The 15 Best Brewery Tours in Australia

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

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

Review of Margaret River’s 6.5-hour wine, brewery and distillery tour, with tastings, lunch, hotel pickup and honest value advice.

“This is a wine tour for a younger crowd or inexperienced wine tasters. You don’t get a ‘tour guide’ you get a driver basically. More interested in sitting in the bus and watching his Netflix. Communication between your group and venues was very poor, as a group we found ourselves sorting many things ourselves. The brewery’s disappointing.”

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2.Margaret River Winery, Brewery Tour with Gourmet Lunch.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 401 reviews · from $157Top rated

Taste Margaret River wines, beer, cheese, chocolate, and bush foods on a seven-hour guided tour with lunch and hotel pickup.

“Very easy to book, good communication from the organisers and they picked us up and dropped us off at our rental property, which saved us having to get to a pick up point. The tour was great - we were drinking by 11am! The tour guide, Read more”

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3.Sydney Beer and Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 394 reviews · from $110

Explore Sydney’s craft beer scene by minivan, with brewery tours, generous tastings, local guides, and small-group access for up to 10 people.

“Loved it, was a birthday present for my hubby. I personally don't like beer, but enjoyed the vibe and ciders”

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4.XXXX Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 345 reviews · from $29

Tour Brisbane’s XXXX Brewery, see beer made, taste three brews, and add a hearty burger lunch at this lively 90-minute experience.

“Great tour of brewery with a guide who worked here for decades. Beer tasting excellent and the burger lunch well worth it.”

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5.Broome Trio Afternoon Adventure: Brewery, Museum & Crocodile Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 316 reviews · from $93

Review of Broome’s 4-hour afternoon tour with the Historical Museum, Matso’s Brewery and Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park.

“Great tour, great guide. Museum was a nice touch, Matso’s was really good, crocodile feeding was very educational”

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6.Cascade Brewery Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 111 reviews · 1h 15m · from $28Best value

Tour Hobart’s historic Cascade Brewery, learn its 200-year story, see how beer is made, and taste four beers for $28.

“We were very lucky as we had a personal tour Our guide Brandon was very informative regarding the whole process of the brewery. Absolutely worth the visit.”

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7.Afternoon Brewery and Distillery session: Tastings & transfers

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

Visit Byron Bay breweries and distilleries on a small-group afternoon tour with tasting paddles, local stories, and transfers included.

“Our driver Edward was fantastic! We loved hearing the back story of both Lord Byron and Brookies distilleries and enjoyed the tasting.”

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

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

Taste Byron Bay beer, spirits, cider, wine and seltzer on a six-hour small-group tour with lunch, transfers and 15 to 20 drinks.

“Fantastic time, 2 breweries and two distilleries. Jarryd had everything sorted and the locations (Stone & Wood, Common People breweries and Brookies & Lord Byron distilleries complimented each other well. Lunch at Common People was abundant and we all enjoyed the experience.”

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9.Brisbane Brewery Full Day Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $149

Taste Brisbane craft beer at four breweries with lunch, guided brewery insights, minicoach transport, and central pickup for $149.90.

“Made awesome friends. Learned a lot. Best way to get a dose of education while getting a very decent amount of beer!”

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10.Gold Coast Full Day Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · from $149

Taste Gold Coast craft beer at four breweries, meet brewers, enjoy lunch, and ride in comfort on a six-hour guided tour from the Gold Coast.

“Matt Farrell was a very knowledgeable and entertaining guide ! A superb bus tour around 4 breweries on the Gold Coast. A huge selection of beers throughout which were great on the palate for all of our team. Matt made the day great fun anRead more”

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11.Swan Valley Winery & Brewery Day Tour With Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 47 reviews · 8 hours · from $116

Spend eight hours tasting Swan Valley wine, boutique beer, chocolate, cheese, and lunch on a small-group tour from Perth.

“No pick up option given, so walked 2km to find out there was a pick up option 100m from my hotel. Mandoon brilliant, Garbin good too, other 2 not so hot. The Abby also a bizarre choice too”

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12.Afternoon Brisbane Half-Day Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $114

Explore three Brisbane breweries in 3.5 hours with tastings, brewery tours, local guides, and transport included for $114.04.

“Joslyn our guide was extremely knowledgeable, but kept the educational side of the brewery tour very light so everyone was kept engaged and the friendly banter continued throughout the extremely enjoyable tour. The beers covered the full Read more”

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13.Cairns Brewery Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $157

Sample Cairns craft beer and gin with a small group, meet local brewers, enjoy food, and ride in air-conditioned comfort for 5.5 hours.

“Was a small group so Marek took us in his personal tour. Was fantastic we had a great time and shout out to Macalister Brewing so personable and friendly place. The last place we stopped coral sea brewing is very different not for all but we loved it”

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14.Matso’s Brewery, Museum & Crocodile Park Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 32 reviews · 4 hours · from $92

Review of Broome’s four-hour combo tour, with Matso’s beer tasting, Broome Museum, crocodiles, local guides, and practical booking advice.

“tour guides were amazing, driver is very good. The Taj Mahal is amazing”

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15.Winery Tour with Lunch and Brewery Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 7h 30m · from $130

Spend a full day tasting Margaret River wines, touring a barrel room, sampling local treats, and enjoying brewery lunch with Cheers Tours.

“It was a great day out. 3 wineries, 1 brewery for lunch and a distillery to finish. The venues offered wines to purchase but were not pushy about it which was nice.”

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