# Holgate Brewhouse — Woodend, Victoria

> Holgate Brewhouse in Woodend, Victoria, Australia scores 3.78 out of 5 — Fine, #25 in Victoria. 237 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Holgate Brewhouse is a brewery in Woodend, Victoria, Australia. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.78 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #25 in Victoria. Of the 237 beers we track, 27% are IPA and 20% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.78 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #25 in Victoria · #108 in Australia · #6,986 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 237

## About

Proudly at the forefront of Australia’s craft brewing movement for 20 years, Holgate Brewhouse is 100% independent and has fostered innovation and creativity in traditionally crafted beers since 1999. Co-founded by Paul Holgate and Tash Holgate, the family-owned business continues to share their passion for bold balanced beers through their production brewery, brew-pub and tourism operation in the village of Woodend; just an hour from Melbourne in the magnificent Macedon Ranges.

## What they brew

- IPA — 27% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 20% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 14% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 7% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 79 High Street, Woodend, Victoria, Australia
- Coordinates: -37.3569444, 144.5269444
- Website: https://holgatebrewhouse.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Daylesford Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/daylesford-brewing-company-11351.md) — 2.76, Limited — Daylesford, Victoria — 21 mi away
- [Hepburn Springs Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/hepburn-springs-brewing-co-23275.md) — 3.71, Fine — Hepburn Springs, Victoria — 21 mi away
- [Love Shack Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/love-shack-brewing-co-23874.md) — 3.49, Poor — Castlemaine, Victoria — 26 mi away
- [Tooborac Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/tooborac-beer-16704.md) — 2.80, Limited — Tooborac, Victoria — 27 mi away
- [Shedshaker Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/shedshaker-brewing-co-16659.md) — 3.00, Limited — Castlemaine, Victoria — 27 mi away
- [Harcourt Valley Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/harcourt-valley-brewing-co-16701.md) — 2.58, Limited — Harcourt, Victoria — 29 mi away
- [40 Acres Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/40-acres-brewing-21759.md) — 2.65, Limited — Sandon, Victoria — 30 mi away
- [Palling Bros Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/palling-bros-brewery-17379.md) — 2.99, Limited — Heathcote, Victoria — 32 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Victoria](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia/victoria.md)
- [Best breweries in Australia](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia.md)

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