The 9 Brisbane Drinks Tours That Earn Their Price

1.XXXX Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 345 reviews · from $29Our pick

Spend 90 minutes touring Brisbane’s XXXX Brewery with guides such as Paul, Ken, Josh, or Dan. See brewing and packaging areas, learn the brewery’s story, sample three beers, and finish at the bar. Weekday tours offer the best chance of seeing bottles moving on the line.

“Paul was our tour guide and he was fantastic! Very friendly and knowledgeable - he took his time to explain everything and so make the tour feel very personalised. Highly recommended if you are in Brisbane!”

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2.Deluxe Wine Tour to Tamborine Mountain, includes two course lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 175 reviews · from $236Top rated

Spend about eight hours exploring Tamborine Mountain with a guide such as Tash, Michael, Peter, or Nick. Visit three boutique wineries or a brewery, enjoy a two-course lunch, sample spirits at Tamborine Mountain Distillery, and stop for Scenic Rim views. Transport, tastings, water, and selected pickup are included.

“This was a decent day of eating and tasting wine but mostly not very memorable. The stop for tasting spirits was quite interesting and the venues were all in beautiful surroundings. Driver was quite friendly and I recall it was overall a good trip.”

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3.Brisbane: XXXX Beer Brewery Tour and Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 172 reviews · 1h 30m · from $29

Spend 90 minutes at Brisbane’s XXXX Brewery in Milton, tracing the brand’s 136-year story from raw ingredients to finished beer. Guides such as Ken, Zack, and Gilberto lead the walk through the heritage site, followed by fresh beer tastings. Bring photo ID and closed-toe shoes.

“What a wonderful tour, great value for money and very informative. Fantastic afternoon well spent.”

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4.Brisbane: Tamborine Wine & Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 100 reviews · 8 hours · from $134

Ride from Brisbane in a small air-conditioned Vino Bus group of up to 11. Visit two Tamborine wineries and Tamborine Mountain Distillery for guided tastings, then enjoy a lookout and free time on Gallery Walk. Lunch is at your own cost, and guides such as James, Marty, and Natasha have brought local stories and wine tips to past departures.

“James was a very kind guide. Thanks to him, my husband and I were able to have a happy time. It's a really, really recommended tour! I was not fluent in English. But he was kind. I really want to study English hard and talk more when I meet him next time. :) He was the best guide. And everyone I met on the tour was kind and sweet. Especially, lunch was the best meal. The husband picked the beef he had for lunch as the most delicious food he had in Australia. It was the most memorable day of my trip. 영어 투어라서 살짝 걱정했는데, 가이드 분께서 정말 친절하셨어요.…”

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5.Brisbane: Tamborine Mountain Local Winery Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 79 reviews · 6 hours · from $162

Travel from Brisbane to three family-run Tamborine Mountain wineries with an English-speaking guide, tasting boutique wines and enjoying a two-course lunch. Cedar Creek, Witches Falls, and Hampton Estate are the usual stops, though Monday and Tuesday may include St Bernards. Expect a small group, scenic views, and a long afternoon.

“I think most people who were picked up in Brisbane were a bit confused with the organisation of the tour. We were dropped off at Cedar Tree winery and split up with people who had booked on the hop on, hop off tour and the organised wine tour and went on to another bus. We all then rejoined with a different lot of people going back to Brisbane. The wineries were all different and of different qualities and some were organised and one wasn’t as we missed some of the wines we had supposed to have tasted. The food at Hampton was good. We also had an extra trip to…”

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6.Barefoot Luxury Mount Tamborine Winery Tour from Brisbane

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 72 reviews · from $235

Spend about eight hours exploring Mount Tamborine with a small group of up to 13 people. Your day includes guided wine tastings, a two-course lunch, boutique spirits, fudge, and Gallery Walk. Guides such as Boris, Scotty, Jaden, and Graham are warm and informative, though stops can vary.

“Cedar Creek Estate Winery was the perfect start. Informative lady showed us how to drink wine. Had no idea! Lunch was fabulous. Scenery beautiful. Driver, Scotty, didn't talk too much! Just enough. Lovely man.”

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7.Brisbane Brewery Full Day Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $149

Spend six hours tasting fresh beer at four Brisbane breweries with a local guide, lunch, and minicoach transport from central Brisbane or Fortitude Valley. Expect core beers, seasonal releases, brewery stories, and possible behind-the-scenes access, with stops subject to change.

“Made awesome friends. Learned a lot. Best way to get a dose of education while getting a very decent amount of beer!”

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8.Gold Coast Full Day Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · from $149

Spend about six hours visiting Lost Palms, Black Hops, Balter, and Burleigh Brewing with guide Matt Farrelly. You get beer tastings, lunch, brewery stories, and pickup and drop-off from selected Gold Coast meeting points. Brisbane visitors can reach Helensvale by direct train.

“Matt Farrell was a very knowledgeable and entertaining guide ! A superb bus tour around 4 breweries on the Gold Coast. A huge selection of beers throughout which were great on the palate for all of our team. Matt made the day great fun anRead more”

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9.Brisbane: Boutique Winery Tour with Gourmet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 42 reviews · 8 hours · from $211

Travel from Brisbane or Tamborine Mountain to family-run wineries, a two-course lunch, and Tamborine Mountain Distillery. Your English-speaking guide handles the driving, tastings, and local stories in an air-conditioned vehicle. Guides have included Michelle, Graham, and Anthony.

“Lovely day. 3 wineries was probably one too many, would have liked more time at Whitches.”

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