# Five Barrel Brewing — Wollongong, New South Wales

> Five Barrel Brewing in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia scores 3.82 out of 5 — Fine, #25 in New South Wales. 155 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Five Barrel Brewing is a brewery in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.82 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #25 in New South Wales. Of the 155 beers we track, 55% are IPA and 19% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.82 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #25 in New South Wales · #77 in Australia · #5,792 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 155

## About

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.

## What they brew

- IPA — 55% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 14% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 4% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 318 Keira Street, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
- Coordinates: -34.43180900000001, 150.892125
- Website: http://fivebarrels.com.au/

## Breweries nearby

- [Illawarra Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/illawarra-brewing-co-8091.md) — 3.42, Poor — North Wollongong, New South Wales — 1.9 mi away
- [Bulli Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/bulli-brewing-co-22741.md) — 3.06, Limited — Unanderra, New South Wales — 3.1 mi away
- [Seeker Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/seeker-brewing-26728.md) — 4.19, Great — Unanderra, New South Wales — 3.1 mi away
- [Reub Goldberg Brewing Machine](https://finding.beer/brewery/reub-goldberg-brewing-machine-26726.md) — 3.76, Fine — Tarrawanna, New South Wales — 3.5 mi away
- [Five Islands Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/five-islands-brewery-34185.md) — 2.67, Poor — New South Wales — 4.5 mi away
- [The Barrel Shepherd](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-barrel-shepherd-34146.md) — 4.19, Great — Bellambi, New South Wales — 4.9 mi away
- [Resin Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/resin-brewing-23872.md) — 3.69, Fine — Bulli, New South Wales — 6.8 mi away
- [Coal Coast Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/coal-coast-brewing-co-22879.md) — 3.33, Poor — Bulli, New South Wales — 7.3 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Wollongong, New South Wales](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia/new-south-wales/wollongong.md)
- [Best breweries in New South Wales](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia/new-south-wales.md)
- [Best breweries in Australia](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia.md)

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