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2022 Australia's Best Craft Brewery Venue

2022 Australia's Best Craft Brewery Venue

2nd Mar 2023

As part of the 2022 Australian Craft Beer Survey we asked participants to tell us their favourite craft brewery venue local to their state.

Check out the results by each state below, and if you're wondering where to head for your next craft beer this should give you a pretty good guide!

Queensland | New South Wales | ACT | Victoria | Tasmania | South Australia | Western Australia | Northern Territory

Queensland's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue

Full results*:

Venue % Total votes
Black Hops II 10% 264
Black Hops HQ 7% 194
Black Hops Brisbane 7% 182
BrewDog DogTap Brisbane 5% 140
Felons Brewing 5% 136
Slipstream Brewing Co 5% 124
Balter 4% 112
Range Brewing 4% 98
Burleigh Brewing Company 3% 90
Hemingway's Brewery Cairns Wharf 3% 88
Blackflag Brewing 3% 78
Aether Brewing 2% 62
Your Mates Brewing Co. 2% 59
10 Toes Brewery 2% 57
Ballistic Beer - Salisbury 2% 54
Brouhaha Brewery and Restaurant 2% 42
Sea Legs Brewing 1% 40
All Inn Brewing Co. 1% 38
Happy Valley Brewing Company 1% 37
Terella Brewing 1% 36
Green Beacon Brewing Co 1% 31
Heads of Noosa Brewing Co 1% 31
Moffat Beach Brewing Co. 1% 31
Stone & Wood Brewery Brisbane 1% 31
Bacchus Brewing Co. 1% 30
Ballistic Beer - Bargara 1% 28
4 Pines X Boardriders Coolangatta 1% 27
Ballistic Beer - Springfield 1% 27
Precinct Brewing 1% 26
Newstead Brewing Co - Newstead 1% 24
FICK Brewing Company 1% 22
Madocke Beer Brewing Company 1% 22
Tiny Mountain Brewery 1% 22
4 Brothers Brewing 1% 21
Hemingway's Brewery Port Douglas 1% 21
Land & Sea (Noosa Beer Company) 1% 21
Milton Common (Common Ground Brewing) 1% 21
Brisbane Brewing Co West End 1% 18
Revel Brewing Co 1% 18
Helios Brewing Company 1% 17
Brendale Brewing Co 1% 16
Townsville Brewing Company 1% 16
Boiling Pot Brewing Co 1% 15
Valley Hops Brewing 1% 15
Newstead Brewing Co - Milton 1% 14

*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.

New South Wales' Favourite Craft Brewery Venue

Full results*:

Venue % Total votes
Mountain Culture Beer Co. - Katoomba 9% 325
4 Pines Brewing Company - Brewpub Manly 5% 177
Grifter Brewing Company 3% 124
Murrays Craft Brewing Co 3% 116
Sauce Brewing Co 3% 112
Wayward Brewing Co. 3% 112
Batch Brewing Company, Marrickville 3% 111
FogHorn Brewhouse - Newcastle 3% 109
One Drop Brewing Co 3% 99
Akasha Brewing Company 3% 93
Hawke's Brewing - The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre 2% 89
Jervis Bay Brewing Co. 2% 84
Stone & Wood - Bryron Bay 2% 76
Modus Merewether 2% 72
Sunday Road Brewing 2% 67
4 Pines Brewing Company - TruckBar Brookvale 2% 64
Young Henrys 2% 61
Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel 2% 60
Atomic Brewery 2% 57
7th Day Brewery 1% 52
Flamin Galah Brewing Co 1% 50
Six String Brewery 1% 45
Sanctus Brewing Company 1% 41
Bucketty's Brewing Co. 1% 40
Resin Brewing 1% 40
Byron Bay Brewing Co 1% 39
Philter Brewing 1% 38
Bracket Brewing 1% 37
Willie The Boatman 1% 36
Five Barrel Brewery 1% 35
Wildflower Brewing & Blending 1% 35
Hope Estate Cellar Door 1% 34
White Bay Beer Co. 1% 33
Thirsty Crow Brewery 1% 31
Batch Brewing Company, Petersham 1% 30
Foghorn Brewery - Hunter Valley 1% 28
Maltnhops Brewhaus 1% 28
Bay Road Brewing 1% 27
Modus Operandi Mona Vale 1% 27
Trust Tree Brewing Co 1% 27
Cupitt Craft Ales 1% 26
Hopsters Cooperative Brewery 1% 26
Stoic Brewing 1% 26
Rusty Penny Brewing Co 1% 25
Black Duck Brewery 1% 23
Moorebeer Brewing Co. 1% 23
Yulli's Brews 1% 23
Devil's Hollow Brewery 1% 21
Jindabyne Brewing Company 1% 21
Basement Brewhouse (Bankstown Sports Club) 1% 20
Eden Brewery 1% 20
Flat Rock Brew Cafe 1% 20

*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.

ACT's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue

Full results*:

Venue % Total votes
Capital Brewing Co. 74% 663
Bentspoke Brewing Co. 25% 226
Zierholz Premium Brewery 1% 10

*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.

Victoria's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue

Full results*:

Venue % Total votes
Bridge Road Brewers 9% 251
Dainton Brewery 9% 249
Bright Brewery 8% 215
Moon Dog World Preston 7% 200
Stomping Ground Brewery & Beer Hall - Collingwood 6% 157
Bodriggy Brewing Company 4% 127
Deeds Brewing 4% 119
Banks Brewing 3% 79
Bad Shepherd Brewing Co. 2% 66
Blackman's Brewery 2% 65
Moon Dog OG Abbotsford 2% 61
4 Pines Welcome To Brunswick 2% 51
Little Creatures - Geelong Brewery 2% 49
St Andrews Beach Brewery 2% 48
Bells Beach Brewing - Torquay 2% 43
Billson's Brewery 1% 42
3 Ravens Brewery 1% 37
2 Brothers Brewery 1% 36
Boatrocker Barrel Room 1% 36
Aunty Jacks 1% 33
Colonial Brewing Co - Port Melbourne 1% 31
Brick Lane Brewery Tap House 1% 30
Stomping Ground Brewery & Beer Hall - Morris Moor 1% 30
Hop Nation Brewing Co. 1% 29
Holgate Brewhouse Taproom 1% 23
Wolf of the Willows 1% 22
Coldstream Brewery 1% 21
Fixation Brewing Co - The Incubator 1% 21
Tallboy and Moose 1% 21
Jetty Road Brewery 1% 20
Black Dog Brewery 1% 19
KAIJU! Cantina 1% 19
King River Brewing 1% 19
Range Brewing 1% 19
Two Birds Brewing 1% 19
Urban Alley Brewery 1% 19
CoConspirators Brewing Co. 1% 18
Westside Ale Works 1% 17
Molly Rose Brewery 1% 15
Valhalla Brewing and Taproom 1% 15

*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.

Tasmania's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue

Full results*:

Venue % Total votes
Hobart Brewing Company 24% 121
Shambles Brewery 16% 79
The Winston Alehouse & Eatery 8% 40
Fox Friday Brewery 7% 33
Deep South Brewing Co. 4% 22
Buttons Brewpub 4% 21
Cascade Brewery 4% 20
Bruny Island Beer Co 4% 18
Penguin Beer Co 4% 18
Two Metre Tall Company 3% 14
Communion Brewing Co 3% 13
Iron House Brewery 3% 13
Welcome Swallow Brewery 3% 13
Captain Blighs 2% 11
T-Bone Brewing Company 2% 11
Little Rivers Brewing Co 2% 10
Little Green Men Brewing 2% 8
Miners Gold Brewery 1% 7
The Albert Brewery 1% 7
Last Rites Brewing Co 1% 6
Wandering Trout 1% 5

*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.

South Australia's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue

Full results*:

Venue % Total votes
Big Shed Brewing Concern 19% 208
Pirate Life, Port Adelaide  15% 158
Little Bang Brewing 10% 109
Barossa Valley Brewing 4% 48
Kick Back Brewing 4% 46
Prancing Pony Brewery 4% 42
Woolshed Brewery 3% 37
Coopers 3% 36
Swell Brewing Co. Taphouse & Brewery 3% 35
Bowden Brewing 3% 33
Wheaty Brewing Corps (Wheatsheaf Hotel) 3% 30
Shapeshifter Brewing Co 3% 28
Lobethal Bierhaus 2% 22
Smiling Samoyed Brewery 2% 19
Forktree Brewing 2% 17
Goodieson Brewery 1% 16
Bond Store Wallaroo 1% 15
Grunthal Brew 1% 15
Shifty Lizard Brewing Co. 1% 15
Brew Boys Brewery 1% 13
Brightstar Brewing 1% 11
Pirate Life The District at Skycity 1% 11
Robe Town Brewery 1% 10
Beer Garden Brewing 1% 9
Clare Valley Brewing Co 1% 9
Ministry of Beer 1% 9
Pikes Beer Company 1% 8
Kangaroo Island Brewery 1% 7
Greenock Brewers 1% 6
Western Ridge Brewing 1% 6

*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.

Western Australia's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue

Full results*:

Venue % Total votes
Beerfarm 19% 164
Wild Hop Brewing Company 10% 85
Gage Roads Freo Brewery 10% 82
Blasta Brewing Company 5% 45
Rocky Ridge Brewing Co 5% 39
Boston Brewing Co 4% 37
Otherside Brewhouse 4% 32
Cheeky Monkey Brewery & Cidery 3% 26
Colonial Brewing Co - Margaret River 3% 26
Little Creatures - Freemantle Brewery 3% 23
Bailey Brewing Co. 2% 21
Eagle Bay Brewing Co. 2% 19
King Road Brewing Co 2% 19
Feral Brewing Company 2% 15
Heroes and Villains 2% 15
The Seasonal Brewing Company 2% 15
Wilson Brewing Company 2% 15
Margaret River Brewhouse 2% 13
Bootleg Brewery 1% 11
Albany Brewing Company 1% 10
Black Brewing Co 1% 10
Nowhereman Brewing Company 1% 8
Shelter Brewing Co. 1% 8
Txoko Brewing 1% 8
Boundary Island Brewery 1% 7
Bright Tank Brewing Co 1% 7
Beaten Track Brewery 1% 6
Northbridge Brewing Company 1% 6
Running with Thieves 1% 6
Cowaramup Brewing 1% 5
Sound Brewing Company 1% 5

*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.

Northern Territory's Favourite Craft Brewery Venue

Full results*:

Venue % Total votes
Beaver Brewery 33% 19
One Mile Brewery 28% 16
Alice Springs Brewing Co 21% 12
Purple Mango Brewery and Cafe 12% 7
Six Tanks Brew Co. 7% 4

*Includes all brewery venues that got over 1% of votes.

Full results of the 2022 Australian Craft Beer Survey here.

View past results: 2020,2019, 2018, 2017