Best Breweries in South Australia, Australia

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1. The Uraidla Brewery

Uraidla, South Australia, Australia

The Uraidla Brewery is located and run from our hotel/café/bakery/brewery site in Uraidla on Greenhill road. Our unique location in the picturesque Adelaide Hills takes full advantage of the natural Australian surroundings, and the pure spring water sourced from our own onsite bore. Our passion for authenticity and variety in style and taste is reflected in the way we brew, resulting in handcrafted beers for all occasions.

RATING: 3.93
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2. Wheaty Brewing Corps

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

After pouring everyone elses’ excellent beers for eleven years, we figured it was time to start brewing our own - time to install our own stainless and start walking the walk. So in early 2014 that’s what we did; in the form of a Premier Stainless 600L Brewhouse with three single batch fermentors. Just the right size to play; enabling us to brew whatever, however and whenever we want. Light-footed, nimble brewing with the freedom of Contract and the stability of Stainless. From time to time we might even be lucky enough to collaborate with some of those excellent Brewers whose beers we’ve poured, and will continue to pour, over the years...

RATING: 3.89
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3. Western Ridge Brewing Collective

Greenock, South Australia, Australia

RATING: 3.89
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4. Big Shed Brewing

Royal Park, South Australia, Australia

Big Shed Brewing produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #4 in South Australia. They are most well known for "Golden Stout Time", which is a Milk / Sweet Stout and "Boozy Fruit", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

RATING: 3.87
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5. Little Bang Brewing Co

Fullarton, South Australia, Australia

Little Bang Brewing Co produce's good quality beer and is ranked #9 in South Australia. They are most well known for "The Naked Objector", which is an American IPA and "Face Inverter", which is a Traditional Gose. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

RATING: 3.83
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6. Pirate Life Brewing

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Pirate Life Brewing produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #6 in South Australia. They are most well known for "Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale and "India Pale Ale", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

RATING: 3.82
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7. Shapeshifter Brewing Company

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Shapeshifter Brewing Company produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #7 in South Australia. They are most well known for "Nordic Hazy IPA", which is a New England IPA and "All of the Lights", which is a New England Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

RATING: 3.82
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8. Knappstein Enterprise Winery & Brewery

Clare, South Australia, Australia

Located in the heart of Clare Valley, Knappstein is housed in the heritage listed Enterprise winery and brewery, established in 1878. It all began with Fanny Filgate, the daughter of enterprising Irishman Edward ‘Paddy’ Gleeson, best known for establishing the township of Clare. Fanny inherited her father’s entrepreneurial streak, opening the Enterprise Brewery in 1878 to satisfy thirsty local miners. As the copper mining industry took off, so did Fanny’s beer sales and she was the proud owner of the brewery for almost three decades. Fanny’s legacy lives on thanks to Knappstein Enterprise Winery & Brewery taking up residence in the original, heritage-listed building, with wines first produced under the Tim Knappstein Enterprise Wines label in 1974. Today, Knappstein’s winemaking team is led by Glenn Barry, who honed his skills in the Clare Valley and as far afield as Sicily, the Okanagan in Canada and Napa. Glenn’s winemaking philosophy reflects his love of fresh wines, with vibrant and pure flavours. Inspired by its rich brewing heritage, Knappstein opened a fully functioning microbrewery in 2006, and released the Knappstein Enterprise Reserve Lager, a premium Bavarian-style beer.

RATING: 3.81
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9. Kick Back Brewing Company

Aldinga, South Australia, Australia

RATING: 3.81
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10. SixTwelve Brewing

St Agnes, South Australia, Australia

SixTwelve Brewing are the new kids on the craft beer block, currently establishing themselves in the North Eastern suburbs of Adelaide. We are beer enthusiasts with a passion, some might even say, obsession, for craft beer. After years and years of home brewing and fine tuning recipes, we’re finally taking the next step! Our head brewer, Brad, follows his curiosity with new flavours and perfecting his technique by drawing on life experiences and discoveries throughout his brewing career. Make no mistake, he’s a numbers man so when it comes to the science of it all, he is the ultimate perfectionist. Leading up the team, who we like to refer to as the Chief of War & Finance, is Alle. After nearly 15 years in the corporate world, an unexpected change in circumstance in early 2020 has given her the opportunity to be not only her own boss, but Brad’s as well! All jokes aside, Brad and Alle make the ultimate combo of ambitious dreamer and grounded realist with a serious appreciation of stainless steel. Why SixTwelve you ask? Well, our main man Brad is 7foot tall! Yep, that’s 6foot 12inches of brewing genius and he can guarantee you, the weather “up there” is much the same as what you experience “down there”. We’d love you to “size us up” and hope you enjoy our brews as much as we do!

RATING: 3.8
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11. Fox Hat Brewing

Willunga, South Australia, Australia

WHY THE FOX HAT YOU ASK? ON THE LAST OCCASION THAT PRINCE CHARLES VISITED AUSTRALIA, HE ATTENDED A FUNCTION IN WAGGA WAGGA WHERE HE MET WITH DIGNITARIES, INCLUDING THE MAYOR. THE MAYOR QUESTIONED THE CHOSEN HEADWEAR WORN BY THE PRINCE, TO WHICH HE RESPONDED THAT HER MAJESTY HAD INSTRUCTED IT. EARLIER THE QUEEN HAD QUIZZED PRINCE CHARLES ON HIS PLANS FOR THE DAY. HE INFORMED HER THAT HE WAS HEADING TO A FUNCTION IN WAGGA WAGGA, TO WHICH SHE RESPONDED, ‘WEAR THE FOX HAT?’ OUR BREWERS HAVE UNLEASHED AND ARE TAKING NO PRISONERS. MUCH LIKE HER MAJESTY’S WICKED SENSE OF HUMOUR, THE BREWS ARE FULL OF PASSION AND LIFE. IT HAS COME TIME TO UNLEASH THE INNER BEAST WITH EDGY AND BOLD FLAVOURS THAT PUSH THE BOUNDARIES. DRINK UP!

RATING: 3.79
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12. Ministry of Beer

Rosedale, South Australia, Australia

Here at The Ministry we brew small batches of hand crafted ales. Brewing small batches means we can keep it fresh and that's the way it should be. We love experimenting with malt, yeast and hops - we even grow our own Cascade hops. We are also experimenting with oak barrels, fruit, herbs and various bacteria.

RATING: 3.79
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13. BrewBoys

Croydon Park, South Australia, Australia

BrewBoys produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #13 in South Australia. They are most well known for "Hoppapotamus", which is an American IPA and "Maiden Ale", which is an American Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Amber Ales.

RATING: 3.77
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14. Pike’s Beer Company

Sevenhill, via Clare, South Australia, Australia

A family owned and operated micro-brewery from The Clare Valley. A Family History in Brewing: Henry Pike left Dorset, England in 1878 and sailed into Port Adelaide aboard the HMS Oaklands. In 1886 he founded Pikes Oakbank Brewery, producing a range of fine ales, stout and tonic water for nearly 90 years. In 1996, the Pikes label was re-introduced by the fifth generation descendant of Henry Pike, Andrew Pike of Pikes Wines in the Clare Valley of South Australia. Having contract brewed since that time, we finally made the transition to our in-house brewery in December of 2014. Pikes Beer Company is now headed up by Andrew's 2nd son Alister Pike. The current line-up of beers include our flagship Pilsener, Pale Ale, IPA, Stout & Mid-North Draught. Limited Releases come and go throughout the year, So there is always some new and exciting to look out for!

RATING: 3.75
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15. Mismatch Brewing Company

Hay Valley, South Australia, Australia

Mismatch Brewing Company produce's good quality beer and is ranked #15 in South Australia. They are most well known for "Session Ale", which is a Session IPA and "Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

RATING: 3.73
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16. Clare Valley Brewing Co.

Clare, South Australia, Australia

We’d like to think we’re the type of crew you’d want to kick back and have a beer with. In fact, we reckon we’re just like our beers: fun, approachable and easy going. Kinda like your knockabout mate from the country. We’re proud to call Clare Valley home. It’s in our bones – and our beers. We draw water from a natural aquifer beneath the brewery, so you could say our beers have the essence of Clare Valley as their backbone. Our core range includes a classic Australian style Pale Ale, a rich and malty Red Ale, a dark and delicious Extra Stout, and an easy drinking Summer Ale. At CVBC, we’re all about good times spent with good friends drinking great beer.

RATING: 3.73
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17. Prancing Pony Brewery

Totness, South Australia, Australia

We make beer. Handcrafted, naturally unfiltered, undiminished, untamed and unbelievable tasty. The Prancing Pony is located in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. The beers are created by Head Brewer, Frank Samson, and brewed by a team of passionate brewers. Their unlimited imagination drives them to craft beers with unsurpassed, long and lingering flavours made from the finest ingredients, using traditional brewing methods. Right from our humble beginnings, the Pony has won accolades and awards for its beers. The brewery is the proud holder of the Supreme Champion Trophy for the India Red Ale at the International Beer Challenge in London (2016), Champion Trophy for Small Brewery (2015), Champion Medallion for its India Red Ale and Amber Ale (2015, 2016), as well as business accolades. The Brewshed restaurant is located adjacent to our brewing space. Here you will encounter a 16-tap bar offering a broad selection of beers, including one-off speciality beers and short run brews that are available only at the Brewshed.

RATING: 3.72
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18. Bowden Brewing

Bowden, South Australia, Australia

Daydreaming from desk jobs, we were constantly living with our head in the clouds. Emails, meetings, empty staplers, jammed and inkless printers, End of Month, synergies. It’s not hard to want something more. We don’t think we’re alone in this – we know you can relate to wanting to escape the daily grind. But for us it was more a dream of embracing the daily mash. Brewing was always our weekly escape, a creative outlet, a passionate hobby, and even a side-hustle as we tried to live two lives. But now we’re diving in head-first to make this more than a dream. Come share the fruits of our labour and love, with a local or three, at Plant 3, Bowden.

RATING: 3.71
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19. Barossa Valley Brewing

Tanunda, South Australia, Australia

Barossa Valley Brewing’s genesis was far from the lush rolling hills of the Barossa, but in the far away shores of the United States. Denham, our brewery founder, was in University in 1990, (supposed to be) studying Economics and Business but instead, was falling in love with craft beer. He spent much time with passionate brewers there, falling more deeply in love with this amazing beverage. Upon coming home, he did what any sensible person would do, he started a brewery. We choose the Barossa, as it has an adherence to quality and a culture of experimentation which has allowed it to produce some of the planet’s best beverages. We have learned from the talented people who work and live here to produce world class beers, that sit alongside world class wines. We work with the best local ingredients – whether that be Barossa roasted coffee, local picked cherries or lemongrass tended by local producers. All of us at BVB are foodies and enjoy nothing better than pairing great beer with great food. We wanted to share this joy so in 2011 we moved the entire Brewery about 10 kms north to Tanunda, and started a restaurant and have been sharing the joy ever since. This is just the start of the story. We keep working hard, experimenting harder and are enjoying great beer with an increasing band of friends.

RATING: 3.7
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20. Lobethal Bierhaus

Lobethal, South Australia, Australia

WELCOME TO OUR LOBETHAL BIERHAUS Established in 2007 we are a family owned and totally independent craft brewery with an accompanying restaurant located in Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia.

RATING: 3.7
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21. The Suburban Brew

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

The Suburban Brew produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #19 in South Australia. They are most well known for "3/92 Black IPA", which is a Black IPA and "Flat 5 English Special Bitter", which is an English Bitter. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

RATING: 3.7
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22. Smiling Samoyed

Myponga, South Australia, Australia

Smiling Samoyed produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #22 in South Australia. They are most well known for "IPA", which is an American IPA and "12 Paws", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

RATING: 3.69
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23. Shifty Lizard Brewing Co.

Willunga, South Australia, Australia

We’re pretty damn serious about making good beer and having some fun. The beer is what brought us here, it’s why we do what we do, but ultimately the fun is what actually matters. Nano brewery based in Willunga South Australia.

RATING: 3.69
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24. Swell Brewing Co.

McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia

Swell Brewing Co. produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #24 in South Australia. They are most well known for "Golden Ale", which is a Blonde / Golden Ale and "Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

RATING: 3.68
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25. Loophole Brewing Co

Robe, South Australia, Australia

RATING: 3.67
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