Brisbane Breweries and Microbreweries

A tradition for more than 130 years, XXXX is the quintessential Queensland beer. Tour the XXXX Alehouse Brewery and get a behind the scenes look at the brewing process. Learn just where the name XXXX came from.

See the inner workings of this heritage listed site as you stroll its corridors, learning about the raw ingredients and the brewing process.

Marvel at the Southern Hemisphere's biggest single packaging line and get close to the action as thousands of beer bottles fly by. Learn how to pour that perfect beer before relaxing in the Alehouse bar and enjoying a cold one at its freshest, straight from the brewery!

Visit the establishment that is The Breakfast Creek Hotel, Brisbane's most famous watering hole. Constructed in French Renaissance style, the hotel was built in 1889 by the former Lord Mayor of Brisbane, William MacNaughton Galloway, whose initials remain on the front facade.

Galloway remained at the hotel until his death in 1895 when he fell, drunk, out of a second storey window. Legend has it that his ghost still haunts the establishment.

In 1992 the historic building was entered into the Queensland Heritage Register. It remains one of the very few pubs in Australia to still serve beer 'off the wood' or out of wooden kegs; most others have moved to the more modern steel kegs.

Don't leave without trying one of the hotel's famous steaks. The 'Breakky Creek Experience' involves selecting your own superbly tender, aged fillet from the chilled cabinet and having it char grilled in front of you, in the open kitchen. The steaks are served with an Idaho potato, bacon sauce, coleslaw, slices of tomato and a bread roll - the perfect beer accompaniment.

Since 1993, Carlton has been brewing at Yatala, creating its much loved beers. VB, Foster's Lager, Carlton Draught and Pure Blonde are all brewed right here. This brewery is the equal largest in all of Australasia.

Experience a guided tour and see first hand the state-of-the-art brewing and packaging technology in action. Watch the whole process take place, from the raw ingredients to brewing, bottling and distribution. At the end of the tour sit back, relax and enjoy a light lunch and a cold beer in the new Brewhouse Bar and Beer Garden.