The votes have been counted and the finalists for the 2024 Beer & Brewer Awards have been named, with the awards to be presented in its first ever live ceremony, held on 20 October in collaboration with Sydney Beer Week.

Beer & Brewer has always been committed to shining a light on the achievements of the country’s best beers and brewers, and our annual Awards, which showcase and champion the industry’s exceptional talent, are recognised across the industry and beyond.

A huge thanks to everyone who voted this year and to all of our judges, your valuable input helps us to ensure that the 2024 Beer & Brewer Awards are a true representation of the industry.

Purchase your tickets now and join us for this fantastic night celebrating Australia’s vibrant craft beer industry.

This year’s finalists are:

Best Beer Launch

  • Grifter Brewing Co – Grifter XPA
  • Pirate Life – Hazy XPA
  • Seeker Brewing – The Art of Flight
  • Pirate Life – Reggie’s Oyster Stout
  • White Bay Brewery – Sydney Swans 150th Anniversary Lager
  • Felons Brewing Co. – Apricot Harvest
  • Balter Brewing Company – Cerveza
  • Holgate Brewhouse 25 Years of Beers
  • Stone & Wood – Hinterland Hazy Pale Ale
  • Mountain Culture x Stone & Wood – Backpack Ale
  • Nowhere Man Brewing Co – Rizzle Quizzle Pineapple Raspberry Sour
  • Balter Brewing Company – Loftus Express Pacific Northwest Pale Ale

Best Tap List

  • Grain Store, Newcastle NSW
  • Dutch Trading Co, Victoria Park WA
  • The Franklin Hotel, Adelaide SA
  • Hotel Sweeney’s Rooftop, Sydney CBD NSW
  • Phat Brew Club, Perth WA
  • Beermash, Collingwood VIC
  • Forrester’s, Surry Hills NSW
  • The Loose Moose, Broadbeach QLD
  • Netherworld, Brisbane QLD
  • Forest Lodge Hotel, Forest Lodge NSW
  • Bitter Phew, Darlinghurst NSW
  • Saccharomyces Beer Cafe, Taringa QLD

Best Beer Retailer

  • Liquor Emporium, St Peters NSW
  • Mane Liquor, Perth WA
  • West Beach Cellars, West Beach SA
  • Oldfield Cellars, West Gosford NSW
  • Natural Science Wine & Liquor, Blackburn VIC
  • Carwyn Cellars, Thornbury VIC
  • Camperdown Cellars, Camperdown NSW
  • Beer Cartel
  • Barny’s Fine Wines and Ales, Rosebery NSW
  • Dan Murphy’s
  • Blackhearts & Sparrow
  • Saccharomyces Bottle Shop, Taringa QLD

Rising Star

  • Daniel Venema and Phil Sharp, Hiker Brewing Co
  • Levi Villars, Whitelakes Brewing Company
  • Max Bowering, Uraidla Brewery
  • Travis Moore, Phat Brew Club
  • Alec Watkins, Hobart Brewing Co
  • Nemesia Dale-Cully, Wildflower Brewing & Blending
  • Emma Locke, Beerfarm
  • Grace Fowler, Reckless Brewing Co
  • Six String Brewing
  • Julia Santos Muriel, Capital Brewing Co
  • Kylie Ind, Woolstore Brewery
  • Eduardo Orellana (Tito), Carwyn Cellars

People’s Choice

  • Mountain Culture Beer Co
  • Village: Wildflower Brewing x Mountain Culture
  • The Inner West Ale Trail
  • White Bay Brewing
  • Young Henrys Brewery
  • Nick Calder-Scholes, One Drop Brewing Co
  • Reckless Brewing Co.
  • Stuart Whytcross, Voyager Craft Malt
  • Rusty Penny Brewing
  • 4 Pines Brewing Co

Life of the Party

  • Shekira Coonan, Felons Brewing Co
  • Brad Nolen, Hop Products Australia
  • Konvoy Kegs
  • Fi Nolle, Dollar Bill Brewing
  • Tom Delmont, Fixation Brewing Co-founder
  • Lindsy Greig, Beer30
  • Moon Dog Craft Brewery
  • DJ McCready, Mountain Culture Beer Co
  • Moon Dog Wild West

Sustainability Award

  • Capital Brewing Co
  • Rocky Ridge Brewing Co
  • Bintani Australia
  • Bowden Brewing
  • Wildflower Brewing & Blending
  • Brick Lane Brewing
  • 4 Pines Brewing Co
  • Ryefield Hops
  • Modus Brewing
  • Jervis Bay Brewing Co

Supplier of the Year

  • Bintani Australia
  • PakTech
  • Cryer Malt
  • Hop Products Australia
  • Konvoy Kegs
  • Voyager Craft Malt
  • Motus Transport
  • Rallings Label Specialists

Beer Venue of the Year

  • Saccharomyces Beer Cafe, South Brisbane QLD
  • Dutch Trading Co, Victoria Park WA
  • NOLA Adelaide SA
  • Besk, West Leederville WA
  • Bitter Phew, Darlinghurst NSW
  • The Franklin Hotel, Adelaide SA
  • Petition Beer, Perth WA
  • The Scratch Bar, Milton QLD
  • The Union Hotel, Newtown NSW
  • Beermash, Collingwood VIC
  • House of Brews, Surfers Paradise QLD
  • Grape & Grain Liquor Cellars, Moorabbin QLD
  • Pirate Life, South Melbourne VIC
  • The Servo Taphouse, Cowaramup WA

Brewpub of the Year

  • Gage Roads Freo Brewery, Fremantle WA
  • Beerfarm, Metricup WA
  • The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Thebarton SA
  • Felons Brewing Co, Brisbane QLD
  • Chuck & Son’s Brewing, St Peters NSW
  • Village: Wildflower Brewing x Mountain Culture, Marrickville NSW
  • BentSpoke Brewing Co, Canberra ACT
  • Bridge Road Brewers, Beechworth VIC
  • The Grifter Brewing Co, Marrickville NSW
  • Fox Friday Craft Brewery, Richmond VIC
  • Working Title Brew Co, Newstead QLD
  • 4 Pines Brewery Truck Bar, Brookvale NSW
  • Brewmanity Brewery & Rooftop, South Melbourne VIC
  • Bodriggy Brewing Company, Abbotsford VIC
  • Little Green Men Brewing Co, Deloraine TAS
  • Molly Rose Brewing, Collingwood VIC

Brewer of the Year

  • Topher Boehm, Wildflower Brewing & Blending
  • Steve Wearing, King Road Brewing Co
  • Callum Reeves, KAIJU!
  • Nick Calder-Scholes, One Drop Brewing Co
  • Jon Seltin, Brick Lane Brewing Co
  • Lewis Maschmedt, Pirate Life Brewing
  • Matt Wilson, Seven Mile Brewing Co
  • Ryan Allen, Margaret River Beer Co
  • Caolan Vaughan, Stone & Wood
  • Ross Terlick, Rocky Ridge Brewing Co
  • Scott Hargrave, Balter Brewing Company
  • Damien Martin, Dangerous Ales
  • Justin Corbitt, Fox Friday Craft Brewery
  • Andrew Tweddell, 4 Pines Brewing Company
  • Steve Brockman, Brightstar Brewing
  • Nic Sandery, Molly Rose Brewing
  • Kevin Tewierik, Moondog Brewery
  • Tom Champion, Felons Brewing Co

Lifetime Achievement: To be revealed on the night

Purchase your tickets for the 2024 Beer & Brewer Awards now and join us for this fantastic night celebrating Australia’s vibrant craft beer industry.

Deborah Jackson

Deb joined Intermedia in 2015 as Editor of National Liquor News and Deputy Editor of The Shout. Since then, she has also worked as the Editor of Beer & Brewer and the New Zealand title, World of Wine....

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