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Whether you’re seeking out new beers, want to strut your stuff at a local trivia night, or out to
support local home brewers, there’s something for everyone on our busy calendar of events.

With Gold Coast events ranging from lunches to free tastings, and Brisbane events that allow you to meet your favourite brewer
or sample a fresh brew before anyone else, our beer events page is a comprehensive guide to what’s happening in southeast Queensland.

This page offers a consolidated list of beer festivals and special occasions celebrating beer
while also highlighting fun things to do at local venues that support the independent craft beer scene.

March 2024

beer of origin🍺🏆 **BEER OF ORIGIN SHOWDOWN** 🏆🍺
Two titans of the brewing world, Six String Brewing Company and Bacchus Brewing Co, are going head to head in an epic showdown that’s set to tantalize taste buds and crown the ultimate champion of craft beer. Welcome to the
**Beer of Origin Competition** – where only the finest ales and lagers battle it out for supremacy and glory!
**🎉 Join Us for the Ultimate Craft Beer Clash! 🎉** This isn’t just a competition; it’s a celebration of innovation, passion, and the art of brewing. Whether you’re a die-hard beer aficionado or a curious newbie to the craft beer scene, this event promises an unforgettable journey through a myriad of flavors, styles, and aromas.
**🍺 What’s on Tap?**
– Exclusive Creations: Specially brewed beers exclusively for the competition by both Six String Brewing Company and Bacchus Brewing Co. Taste what happens when these brewing powerhouses push their creativity to the limits. –
– Fan Favorites: Enjoy the best of both worlds with a selection of each brewery’s most popular and critically acclaimed beers. –
– Meet the Brewers: Hear directly from the maestros behind the malts. This is your chance to dive deep into their brewing processes, inspirations, and what makes their beer stand out.
**🏆 Vote & Win!** Yes, your taste buds have the power! Vote for your favorite Beer of Origin and enter for a chance to win fantastic prizes, and much more.
**🔥 Let the Battle Begin 🔥** Who will claim the coveted title of Beer of Origin Champion? Will Six String Brewing’s robust and harmonious creations outplay Bacchus Brewing Co’s adventurous and bold flavors? Only your palate can decide. Gather your friends, mark your calendars, and prepare for a clash of the brewing titans like you’ve never seen before. This is more than just a competition; it’s a festival of flavor, a celebration of craft beer culture, and an unforgettable experience.
bhii 5th birthdayJoin us on Saturday March 23rd as we celebrate the 5th Birthday of our beloved taproom and home in Biggera Waters!
We’re throwing a party for the day with exclusive birthday beers, live music from local artists, an extended outdoor area and games.
We’ll keep the special birthday brews a secret for now, but we will announce them in the not too distant future! Any guesses as to what the birthday beers will be? 🍓🍞🧊👸
BEERMUDA IS BACK FOR 2024!
Slipstream Brewing, Hiker Brewing, Helios Brewing & Ballistic Beer combine forces to bring you the most enjoyable beer experience on Brisbane’s southside.
Free inter-brewery buses will run on Saturday 23 March between all 4 breweries, as you hop on & hop off for rounds of your favourite beers.
You’ll have a choice of over 60 beers to enjoy as you do the rounds, including some new beer releases. If you’re not a beer lover, don’t worry, as each venue also offers a wide range of craft spirits and wines to be enjoyed also.
Each venue will be offering a variety of entertainment and food options on the day. Check out their social media announcements of what’s on offer.
Buses will run between 1.30pm & 7.30pm, departing every 15 minutes from each brewery.
The bus does not require reservations, but some venues will accept table reservations.
Although each venue is family friendly, the bus is only available to those 18 and over. The event is free and tickets are not required.
Bus Direction: Helios –> Ballistic –> Hiker –> Slipstream –> Helios
If you’re looking to get onboard for Beermuda, make sure you hit “Going” or “Interested” to stay up to date with any announcements.
Hop Harvest is here! To celebrate this beautiful bine we are collecting as many fresh hopped brews as we can and throwing them on tap for one big old Lupulin love in. Expect some fresh hop, wet hop, dry hop, double dry hopped and more hops as we tap a heap of hop forward brews over two sessions. Mark it in your calendars. This will be fun.
As the hop heads know, fresh is best, so we are collecting beer as close as we can from tank to keg for this epic tap take over. Alongside the fresh hop beers we have collected, we have also tracked down some super limited hop forward brews. All are hoppy. All will be delicious. The twenty beers will be tapped over two sessions on Sunday March 24. Follow this event to stay up to date as we add the brews.
3rd Birthday Celebrations Kick Off From Midday March 30th! 💥🎂🥳🍻
Wow. It’s been quite a year. In retrospect, opening a new venue right in the middle of a cost of living crisis probably wasn’t the smartest move. But hey somehow we’re still here, so we’re sure as shit going to throw a big ol’ party to celebrate!
Now it wouldn’t be a WT birthday without us dropping a massive Westie, so we went and made 3 of them. 3 cracking Westies that we’re tapping in 3 amazing venues on the same day. A 7% West Coast IPA, a 9% West Coast DIPA, and an 11% West Coast TIPA.
YOU’RE WELCOME.
The WT taproom will also be serving up a paddle and food pairing featuring 3 different flavours of wings paired to the 3 beers courtesy of our resident Goblin King, Sam. As if that wasn’t enough, Nicole will be rolling out a birthday cocktail special, spritz special and every drink purchased on the day will earn you a ticket in the draw to win a mixed carton, 3rd birthday glass AND a 3rd birthday tee.
And of course, there will be cake.
For our incredibly loyal interstaters, you can score yourself a sneaky on tap that same day from the following legends:
NSW – Mix Tape Brewing
142A Victoria Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204
VIC – Benchwarmer Bar
345 Victoria St, West Melbourne VIC 3003
We’ll see you there with your party hats on.

Later in 2024

new beers eve party fortitudeIt’s new beers eve and we’re celebrating a little different than most. We’re going to have a few beers by some local breweries on the mountain for the first time!
We’d love to see you come along and have a chat to the bar staff about their favourite of the local brews. There will be a prize wheel to spin for each round of new beers purchased, as well as a lucky door prize at 5pm.
We make the mountain’s best pizzas and have a huge selection of wines and cocktails for the non-beer drinkers in your group. Come along and see what makes Fortitude Brewing so special.
Free event, bookings are not required. Feel free to give us a call and book a table if you wish however.
dark beers by candlelight fortitudeDo you like the dark side of life? When it comes to beer, do you want to enjoy something with flavours and aromas of chocolate, coffee, toffee, oak and smoke?
We can’t guarantee we’ll have all of that available, but we’ll have a couple of dark tap beers available, and some sneaky bottles and cans for some lucky prize draws throughout the night.
While it’s a candlelight night, we’ll also have Adsy, our Beer Ambassador, hosting a talk about some of the beers on offer and what makes a dark beer a good beer.

The Coffs Coast Craft Beer and Music Festival is at the Hoey Moey on Saturday, 18th of November, from 12pm!

There will be 24 craft breweries and 7 bands and a DJ until late!

coffs coast beer and music festCraft breweries include Wobble Chook Brewing Co, King Tide Brewing, Woopi Brewing Co, Seeker Brewing, New England Brewing, Seven Mile Brewing, Your Mates Brewing, Bricklane Brewing, Little Creatures, Stone & Wood, Sanctus, Gallows Brewing, Coopers, Common People Brewing Co, Precinct Brewing, 4 Pines, Balter, Six String Brewing, Wandana Brewing, Two Mates Brewing, Black Hops, Great Hops, Good Folk Brewing, and Hope Estate.

Live music is by Billie-Jo Porter, Jam Jar, Temperate, Random Panda, Blind Pretty, Hey Lenny, and Downhill Bombers followed by a DJ until late.

This event is in association with Support Act – The Heart and Hand of live music.

Get your FREE tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/CIHJC.

All event descriptions have been written by the host of the event (not Hop On Brewery Tours) and are consolidated here from other media channels for your convenience. If you find an error or discrepancy, please contact the organiser directly.