# Hop Nation Brewing Co — Footscray, Victoria

> Hop Nation Brewing Co in Footscray, Victoria, Australia scores 3.94 out of 5 — Fine, #9 in Victoria. 384 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Hop Nation Brewing Co is a brewery in Footscray, Victoria, Australia. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.94 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #9 in Victoria. Of the 384 beers we track, 50% are IPA and 14% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.94 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #9 in Victoria · #29 in Australia · #2,689 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 384

## About

Hop Nation is independently owned and operated by good mates and former winemakers, Sam Hambour and Duncan Gibson. As a sustainably conscious craft brewery, we have cemented ourselves as a staple in Melbourne’s respected beer scene. With “In Hops We Trust” as our motto, we’re renowned for our innovative full-flavoured styles and experimental use of quality natural ingredients, with no fining or pasteurisation and minimal filtration.   

The Hop Nation brand has rapidly grown since the release of its first ‘The Fiend’ IPA in 2015 and now consists of a solid core range of brews and an extensive list of limited-edition beers, as well as ’Ray Hard Seltzer, Site Wine, Dart Distilling Gins, and Dog Nation – a bone broth-based beer for pups.

We’re a small group of fun-loving humans, working together to create authentic brews for our craft beer community.

Come visit us at our Footscray Taproom where you can tuck into 18 beers on tap + wines, seltzers and cocktails + epic eats from Good Pizza.

## What they brew

- IPA — 50% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 11% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 10% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 107-109 Whitehall Street, Footscray, Victoria, Australia
- Coordinates: -37.8100439, 144.9040948
- Website: https://hopnation.com.au/

## Breweries nearby

- [Beaumonde Boutique Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/beaumonde-boutique-beer-5619.md) — 2.25, Poor — West Melbourne, Victoria — 1.4 mi away
- [YOUNGBLOOD BEER](https://finding.beer/brewery/youngblood-beer-21767.md) — 2.72, Limited — Kensington, Victoria — 1.7 mi away
- [Urban Alley Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/urban-alley-brewery-13982.md) — 3.00, Limited — Docklands, Victoria — 1.8 mi away
- [Bonehead Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/bonehead-brewing-13727.md) — 3.83, Fine — Kensington, Victoria — 2.2 mi away
- [Matilda Bay Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/matilda-bay-brewing-company-16728.md) — 2.81, Limited — Port Melbourne, Victoria — 2.2 mi away
- [CBCo Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/cbco-brewing-8085.md) — 3.48, Poor — Port Melbourne, Victoria — 2.2 mi away
- [Edge Brewing Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/edge-brewing-project-34201.md) — 2.90, Limited — North Melbourne, Victoria — 2.5 mi away
- [Westside Ale Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/westside-ale-works-12733.md) — 3.70, Fine — South Melbourne, Victoria — 2.9 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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