GABS hottest 100 craft beers 2023
Each year, GABS ranks the hottest 100 craft beers, including their five favourite craft beers of the year.
NSW breweries by town on a map
NSW breweries by region/town
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Sydney
| Bracket Brewing Open Thurs – Monday  | 21 McCauley St | Alexandria Sydney | (02) 8068 4851 |
| Rocks Brewing Co Open 7 days  | 160 Bourke Road | Alexandria | 02 9669 3600 |
| Yullis Brews | 75 Burrows Rd | Alexandria | 02 9519 0161 |
| 2 Halfs Brewing Open Thurs to Sunday | 2 Stokes Avenue | Alexandria | |
| Paddys brewery (Markets Hotel) Open 7 days  | 268 Parramatta Road | Homebush West (near Auburn) | 02 9764 3500 |
Common People Brewing | 9 Dudgeons Lane | Bangalow | |
| Balmain Brewing Co | Balmain Sydney | 0418 244 658 | |
| Basement Brewhouse – Bankstown Sports Club Open 7 days  | 8 Greenfield Parade | Bankstown | (02) 9722 9888 |
| Hard Yards Brewing Co | 6 Ferdinand Street | Birchgrove Sydney | 0410 692 691 |
| Grassy Knoll Brewing | Unanderra (Bulli) | Bondi | 0429 008 714 |
| Curly Lewis Brewery Open Tues-Sun  | 102-106 Campbell Parade | Bondi Beach | 0451 769 419 |
| One Drop Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 5 Erith Street | Botany | 02 9121 6279 |
| Slow Lane Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 30 Byrnes Street | Botany | (02) 9121 6279 |
| 4 Pines Brewing Co Open 7 days  | 9-13 Winbourne Rd | Brookvale | 0411 467 687 |
| 7th Day Brewery Open Wed-Sun  | 9 Powells Road | Brookvale | (02) 9939 4930 |
| Brookvale Union | Brookvale | ||
| Dad & Daves Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 45 Mitchell Road | Brookvale | 0452 661 839 |
| Bucketty’s Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 26 Orchard Road | Brookvale | 0414 803 714 |
| Nomad Brewing Co | 5 Sydenham Road | Brookvale | 0426 624 677 |
| Otis Brewing Co Open 7 days  | 15 Old Menangle Road | Campbelltown | 02 4645 0500 |
Malt Shovel Brewers | 99 Pyrmont Bridge Road | Camperdown | 02 9251 4044 |
| Wayward Brewing Co Open 7 days  | 1 Gehrig Lane | Camperdown | 02 7903 2445 |
| Hairyman Brewery Open Wed-Sun  | 12-14 Northumberland Road | Caringbah | 02 9525 4050 |
| Ironbridge Brewing Co | 9 Knox Street | Chippendale | |
| James Squire’s Landing Open 7 days  | Overseas Passenger Terminal | Circular Quay | 02 8014 5663 |
| Cronulla beer co | Cronulla | 0403 711 988 | |
| Harajuku Gyoza Beer Open 7 days  | 14 Darling Drive | Darling Harbour | 02 9211 4779 |
| All Hands Brewing House Open 7 days  | Kings Wharf 22 The Promenade | Darling Harbour | 02 4006 3281 |
| Hopsters Cooperative Brewery Open Wed-Sun | 198 Enmore Road | Enmore | |
| Shenanigans Brewing Co | Enmore | 0402 336765 | |
| Akasha Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 10-12 Spencer St | Five Dock | 02 9715 7156 |
| Paddys Brewery Open 7 days  | 268 Paramatta Road | Flemington | 02 9764 3500 |
| Principle Brewing | 103 Princes Highway | Fairy Meadow | 0406 200 549 |
| Redline Brewing Co | 1 Dalgal Way | Forest Lodge | 02 9188 3688 |
| Staves Brewery Open Thu-Sat  | 4/8 Grose Street | Glebe | 02 9280 4555 |
| Batch brewing Open Tue-Sun  | 1 Little Pier St (Darling Square) | Haymarket | |
| Shout Brewing Co Open Weds to Sunday | 22 Clyde Street | Islington | |
| Casey’s Brewery Open Thu-Sun  | 53 Regentville Road | Jamisontown | 0478 898 408 |
| Shark Island Brewing Co Open Thu-Sun  | 29-33 Waratah Street | Kirrawee | 02 9545 1914 |
| Mountain Culture Beer Co Open Wed-Sun | 23-25 Parke St | Katoomba | |
| Sunday Road Brewing Co Open Thu-Sun  | 147 Bath Road | Kirrawee | 02 9545 2827 |
| The Beer Shed Brewing Open 7 days  | 4 Hollylea Road | Leumeah | (02) 4628 2337 |
| 4 Pines Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 43-45 East Esplanade | Manly | 02 9977 5287 |
| Quakers Hat Brewing Open Thu-Sat  | 1 Campbell Parade | Manly Vale | 0418 408 774 |
The Marsden Brewhouse | 1 Hawthorne Avenue | Marsden Park | 02 8710 3535 |
| Hawkes Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 8-12 Sydney Street | Marrickville | |
| Tribe breweries Open Mon-Fri | 132 Marrickville Road | Marrickville | 02 4647 7368 |
| Batch Brewing Co Open 7 days  | 44 Sydenham Road | Marrickville | 02 9550 5432 |
| Beer From Ben | Marrickville | ||
| BlackFont Brewhouse | 92 Meeks Road | Marrickville | |
| Thirstville Open Wed-Sat  | 300 Illawarra Rd | Marrickville | 0431 614578 |
| DooLittle Brewing Co | 151-153 Illawarra Road | Marrickville | 0409 087 018 |
| Sauce Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 1 Mitchell Street | Marrickville | 02 8580 3555 |
| Seamless Brewing | 286 Enmore Road | Marrickville | 0434 010 361 |
| Stockade Brew Co Open Wed-Sun  | 25 Cadogan Street | Marrickville | |
| The Grifter Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 391 Enmore Road | Marrickville | 02 9550 5742 |
| Wildflower Brewing Open Fri-Sun  | 11-13 Brompton St | Marrickville | |
| Merchant Brewing | Marrickville | ||
| Philter Brewing Open Wed-Sun  | 92 Sydenham Road | Marrickville | (02) 9199 9655 |
| Mixtape Brewing | 142A Victoria Rd | Marrickville | |
| Sydney Beer Co | 14 Chalmers Crescent | Mascot | 0421 531 412 |
| Modus Operandi Brewing Co Open 7 days  | 20 Merewether St | Merewether | 02 4011 5850 |
| The Lord Nelson Brewery Open 7 days  | 19 Kent Street | Millers Point (The Rocks) | 02 9251 4044 |
| Modus Operandi Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 14 Harkeith Street | Mona Vale | 02 8407 9208 |
| Nort | 14 Harkeith Street | Mona Vale | |
| Little Alchemist Brewing Co | Mosman | 0409 290 911 | |
| Ekim Brewing Company Open Fri-Sat  | 1 Marina Close | Mt Kuring Gai | 0427 371 427 |
| Hawkesbury Brewing Co | 900 Pacific Hwy | Lisarow | 02 4314 6009 |
| Flat Rock Brew Cafe | 290 Willoughby Road | Naremburn | 02 9460 6696 |
| Honey Rider Brewery Open Tue-Sun  | 230 Military Road | Neutral Bay | 02 9953 8880 |
| Young Henrys Open 7 days  | 76 Wilford St | Newtown | 02 9519 0048 |
| Mountain Goat Beer Open 7 days  | 435 King St | Newtown | 03 9428 1180 |
| Jacks Brewery (Parra Leagues) Open 7 days  | 1 Eels Place | Parramatta | 02 8833 0777 |
| Riverside Brewing Co | 2 North Rocks Road | Parramatta | 02 9890 7007 |
| Rusty Penny Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 4 Dean Place | Penrith | 02 4706 9061 |
| Squinters Brewing Open Thu-Sun | 19 Peachtree Road | Penrith | 0402 472 337 |
| The Oxford Tavern Open 7 days  | 1 New Canterbury Rd | Petersham | 02 8317 3058 |
| Batch Brewing Co Open Thu-Sun  | 292 Stanmore Rd | Petersham | 02 9518 1398 |
| Atomic Beer Project Open 7 days | 158 Regent St | Redfern | (02) 8367 5888 |
| Frenchies Bistro and Brewery Open Wed-Sun  | 61-71 Mentmore Avenue | Rosebery | 02 8964 3171 |
| Australian Brewery Open 7 days  | 350 Annangrove Road | Rouse Hill | 02 9679 4555 |
| White Bay Beer Co | 26 Mansfield Street | Rozelle | 0416 208 417 |
| Brickworks Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 15 May Street | St Peters | 02 9519 0191 |
| Willie The Boatman Open Wed-Sun  | 75 Mary Street | St Peters | 02 8556 7528 |
| Wanderer Brew Co | 501 Elizabeth Street | Surrey Hills | 0402 741 280 |
| Sydney Brewery Surrey Hills Open 7 days  | 28 Albion Street | Surrey Hills | 02 9289 0028 |
| Zeven Lemon Beerworks | 69 Reservoir Street | Surrey Hills | 02 8218 2105 |
| John Boston | 26 Waterloo St | Surry Hills | |
| Yulli’s Brews Open Wed-Sun  | 75 Burrows Road | Alexandria (near Surry Hills) | 02 9519 0161 |
| All Roads Brewing | Sydney | ||
| Banner Cross | Sydney | ||
| Cattleyard Brewing Co | Sydney | 0435 045 383 | |
| Cooks River Brewing Co | Sydney | ||
| Doctors Orders Brewing | Sydney | ||
| Gibbs Brewing Co | Sydney | 02 9484 9484 | |
| Hop and Clover Brewing Co | Sydney | 0497 636 878 | |
| Kerbside Brewing | Sydney | ||
| Nine Fingers Brew | Sydney | ||
| Philter Brewing | Sydney | ||
| Reckless Brewing Co | Sydney | 0423 806 311 | |
| Sydney Beer Co | Sydney | ||
| Wingman Brewery | 77 King Street | Sydney | 1300 452 337 |
| Pickled Monkey Brewing | Sydney | ||
| Yoyogi brewing | Sydney | ||
Endeavour Brewing Co | 43 Argyle Street | The Rocks | (02) 8592 5404 |
| Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel Open 7 days  | 19 Kent Street | The Rocks | 02 9251 4044 |
| Pickled Monkey Brewing | The Rocks | 0400 040 100 | |
| Rocks Brewing Open 7 days | 60 Bourke Road | The Rocks, Alexandria | (02) 9669 3600 |
| Scharers Little Brewery | 100 Cumberland Street | The Rocks | |
| Brew Mountains Brewery | 2-4 Tayler Road | Valley Heights | 0492 870 691 |
| East Sydney Brewing Co Open 7 days  | 111 Cathedral Street East Sydney Hotel | Woolloomooloo |
Central Coast
| Maltnhops Brewhaus Open Tue-Sat  | 26 Balook Drive | Beresfield, Newcastle | 0444 537 490 |
| Murray’s Brewing | 3443 Nelson Bay Rd | Bobs Farm | 0481 249 438 |
| All Grain Brewing | 3 Sixth Street | Boolaroo | (02) 4023 0628 |
| Brew By U – Hunter | 57 Munibung Road | Cardiff | (02) 4953 6999 |
| Styx Brewery | 97 Wilson Street | Carrington, Newcastle | 0400 763 058 |
| Hunter Beer Co Open 7 days | Potters Hotel Brewery Resort Wine Country Drive | Cessnock | 02 4991 7922 |
| Six String Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 330 The Entrance Road (330 Central Coast Hwy) | Erina, Gosford | 02 4365 4536 |
| Coastal Brewing Co Open Thu-Sat  | 3 Dalman Street | Forster | |
| Bay Road Brewing Open 7 days  | 89 Donnison Street | Gosford | 02 4322 3046 |
| Gosford RSL Club / Oak Haven Brewery | 26 Central Coast Highway | West Gosford | 02 4323 2311 |
| Method Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 18 Maitland Rd | Islington | 0493 529 259 |
| Block n Tackle Brewery Open 7 days  | 11-13 Cochrone Street | Kincumber | 02 4368 3333 |
| Sydney Brewery Hunter Valley | 430 Wine Country Drive | Lovedale | 0423 333 220 |
| Shout Brewing | 22 Clyde St | Islington | |
| Lake Mac Brewing | 2 Brodie Street | Morisset | |
| Bread & Brewery Open Thu-Sun  | 14 Kam Close | Morisset | |
| Morpeth Brewery (Commercial Hotel) Open 7 days  | 127 Swan St | Morpeth | (02) 4934 5316 |
| Foghorn Brewery Open Wed-Sun  | 218 King Street | Newcastle | 02 4929 4721 |
| Grainfed Brewing Co | Newcastle | 0400 483 743 | |
| Rogue Scholar Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 4-6 Union Street | Newcastle West | 0412 004 908 |
| Foghorn Brewery | 9 Fleming St | Nulkaba | (02) 4058 4155 |
| Black Duck Brewery Open Wed-Sat  | 6 Acacia Avenue | Port Macquarie | 0477 447 467 |
| Hops and Tales Brewery | 10 Winery Drive | Port Macquarie | 0488 169 797 |
| MooreBeer Brewing | 35 Merrigal Road | Port Macquarie | |
| V Twin Beverage Co | 6 Acacia Avenue | Port Macquarie | |
| Wicked Elf Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 58 Uralla Rd | Port Macquarie | 02 6581 3949 |
| Central Coast Brewery Open Tue-Sat | 10 Pioneer Avenue | Tuggerah | 02 4351 5551 |
North Coast
| Seven Mile Brewing Co Open Fri-Sun  | 188-202 Southern Cross Drive | Ballina | 1300 001 074 |
| Common People Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 9 Dudgeons Lane | Bangalow | |
| Bellingen Brewery Co. Open Thu-Sun  | 5 Church Street | Bellingen | 02 6600 8967 |
| Byron Bay Brewing Co | 1 Skinners Shoot Road | Byron Bay | 02 6639 6100 |
| Forest for the Trees Brews | 4 Boronia Place | Byron Bay | |
| Stone & Wood Brewing Open 7 days  | 100 Centennial Circuit | Byron Bay | 02 6685 5173 |
| King Tide Brewing Open Wed-Sun  | 1 Studio Lane | Coffs Harbour | 0416 291 541 |
| Gallows brewing | Coffs Harbour | ||
| Earth Beer Co Open Fri-Sun  | 592 Cudgen Road | Cudgen | 0491 729 326 |
| Deepwater Brewing Open Fri-Sat  | 52 Wellington Vale Road | Deepwater | 0408 735 006 |
| Two Mates Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 7 Engine St | South Lismore | 0477 192 337 |
| Stone and Wood Brewing Not open to visitors  | 35 Kite Crescent | Murwillumbah | 02 6685 5173 |
Wandana Brewing Co | 20 Manns Road | Mullumbimby | 0491 083 849 . |
| Sanctus Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 5 Re Road | Townsend | 1300 151 518 |
| Pickled Pig Brewery Open Wed-Sat  | 18 Industry Drive | Tweed Heads South | 07 5523 0808 |
| Woopi Brewing Co Open Thu-Sun  | 7 Willis Rd | Woolgoolga | 02 6654 0929 |
| Wobbly Chook Brewing Co | 26 Coldstream Street | Yamba | (02) 6646 3997 |
South Coast
| Coal Coast Brewing | Austinmer | 0430 481 777 | |
| The barrel shepherd | 16 Bellambi Lane | Bellambi | |
| Malt Man Brewing | 160 Princes Highway | Bodalla | 0493 155 811 |
| Resin Brewing Open 7 days  | 8 Station Street | Bulli, Wollongong | 02 4284 1210 |
| Tilba Valley Winery and Ale House | 947 Old Hwy | Central Tilba | 02 4473 7308 |
| Stoic Brewing Open 7 days  | 45 Rowlins Road | Gerringong | |
| Uncle Joes Brew – Crooked River Wines Open Tue-Sun | 11 Willowvale Rd | Gerringong | 02 4234 0975 |
| Flaming Galah Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 6 Scallop Street | Huskisson | 0492 094 776 |
| Jervis Bay Brewing Co Open 7 days  | 3 Duranbah Drive | Huskisson | 02 4401 2142 |
| Eden Brewery Open Wed-Sun  | 19 Cavendish Street | Mittagong | 02 4855 2696 |
| Southern Highlands Brewing Open Wed-Sun  | 490-494 Argyle Street | Moss Vale | 02 4899 7100 |
| Husky Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 4 Cumberland Ave | South Nowra | 0434 875 901 |
| Longstocking Brewery Open 7 days  | 6 Yowaka St | Pambula | 0407 691 640 |
| Hope Estate | 2213 Broke Road | Pokolbin | 02 4993 3555 |
| Ironbark Hill Brewing Open 7 days  | 694 Hermitage Road | Pokolbin | 02 6574 7085 |
| Humpback Brewery – Tathra Hotel Open 7 days  | 8-12 Bega Street | Tathra | 02 6494 1101 |
| Reub Goldberg Brewing Machine (RGBM) Open Thu-Sun | 81 Meadow Street | Tarrawanna | 0482 176 520 |
| Cupitt Brewery Open 7 days  | 58 Washburton Road | Ulladulla | 02 4455 7888 |
| Bulli Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 4/1 Industrial Road | Unanderra, Wollongong | 0412 121 866 |
| Seeker Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 1 Industrial Road | Unanderra | 0435 020 318 |
| Camel Rock Brewery Open Wed-Sun  | 186-188 Wallaga Lake Road | Wallaga Lake | (02) 6493 3225 |
| Dusty Lizard Brewing Open Thu-Sun  | 102 Smith Street | Wollongong | 0418 437 544 |
| Five Barrel Brewing Open 7 days  | 318 Keira Street | Wollongong | 02 4200 8881 |
| Illawarra Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 83-85 Montague Street | Wollongong | 02 4225 0317 |
NSW Country
| Dusty Miner Craft Brewery | 7 Hampton Court | Aberglassyln, Maitland | 0432 064 388 |
| Albury Brewhouse Open Wed-Sun  | 618 Dean Street | Albury | (02) 6057 2300 |
| Ambarvale Brewing Co Open 7 days  | 57 Woodhouse Drive | Ambarvale | 02 4627 8309 |
Great Hops Brewery | 33 Old Inverell Road | Armidale | (02) 5713 0140 |
| Welders Dog Brewing Open 7 days  | 120 Marsh Street | Armidale | 0421 600 849 |
| Barrellan Beer | Barellan NSW 2665 | ||
| Two Heads Brewing (CLOSED) | Bathurst | 0438 527955 | |
| Recklass Brewing Open 22 Sep 2022  | 2 Piper Street | Bathurst | 0407 945 621 |
| Murrays Craft Brewing Co Open 7 days  | 3443 Nelson Bay Road | Bobs Farm | 02 4982 6411 |
| Borambola Wines | 1734 Sturt Highway | Borambola | |
| Pioneer Brewing Co | 339 South Bowan Park Road | Bowan Park | 1300 811 030 |
| Bowral Brewing Co (Tractorless vineyard) | 6 Bundaroo St | Bowral | 02 9475 4508 |
| Bull Road Brewery | 15 Kookaburra Avenue | Coleambally | 0402 266 475 |
| Earth Beer Company Open Fri-Sun  | 592 Cudgen Road | Cudgen | 0421 660576 |
| Dalgety Brewing Co | 255 Werralong Road | Dalgety | 1300 766 608 |
| Big Niles Brewing Co | 1 Mort Avenue | Dalmeny | |
| Devils Hollow Brewery Open 7 days  | 10 Commercial Ave | Dubbo | 02 8328 0060 |
| Tinshed Brewery | 109 Dowling St | Dungog | |
| Hopsters Open Wed-Sun | 198 Enmore RD | Enmore | |
| Tribe Breweries | 2 Ducks Ln | Goulburn | |
| Wild Polly Brewing Co | Gundaroo | ||
| Caseys Brewery Open Thu-Sun | 53-55 Regentville Rd | Jamisontown | 0478 898 408 |
| Jindabyne Brewing Company Open Wed-Sun  | 5 Nettin Circuit | Jindabyne | 0458 019 495 |
| Kosciuszko Brewing Co – Banjo Paterson Inn Open 7 days  | 1 Kosciuszko Rd | Jindabyne | 02 6456 2372 |
Katoomba Brewing Co – The Carrington | 15-47 Katoomba St | Katoomba | 02 4782 1111 |
| Mountain Culture Beer Co Open 7 days  | 23-25 Parke Street | Katoomba | 0490 823 812 |
| Bucket Brewery Open Mon-Sat  | 2 Prince Street | Kempsey | 0458 567 214 |
| Dobsons Brewery | 298 Kentucky Rd | Kentucky | 02 6778 7473 |
| Laggan Brewing Co Open Sat-Sun  | 1 Peelwood Road | Laggan | 02 4837 3039 |
| Beer Shed Brewing Co Open Tue-Sun | 4 Hollylea Road | Leumeah | 02 4628 2337 |
| Fish River Valley Brewing | 1446 Tarana Road | Locksley | 0400 269 758 |
| Lord Howe Island Brewing Co | Marine Adventures Boatshed, Lagoon Rd | Lord Howe Island | 0414 651 595 |
| Stone Dog Meadery | 432 Willow Glen Rd | Lower Boro | 0415 199 334 |
| 1710 Brew Co | 123 Merool Road | Moama | |
Canoelands Brewery | 1370 Wisemans Ferry Rd | Maroota | 02 4575 0155 |
Dangerous Ales – Milton Hotel | Princes Highway | Milton | 0467 544 528 |
| Morpeth Brewery & Beer Co | 127 Swan Street | Morpeth | 02 4934 5316 |
| Mudgee Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun  | 4 Church Street | Mudgee | 02 6372 6726 |
| Hop and clover brewing | Mudgee | 0481 948 355 | |
| Three Tails Brewery Open Wed-Mon  | 13A Lewis St | Mudgee | |
| Iron Spokes Brewing Open Fri-Sun  | 7 Maxwell Place | Narellan | (02) 4608 9260 |
| Merino Brewery Open Thu-Sun  | 2 Forge Place | Narellan | 0407 668 040 |
| Flat Rock Brew Cafe | 290 Willoughby Rd | Naremburn | (02) 9460 6696 |
| Badlands Brewery Open Mon-Fri | 426 Mitchell Highway | Orange | 02 6360 4604 |
| Hart and Hound Brewery | 81 Riverstone Parade | Riverestone | 0424 556 699 |
| Highlander Beer & Brewing Co | Burrawang Street | Robertson | 0419 996 895 |
| Southern Highlands Brewing Co Open Wed-Sun | 490-494 Argyle Street | Moss Vale | 02 4899 7100 |
| Wyadra Brewing Open 7 days | 209 Old Wingello Road | Tallong | 02 4841 0256 |
| Rebel Ant Brewing Co (CLOSED) | 345 Peel St | Tamworth | 02 6768 3327 |
| Welders Dog Brewing Open 7 days | 37 Dowe Street | Tamworth | 0417 731 035 |
| Tumut River Brewing Co Open 7 days  | 1 Capper Street | Tumut | 1300 042 337 |
| New England Brewing Co Open Wed-Sat  | 19 Bridge Street | Uralla | 02 6778 4781 |
| 1859 Brewing Co – Beekeepers Inn Open Wed-Sun  | 2319 Mitchell Highway | Vittoria | 0487 999 008 |
| Thirsty Crow Brewing Co Open Tue-Sun  | 153 Fitzmaurice Street | Wagga Wagga | 02 6921 7470 |
| 4 Paws Brewing Co | Wallsend | 0403 415 343 | |
| Brew Mountains Brewery | Winmalee | 02 4704 4338 | |
| Yenda beer | 1471 Wakley Rd | Yenda | 0411 025 437 |
| Wilde Beer | 02 4977 2683 |