We don’t know about you, but doesn’t a crisp cold beer just taste that much better when you know it’s brewed right here in the Capital? Pushing the boundaries on new and old recipes and producing award-winning beers, here are our favourite breweries in Canberra.
Capital Brewing Co.
Starting out by introducing the best craft beer in Australia to Canberrans in a small pub, owners of Capital Brewing Co decided to brew their own ‘good-natured brews’ and opened a brewery in Fyshwick. Since then, they have worked hard to create beers out of fresh, natural ingredients that minimise their impact on the environment where possible, becoming Australia’s first Climate Active certified 100% carbon neutral brewery. If you’re visiting them at their taproom, enjoy beer tastings of their core range and special and seasonal releases with a burger from Canberra’s favourite Brodburger food truck.
Cypher Brewing Co.
Born from a love of producing (and drinking) home brews, Cypher Brewing Co. is Gungahlin’s first and only brewery. Run by a team of locals who are committed to creating great beer by pushing the boundaries, having fun and working around the preference of customers, they have 12 taps pouring a range of their own beers from ales, lagers, malts and hops. Accompanying and elevating the beers is a pub-style menu and regular live music.
BentSpoke Brewing Co.
An award-winning local Canberra brewery, BentSpoke Brewing Co sits in the heart of the city, where their core range of brews and limited releases are brewed, including their famous IPA ‘Crankshaft’. Pouring 26 different draught beers, cider and two hand-pumped beers at the BrewPub each day, sample their boundary-pushing flavours alongside their classic pub menu.
Zierholz Premium Brewery
Canberra’s first regional-scale microbrewery, Zierholz Premium Brewery creates local brews using traditional German-inspired methods. A family business bringing a slice of their heritage to Canberra, you can find their food truck popping up around Canberra serving their beers alongside delicious German food.
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