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Brisbane's Secret Suburban Breweries

Updated: Apr 26, 2025

Hidden away in the suburban warehouse districts of Brisbane can be found a smattering of secret suburban microbreweries. 

Known only to clued-in locals, each one brews its own brand of fully hand-crafted beer for the tasting. 

Hidden behind roller doors, some of which pop open on weekends and spring to life with food trucks and live music, they make a great, relaxed alternative to hitting up the inner-city bars. How many have you visited?

Ballistic Beer Co
Ballistic Beer Co Salisbury
Ballistic Beer Co is a cool suburban brewery, set in an old World War II-era shed in the historic, industrial suburb of Salisbury
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Flat Lizard Brewing
Flat Lizard Brewing Stafford
A secret craft brewery and bar tucked away in a cul-de-sac of commercial and industrial buildings
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Thirsty Chiefs
Thirsty Chiefs North Lakes
Thirsty Chiefs is the ultimate man cave and beer lovers haunt, where patrons can brew their own beer
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Horny Wombat Brewery
Horny Wombat Brewery Redcliffe
Look out for the giant yellow wombat mural adorning the side wall of Redcliffe Peninsula's very own Horny Wombat Brewery
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Revel Riverside
Revel Riverside Morningside
A stunning brewery, restaurant and beer garden located in a gothic landmark heritage building down by the river i
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Brendale Brewing Co
Brendale Brewing Co Brendale
Brendale Brewing Co. is a cool taproom and microbrewery tucked away in north Brisbane's warehouse district
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All Inn Brewing
All Inn Brewing Banyo
All Inn Brewing is a boutique brewery and beer garden in Banyo, open to the public on weekends
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White Lies Brewing
White Lies Brewing creates bespoke, hand crafted beer that’s on tap in their Sumner Park based bar, as well as sold in small batches to Brisbane pubs.
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Fick Brewing
Fick Brewing Northgate
Fick Brewing is a suburban, small batch brewery and bar found secreted away in industrial Northgate
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Happy Valley Brewing Company
Happy Valley Brewing Company, Stafford
Happy Valley Brewing Company is a microbrewery and bar, open to the public from Wednesday through Sunday
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Aether Brewing
Aether Brewing Northgate
Aether Brewing's second craft brewery occupies a massive converted warehouse space in the heart of Northgate
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Brewtide
Brewtide, Albion
Brewtide is a huge craft brewery and cocktail bar with adjacent boutique bottle shop
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Slipstream Brewing Co
Slipstream Brewing Co Yeerongpilly
Slipstream Brewing is a boutique brewery and tap room located in the inner-city suburb of Yeerongpilly
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Hiker Brewing
Hiker Brewing, Salisbury
A cavernous, industrial-style brewhouse and tap room found tucked away in the back streets of Salisbury
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Future Magic Brewing Co
Future Magic Brewing Co East Brisbane
A convivial suburban microbrewery tucked away in an industrial side street, serving cool beers & hot pizza
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Archer Brewing
Archer Brewing Wilston
A mega microbrewery located in a landmark re-purposed World War II hangar with a bar made from an Ansett 727
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Milton Common
Milton Common
Milton Common is a cool craft beer bar and eatery tucked away on Railway Terrace offering craft beer and tapas
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Sea Legs Brewing Co
Sea Legs Brewing
Sea Legs Brewing Co is Kangaroo Point’s first craft brewery, located in a giant strikingly refurbished warehouse
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Like to discover places off the beaten track? We've got more secret Brisbane gems for you...

Check out our guide on Brisbane's Secret Little Bars here
Check out our guide on Brisbane's Bars with Secret Entrances here
Check out our guide on Brisbane's Secret Bars within Bars here

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