# Macalister Brewing Company — Smithfield, Queensland > Macalister Brewing Company in Smithfield, Queensland, Australia scores 3.05 out of 5 — Limited, #75 in Queensland. 79 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale. *Canonical page: · data updated 2026-09-03* **This page duplicates a location.** The entry that owns it is [Macalister Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/macalister-brewing-company-22418.md); prefer that one. Breadcrumb: Breweries → Australia → Queensland → Macalister Brewing Company Macalister Brewing Company operates 2 locations; this is the one in Smithfield, Queensland, Australia. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.05 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #75 in Queensland. Of the 79 beers we track, 64% are Pale Ale and 14% IPA. The score covers the beer, so it is the same across all 2. ## Rating - Score: 3.05 out of 5 - Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by. - Ranked: #75 in Queensland · #426 in Australia · #17,752 worldwide - Popularity: Barely rated - Beers tracked: 79 ## About Macalister Brewing Company, established 2017, is located at the base of the picturesque Macalister Range, 20 minutes North of Cairns, at Smithfield. We are a small microbrewery producing a range of craft beers by hand, for the love of beer! We brew fresh, unpasteurised, unfiltered, preservative free, naturally conditioned beers for the Cairns Region to enjoy. Our brewery was born out of a passion for brewing tasty fresh beer that got a bit out of control! Our founder and brewer Rob has a degree in Chemistry and worked for many years as Plant Manager in the Chemical Industry. For the last 9 years, however, he has been teaching Chemistry at the local high school. A few local homebrew competition wins fuelled the obsession, followed by a state and a national category win. This then led to a 4 year Graduate Diploma in Brewing Science at Federation University, and then opening a brewery. ## What they brew - Pale Ale — 64% of the beers we track - IPA — 14% of the beers we track - Amber Ale — 10% of the beers we track - Stout / Porter — 7% of the beers we track - Pale Lager — 3% of the beers we track - Other — 2% of the beers we track ## Find them - Address: 6 Danbulan Street, Smithfield, Queensland, Australia - Coordinates: -16.8394703, 145.6956205 - Website: http://macalisterbrewingcompany.com.au/ ## Other locations of this brewery - [Smithfield](https://finding.beer/brewery/macalister-brewing-company-22418.md) — Smithfield, Queensland, Australia The score covers the beer, so it is the same at every location. ## Breweries nearby - [Macalister Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/macalister-brewing-company-22418.md) — 3.05, Limited — Smithfield, Queensland — 0 mi away - [Barrier Reef Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/barrier-reef-brewing-co-12863.md) — 3.05, Limited — Stratford, Queensland — 3.9 mi away - [Coral Sea Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/coral-sea-brewing-co-12945.md) — 2.97, Limited — Cairns City, Queensland — 8 mi away - [Sauce Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/sauce-brewing-co-34125.md) — 3.79, Fine — Cairns City, Queensland — 8 mi away - [Hemingway's Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/hemingways-brewery-13098.md) — 3.06, Limited — Cairns City, Queensland — 8.2 mi away - [Red Dragon Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/red-dragon-brewery-12352.md) — 2.73, Limited — Portsmith, Queensland — 8.5 mi away - [N17 Burger Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/n17-burger-co-36148.md) — 3.20, Poor — Port Douglas, Queensland — 29 mi away ## Rankings this brewery appears in - [Best breweries in Cairns, Queensland](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia/queensland/cairns.md) - [Best breweries in Queensland](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia/queensland.md) - [Best breweries in Australia](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia.md) --- Finding Beer scores breweries on the beer they brew rather than on the venue. Method: . Rankings by place: . The iPhone app adds a live map of what is around you: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finding-beer/id1082135126