 3.8% | 198 |
| Holgate Brewhouse | 3.0% | 156 |
| 2 Brothers Brewery | 2.1% | 110 |
| Red Hill Brewery | 1.8% | 95 |
| Boatrocker Barrel Room | 1.8% | 94 |
| Blackman's Brewery | 1.7% | 90 |
| Hop Nation Brewing Co. | 1.7% | 88 |
| White Rabbit Brewery & Barrel Hall | 1.7% | 86 |
| The Public Brewery | 1.6% | 84 |
| Coldstream Brewery | 1.4% | 73 |
| Temple Brewing Company | 1.3% | 68 |
| 3 Ravens Brewery | 1.2% | 64 |
| Colonial Brewing Co - Port Melbourne | 1.2% | 63 |
| Tallboy and Moose | 1.2% | 62 |
| Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company | 1.0% | 51 |
*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 | 23.9% | 77 |
| Shambles Brewery | 20.2% | 65 |
| The Winston Alehouse & Eatery | 17.7% | 57 |
| Seven Sheds Brewery | 8.1% | 26 |
| Last Rites Brewing Co | 5.6% | 18 |
| Ironhouse Brewery | 4.0% | 13 |
| Bruny Island Beer Co | 3.1% | 10 |
| Two Metre Tall Company | 3.1% | 10 |
| T-Bone Brewing Company | 2.8% | 9 |
| Little Rivers Brewing Co | 2.5% | 8 |
| Captain Blighs | 2.5% | 8 |
| Devils Brewery | 2.2% | 7 |
| Double Head Brewing | 1.2% | 4 |
*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.
South Australia's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue
Full results*:
| Brewery / Brew Pub | % | Total votes |
| Prancing Pony Brewery | 13.1% | 162 |
| Little Bang Brewing | 12.5% | 154 |
| Lobethal Bierhaus | 11.2% | 138 |
| Big Shed Brewing HQ | 10.2% | 126 |
| Pirate Life | 8.6% | 106 |
| Smiling Samoyed Brewery | 8.3% | 102 |
| Woolshed Brewery | 6.2% | 76 |
| Sweet Amber Brew Café | 4.9% | 61 |
| Lady Burra Brewhouse | 4.0% | 49 |
| Brew Boys Brewery | 2.8% | 34 |
| Barossa Valley Brewing | 2.4% | 29 |
| Wheatsheaf Hotel | 1.5% | 18 |
| Coopers | 1.2% | 15 |
| Beer Garden Brewing | 1.1% | 13 |
| Goodieson Brewery | 1.1% | 13 |
| Steam Exchange Brewery | 1.0% | 12 |
*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 | 22.5% | 310 |
| Little Creatures – Freemantle Brewery | 15.5% | 214 |
| Eagle Bay Brewing Co. | 9.6% | 132 |
| The Beer Farm | 8.2% | 113 |
| Colonial Brewing Co - Margaret River | 6.5% | 90 |
| Cheeky Monkey Brewery & Cidery | 5.8% | 80 |
| Bootleg Brewery | 3.2% | 44 |
| Brewhouse Margaret River | 3.0% | 42 |
| Black Brewing Co | 2.2% | 31 |
| Mash Brewing Swan Valley | 2.1% | 29 |
| Boston Brewing Co | 2.0% | 27 |
| Matso’s Broome Brewery | 2.0% | 27 |
| Homestead Brewery | 1.7% | 24 |
| Northbridge Brewing Company | 1.7% | 23 |
| Cowaramup Brewing | 1.0% | 14 |
*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.