Brewery List: Update No. 15 (October 2017)

Posted on October 31, 2017 in Features, The Brewery List // 0 Comments

Our latest update of 2017 still sees the continuing opening of new craft beer breweries in Australia. With the trend, for the past 3 years, of a new craft beer brewery opening every 6 days still showing no sign of changing.

The changes bring the current total of craft beer breweries in Australia to 516.

With our list of “coming breweries” still around 100 that are planning to open in the next 6 months to a year, it is highly unlikely that that rate of openings will change for a couple of years, although there are some signs of the rate of potential “coming breweries” slowing down.

Since our last update in July;

Another 25 more new breweries have been added to our Brewery List.
10 have been deleted. Deleted breweries are now listed on a seperate Closed Craft Beer Breweries page.
There has been one name change.
A few have new address details.
And as usual, there have been a couple of branding changes.

The Australian Craft Beer Brewery List

Our Brewery List includes breweries, brew pubs, brewing companies, and contract brewers. We use a wide definition for inclusion in the Brewery List on the basis that they produce craft beer for sale to the public, whether on premises or not.

Currently the number of craft beer breweries in each state is:

151 in Victoria
140 in New South Wales
70 in Queensland
65 in Western Australia
51 in South Australia
28 in Tasmania
8 in the ACT
3 in the Northern Territory

There always has been, and no doubt will always be, debate about what is craft beer and therefore what is a craft beer brewery. And we’re sure that some people may question some inclusions on the list.

We are here to spread the news about the great tastes and varieties of Australian Craft Beer and take the view that the more, the merrier. Even if some inclusions may not entirely fit everyone’s view of the world. We are, though, open to discussion around the subject.

Is a “Brewery” really a “Brewery” without a physical presence?

We think so, at least for inclusion on our Brewery List. And more people are beginning to take the same view.

The craft beer market in Australia is still new and developing, with consumers being slowly converted to the wide variety and tastes of craft beer. Most of those consumers drink their beer in a local craft beer bar, and when they see the row of tap labels on the bar, we don’t believe that they care if the beer comes from a brewery, brew pub, brewing company, contract/gypsy brewer, or even a marketing company. As long as it’s a craft beer served properly.

Our list is about helping consumers identify the different brands/companies and check if they are craft beer breweries. Our aim is to expand overall awareness and knowledge of craft beer in Australia.

Whilst there will always be discussion about what is craft beer and what is a craft beer brewery, and we welcome debate and discussion, our Brewery List is still the most comprehensive and up to date Australian Craft Beer Brewery List.