As interest in craft beer has spread across Australia, more and more people are discovering the merits of turning up to a local brewery to get takeaways of fresh draught beer. That being the case, we thought it would be a good idea to pull together a list of all the places filling them. Hope it makes things easy for you!
While breweries let you get the beer fresh from the source, many bottleshops – and an increasing number of bars – also tap fresh kegs for filling growlers, squealers and one litre CANimals. For many beers that are draught-only releases, you'll find this is the only way you can take the beer home with you.
Most breweries fill at weekends and many venues with listings on The Crafty Pint will update what they’ll be pouring via their social media or NowTapped feed (which you’ll find on the right hand side of their Crafty Pint pages, linked below).
Look out for offers available exclusively to Crafty Cabal members, ranging from free branded growlers to free bonus beers and free refills at some of the country's best breweries and beer venues.
Note: Some venues only fill their own branded growlers or those with appropriate fill lines - best to check directly if you're unsure.
VICTORIA
Melbourne
2 Brothers, Moorabbin
Bad Shepherd, Cheltenham
Bridge Road, Beechworth
Blackman's, Torquay
Carwyn Cellars, Thornbury
Chapel St Cellars, Windsor
Hop Nation, Footscray
King River Brewing, King Valley
Mr Banks, Seaford
Mornington Peninsula Brewery, Mornington
Nillumbik Cellars, Diamond Creek
Prickly Moses, Barongarook
Slowbeer, Fitzroy
Tallboy & Moose, Preston
The Mill Brewery, Collingwood
Thunder Road, Brunswick East
Temple Brewing, Brunswick East
Two Birds, Spotswood
Valley Cellar Door, Moonee Ponds
Regional Victoria
Hop Temple, Ballarat
NEW SOUTH WALES
Northern NSW
New England Brewing Co., Uralla
The Coastal Brewing Company, Forster
Stone & Wood, Byron Bay
Newcastle
Murray's, Port Stephens
Foghorn Brewhouse, Newcastle
Warners at the Bay, Newcastle
Prince of Wales, Merewether
Central Coast
Block 'n Tackle, Kincumber
Six String Brewing, Erina
Sydney
4 Pines Truck Bar, Brookvale
Beach Club Collaroy, Collaroy
Sydney Wine Merchants, Terrey Hills
Modus Operandi, Mona Vale
Crafty Cabal Member offer at Modus Beer:
Free CANimal* with purchase of a tasting paddle
Nomad Brewing Company, Brookvale
Flat Rock Brew Cafe, Naremburn
Beer Cartel, Artarmon
Cutty Cellars, Crows Nest
The Australian Brewery, Rouse Hill
Riverside Brewery, Parramatta
Wenty North Liquor, Constitution Hill
Platinum Liquor, North Strathfield
4 Pines, Manly
Robin Hood Hotel, Waverly
Oak Barrel, Sydney CBD
Royal Albert Hotel, Surry Hills
Beer Barrel, Chippendale
Wayward Brewing Company, Camperdown
Newtown Wine Shop, Newtown
Grifter Brewing Company, Marrickville
Batch Brewing Company, Marrickville
Bucket Boys, Marrickville
Rocks Brewing Company, Alexandria
Lord Raglan Hotel, Redfern
Willie The Boatman, Tempe
Steve’s Cool Booze, Kingsford
Young Henrys, Newtown
Wollongong & South Coast
Illawarra Brewing Company, Wollongong
Five Barrel Brewing, Wollongong
Cupitt's, Ulladulla
Regional NSW
Thirsty Crow, Wagga Wagga
Dalgety Brewing Company, Dalgety
ACT
BentSpoke Brewing Company, Canberra
Plonk, Canberra
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane
All Inn, Banyo
Archer Brewing (at the International Hotel), Spring Hill
Archive, West End
Bacchus, Capalaba
Ballistic, Salisbury
Brewhouse Brisbane, Wooloongabba
Brendale Brewing, Moreton Bay
Brisbane German Club
Cellarbrations at Greenslopes, Greenslopes
Craft Wine Store, Red Hill
Fritzenberger
Green Beacon, Teneriffe
Helios, Yeerongpilly
Helsby's Ale House, Kangaroo Point
Hop & Vine, Hendra
Malt Traders
Malt Traders, South Bank
Range, Newstead
Revel, Bulimba
Sense of Taste, Coorparoo
Sense of Taste Portside, Hamilton
Semi-Pro, East Brisbane
Slipstream, Yeerongpilly
Star Liquor, West End
White Brick, North Lake
White Lies, Sumner
Far North Queensland
Hemingway's, Port Douglas and Cairns
Gold Coast
Balter, Currumbin
Black Hops, Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Brewing, Burleigh Heads
Ipswich
4 Hearts, Ipswich
Sunshine Coast
10 Toes, Alexandra Headland
Moffat Beach Brewing, Moffat Beach
Brouhaha, Maleny
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide
Goodwood Cellars, Goodwood
Kings Head Hotel
Little Bang, Stepney
Regional SA
Clare Valley Brewing, Sevenhill
Lobethal Bierhaus, Lobethal
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Margaret River
Beer Farm, Metricup
Colonial Brewing Co, Bramley
Cowaramup Brewery, Cowaramup
Eagle Bay Brewery, Eagle Bay
Crafty Cabal Member offer at Eagle Bay Brewery:
Free Glass of Eagle Bay Beer with a 2-litre Growler Fill
The Pour House, Dunsborough
Perth
Mane Liquor, Belmont
Cellarbrations at Carlisle, Kewdale
The Royal on the Waterfront, East Perth – Fills Colonial Brewery growlers
Petition
International Beer Shop, Leederville
Cellarbrations, Willagee
Cellarbrations Superstore, Hamilton Hill
Freo Doctor, Fremantle
Liquor Barons, Ellenbrook
Regional WA
Boston Brewery, Denmark
Feral Brewing Company, Baskerville
Lucky Bay Brewing, Pink Lake
TASMANIA
Crown Cellars
Last Rites, Cambridge
MONA Winery Bar
St John, Launceston
IronHouse, Four Mile Creek
The Aproneers, Lindesfarne
T-Bone, North Hobart
If you know of any we’ve missed, please let us know and we’ll update asap. Cheers!