Brewery and Distillery Tours in Australia: 8 to Book

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

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

Spend about 6.5 hours touring Margaret River by small-group bus, with hotel pickup, guided tastings at handpicked wineries, a distillery or brewery visit, chocolate, and lunch. Guides such as Dan, Simon, Nico, and Russell are known for friendly hosting, though long pickups and changing venues can affect the day.

“Great day out with Dan, he was so chilled and it made all the guest feel relaxed by the end of the trip we were all friends”

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2.Afternoon Brewery and Distillery session: Tastings & transfers

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

From 2pm, Behind the Barrel Byron Bay takes you to two local breweries and one distillery, with generous tasting paddles and transfers between designated pickup points. Guides such as Jarryd and Edward explain how the drinks are made and add local tips. Venues can include Stone & Wood, Cape Byron, Husk, Lord Byron, or Seven Mile.

“Absolutely great afternoon! Huge thanks to Jarryd for taking us around. Fantastic guide and photo taker!! Visited Lord Byron Distillery, Stone and Wood and Cape Byron Distillery. The views at Cape Byron were so beautiful. Amazing businesses and top quality drinks. Couldn’t recommend highly enough.”

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

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

Spend about six and a half hours visiting Byron Bay breweries and distilleries with guide Jarryd. Depending on availability, you will visit two breweries and two distilleries, or three breweries and one distillery. Lunch, transfers from set meeting points, and 15 to 20 tastings are included.

“Awesome day out!! Jarryd was a fantastic host who took us to some of the best places around the area heaps of different tastings in which a gained great understanding of the different processes involved . I Highly recommend 👍”

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4.Canberra Brewery Winery and Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $121

Spend four hours visiting a Canberra brewery, winery, and distillery with an English-speaking local guide. Taste beer, wine, and spirits, learn how each is made, enjoy snacks and water, and ride between stops in an air-conditioned minibus. Tours leave BentSpoke Brewery in Braddon at 1:30pm and return around 5:30pm.

“Many thanks for our upgrade to the whole day tour. We shared our day with a great group of fellow tourists We all got on so well with each. All wineries and distellery visited offered great products...wine, cheeses and gins of many flavours complemented with tremendous chocolates. A truly wondetful day.”

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5.Byron Bay Brewery and Distillery Day Tour: Lunch & tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 6 hours · from $145

Join guide Jarrod, also listed as Jaryd, for a six-hour Byron Bay tasting tour covering two breweries and two distilleries. You’ll sample around 15 to 20 drinks, learn how local beer and spirits are made, enjoy lunch at a brewery, and travel through the coast and Hinterland by included transport. Non-beer drinkers can choose cider, wine, or ginger beer where available.

“Jaryd was great, very knowledgeable about the area and the brewery’s and distilleries we visited. Great day, fully enjoyed”

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6.Byron Bay: Afternoon Brewery and Distillery Tour & tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 11 reviews · 4 hours · from $105Best value

Spend four afternoon hours touring two local breweries and one distillery, with stops selected from Stone and Wood, Common People, Wandana, Seven Mile, Lord Byron, and Cape Byron. Your English-speaking guide, named Jarryd or Jarrod in tour details, handles transfers and tastings. Expect about 10 to 15 beers, spirits, cocktails, ciders, wines, or ginger beers.

“We had the BEST time with Jarryd & the others on our tour! Great venues, great day!”

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7.Full-Day Canberra Brewery, Wineries & Distillery tour /w lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $185

Spend about nine hours with guide Bishoy visiting Jeir Creek, Eden Road and Four Winds wineries, Ambrosia Distillery and BentSpoke Brewing. Tastings, pizza lunch, shared cheese, snacks, soft drinks, water and transport are included. The minimum age is 24, and pickup is from Jolimont Tourist Centre or Abode Murrumbateman.

“Trip went all day. Wineries were interesting especially the small ones.”

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8.Noosa Hinterland Drinks Tour – distillery, winery and brewery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $215

Spend six hours with a small group exploring Traveston, Cooran, and Pomona. Taste wine with local cheese, choose a beer or cider, then enjoy lunch at a distillery with gin, wine, or beer. Pickup is offered, groups are capped at 11, and guides such as Deb and Jamie bring a friendly local touch.

“We chose the Noosa Hinterland Drinks Tour for our team Christmas Party (Clarity Accounting Solutions) and absolutely loved it! Lots of fun and Deb was a great host. Highly recommended!”

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