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Best breweries in Wollongong, New South Wales

Within 16 miles of Wollongong we track 10 breweries. 2 rate Great. Seeker Brewing in Unanderra leads the list at 4.19 (Great).

The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    Seeker Brewing

    Unanderra, New South Wales, Australia

    Small brewery situated under the Illawarra escarpment in Wollongong. With a sense of adventure and a passion for making great beer, we do what we do because we love it.

    Rating
    4.19Great
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  2. 2

    The Barrel Shepherd

    Bellambi, New South Wales, Australia

    Rating
    4.19Great
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  3. 3

    Five Barrel Brewing

    Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

    Using quality ingredients from the local area, and around the world, we handcraft 600L batches of quality craft beers on site. Our beers are never filtered or pasteurized, so store them cool and drink them fresh! We have 12 rotating taps of craft beer brewed on site. We also do growler fills and bottles for takeaway.

    Rating
    3.82Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  4. 4

    Reub Goldberg Brewing Machine

    Tarrawanna, New South Wales, Australia

    Reub Goldberg Brewing Machine produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #29 in New South Wales. They are most well known for "Kolsch", which is a KΓΆlsch and "Session Red", which is a Session IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.76Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  5. 5

    Resin Brewing

    Bulli, New South Wales, Australia

    Resin Brewing produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #46 in New South Wales. They are most well known for "Refraction Hazy Pale", which is an Australian Pale Ale and "Contradiction Juicy IPA", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.69Fine
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  6. 6

    Bass Point Brewing

    Shell Cove, New South Wales, Australia

    Rating
    3.49Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  7. 7

    Illawarra Brewing Co

    North Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

    Illawarra Brewing Co produce's fairly average beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Apocalypso", which is an American IPA and "The Chuck Norris", which is an American Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Amber Ales.

    Rating
    3.42Poor
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  8. 8

    Coal Coast Brewing Co.

    Bulli, New South Wales, Australia

    Rating
    3.33Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  9. 9

    Five Islands Brewery

    New South Wales, Australia

    Rating
    2.67Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  10. 10

    Bulli Brewing Co.

    Unanderra, New South Wales, Australia

    Bulli Brewing Co. produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Big Surf West Coast IPA", which is an American IPA and "Pauline Session Red", which is a Red IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.06Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated