New Tours! Northern Exposure and Brisbane Walking Tours While COVID-19 forced everyone into lockdown, it gave the team at Hop On Brewery Tours the chance to create a few new tours to offer our guests. With the growing interest in [...]
In the world of Australian craft beer, there were two large announcements in the second half of 2019, which sent tongues wagging and many independent craft beer supporters into meltdown. The first came in August, when it was announced that [...]
Unsure if the beer you're drinking is craft? The number of independent, small craft breweries in Australia - also called micro breweries or boutique breweries - has been growing steadily in the past few years. An ever-changing ebb-and-flow of openings [...]
If you’re new to the beer world or tend to buy your beer in tinnies (cans) or stubbies (bottles), “growler” may be a new term to you. In the simplest terms, growlers are large bottles, usually glass but sometimes plastic [...]
We are so excited to announce our two NEW TOURS, with focus on the nano-producers: the blink-and-you-might-miss-them, I’ve-never-heard-of-them, how-do-they-fit-all-this-in-here venues that capture the hearts of anyone who visits. Our Makers Tour Brisbane starts the morning with a coffee cupping session [...]
Queensland Beer Festivals 2019 Two of Queensland's best known Beer Festivals have been and gone for 2019: the Gold Coast's Crafted Beer Festival 2019 and the most recent iteration of Brisbane's Beer InCider. With hundreds of beers on tap from [...]
Beer Awards are back in force, and the Queensland Award Season for 2019 is shaping up to be stronger than ever! With so many domestic and international competitions held throughout the year, it can be difficult to know where to [...]
Newcastle Roadtrip - November 2018 Back in November we took a few days off and hit the road to check out a few of the breweries in northern New South Wales. It’s been on the radar for a while, especially [...]
Brewsvegas 2019 Follow-Up And just like that, a month has passed since Brewsvegas 2019. We had big plans, thinking we're still young enough to rock our party pants all week long, but alas - the train ride to and from [...]
‘Tis the eve of Brewsvegas, no time to be “dry”; so many beers we’re waiting to try! This year we’re trying to be more sensible in our scheduling, attending a few events for “fun” and a few for “research” – [...]