GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers Of 2024: The Results

January 25, 2025, by James Smith

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GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers Of 2024: The Results

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No surprise at number one, but plenty of delight for Mountain Culture, as they become the first brewery since Feral back in the poll’s earlier days to go back-to-back-to-back with the all-conquering Status Quo. Their flagship pale ale even debuted at number one back in the 2022 countdown so already making a claim to be the Hottest of the Hottest.

But plenty of surprise elsewhere, not least with the country's oldest independent brewery, Coopers making their first appearance on the podium – in at number two, no less. They Adelaide-based brewers have been creeping up the poll in recent years and this time saw their flagship Pale push former double winners Balter XPA and BentSpoke Crankshaft down to third and fourth respectively.

The poll was full of surprises too. We saw the Hottest 100's only other threepeater – Hop Hog – returning to the lower echelons after a four-year gap, while Stone & Wood’s Pacific Ale – the only beer to have topped the poll four times  – slipping to 13 this year. It wasn't the only big-hitter to drop from the top ten either, with Bridge Road Brewer's Beechworth Pale Ale, Young Henrys Newtowner and Pirate Life South Coast all moving down too.

We address a bunch of other surprises and notable movers – One Drop We Jammin' in the top ten! – in the analysis article, which you can read here.


The GABS Hottest 100 Of 2024

 

1. Mountain Culture Status Quo – NSW

2. Coopers Brewery Original Pale Ale – SA

3. Balter Brewing XPA – QLD

4. BentSpoke Brewing Crankshaft – ACT

5. Gage Roads Single Fin Summer Ale – WA

6. Range Brewing Disco – QLD

7. Your Mates Brewing Larry – QLD

8. Philter Brewing XPA – NSW

9. 4 Pines Japanese Lager – NSW

10. One Drop We Jammin’ – NSW

11. Bridge Road Brewers Beechworth Pale Ale – VIC

12. Young Henrys Newtowner – NSW

13. Stone & Wood Pacific Ale – NSW

14. Blackflag Brewing Rage Juicy Pale Ale – QLD

15. Pirate Life South Coast Pale Ale – SA

16. Rocky Ridge Jindong Juicy – WA

17. Capital Brewing Coast Ale – ACT

18. Bright Brewery Alpine Lager – VIC

19. Seeker Brewing Mystic NEIPA – NSW

20. Hawkers Beer West Coast IPA – VIC

21. Akasha Brewing Freshwater Pale Ale – NSW

22. Beerfarm Royal Haze – WA

23. The Grifter Brewing Co Pale – NSW

24. Burleigh Brewing Co Bighead – QLD

25. Black Hops G.O.A.T. – QLD

26. Hop Nation J-Juice – VIC

27. Blackman's Brewery Juicy Banger IPL – VIC

28. KAIJU! Krush – VIC

29. Reckless Brewing BX Lager – NSW

30. Fox Friday Hazy IPA – TAS

31. Mountain Culture Cult IPA – NSW

32. Little Creatures Pale Ale – WA

33. Balter Brewing Eazy Hazy – QLD

34. Coopers Brewery Sparkling Ale – SA

35. Mountain Goat GOAT Very Enjoyable Beer – VIC

36. 10 Toes Brewery Pipeline – QLD

37. Better Beer Zero Carb – NSW

38. Hiker Brewing Co Horizon – QLD

39. Bodriggy Brewing Speccy Juice – VIC

40. Little Bang Brewing Sun Bear – SA

41. Helios Brewing Dionysus Oat Cream DIPA – QLD

42. Range Brewing Lights + Music – QLD

43. CBCo Brewing Pale Ale – WA / VIC

44. Banks Brewing Cake Eater – VIC

45. Moon Dog Craft Brewery Old Mate – VIC

46. Shout Brewing Co Mullet Pale Ale – NSW

47. Capital Brewing XPA – ACT

48. Bad Shepherd Peanut Butter Porter – VIC

49. BentSpoke Brewing Barley Griffin – ACT

50. Matso’s Mango Beer – WA

51. James Squire One Fifty Lashes – NSW

52. Heaps Normal Quiet XPA – NSW

53. Margaret River Beer Co In The Pines – WA

54. Moffat Beach Brewing Co Passenger Pale Ale – QLD

55. Heads Of Noosa Japanese Style Lager – QLD

56. Green Beacon Wayfarer Tropical Pale Ale – WA

57. Feral Brewing Biggie Juice – WA

58. Wolf Of The Willows PUP – VIC

59. Hawke’s Brewing Patio Pale – NSW

60. Mountain Culture Be Kind Rewind – NSW

61. Lightning Minds Pale Ale – WA

62. Balter Brewing Hazy – QLD

63. Bridge Road Brewers Bling IPA – VIC

64. Sunday Road Cryotherapy – NSW

65. Brewmanity Mouth Of Melbourne – VIC

66. Big Shed Brewing Concern Boozy Fruit – SA

67. Coopers Brewery Australian Lager – SA

68. Balter Brewing Cerveza – QLD

69. Capital Brewing Hang Loose Juice Hazy IPA – ACT

70. Coopers Brewery XPA – SA

71. 4 Pines Pacific Ale – NSW

72. Black Hops East Coast Haze – QLD

73. Stomping Ground Gipps St Pale Ale – VIC

74. Byron Bay Brewery Premium Lager – NSW

75. Range Brewing Dreams – QLD

76. The Grifter Brewing Co Serpents Kiss – NSW

77. Wayward Brewing Hazy Mid – NSW

78. Curly Lewis Bondi Hazy Ale – NSW

79. Yulli's Brews Amanda Mandarin IPA – NSW

80. Hop Nation Rattenhund – VIC

81. Gage Roads Hazy As – WA

82. Blackflag Brewing Affinity Tropical Pale – QLD

83. Hawke’s Brewing Lager – NSW

84. Future Magic Hazy Shade Of Pale – QLD

85. Feral Brewing Hop Hog – WA

86. Dangerous Ales Crispy Boi Lager – NSW

87. Mountain Culture Scenic Route – NSW

88. 4 Pines Hazy Pale Ale – NSW

89. Gage Roads Side Track All Day XPA – WA

90. Pirate Life Hazy XPA – SA

91. Fox Friday Pale Ale – TAS

92. Lord Nelson Three Sheets Pale Ale – NSW

93. BentSpoke Brewing Sprocket – ACT

94. Burleigh Brewing Co Twisted Palm – QLD

95. Mountain Goat Tasty Pale Ale – VIC

96. Shelter Brewing Hazy IPA – WA

97. White Rabbit Dark Ale – VIC

98. Jetty Road Pale Ale – VIC

99. Dainton Beer Blood Orange NEIPA – VIC

100. BoJaK Brewing Calypso – VIC

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