Craft Beer Excellence: Sunshine Coast Private Brewery Tour

Soon you’ll be rolling up to the first of our four awesome breweries, Brouhaha. It’s a production brewery capable of pouring forth beer like a seemingly limitless underground spring. Brouhaha Sunshine Coast is a happening place – a bar and taproom at one end of the space is where punters can enjoy the fruits of the brewers’ labour with a coastal vibe. Sixteen taps pour beers for all tastes.

Jump back in the minibus for the short drive to your next stop, Warana-based Your Mates Brewing Co, a uniquely successful craft brewery (Best New Brewery Beery Award 2019) with an awesome from-underdog-to-top-dog backstory, an array of popular beers and damn good food.

Hep and McGarry, the co-founders of Your Mates, say that their brewery is built on good mates, good times and good beer – and it shows! As soon as you step inside, you’ll feel right at home.

Tuck into your freshly-prepared lunch with a taste of Larry, an Australian pale ale that was Your Mates’ first-ever beer – and voted the 4th most popular beer in all of Australia. Pretty good going, huh?

With two brew kits, Your Mates can brew 6,000 litres of beer at a time, and with the kegs and fermenters, there’s a heck of a lot of beer on the go. There are 12 beers on tap and a few experimentals and small batches that are only available on-site.

After lunch, it’s time to get back on the road to drive to popular Maroochydore surfing resort Alexandra Headland for your third and final stop, 10 Toes Brewery. Founded by Rupert and Kelly, an ex-corporate couple who saw the light, it’s quickly gained a reputation and followers for the variety and depth of its beers.

Its core range includes super thirst-quenching Hell Yes German-style lager, brewed with Pilsner malts and Motueka hops; rich chocolatey Alter Ego, a vanilla porter; and Pipeline, bursting with the acidity of tropical fruits.

After this leisurely chill-out stop, it’s time to head back to your chosen drop-off point

Our final stop for the day will be selected from our list of superb breweries not too far from your accommodation, so the homeward journey is not too long. It may be either Moffat Beach Brewing Co, Terella or Mort’s Brewery, but whichever brewery it is, you can rest assured it will be one great final tasting experience.

After this leisurely chill-out stop, it’s time to head back to your chosen drop-off point