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Sip and Savour: A Journey through Ipswich's Best Breweries and Distilleries

Whether you're a beer enthusiast or spirits connoisseur, enjoy unique flavours and innovative brewing techniques on this journey through Ipswich's breweries and distilleries.

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Ballistic Springfield

Ballistic Springfield
Ballistic Springfield

Looking for a glass of your kinda beer in Springfield?

Ballistic Springfield Brewery has an 800 litre brewery set up and 20 dedicated taps. Each serving a wide range of craft beer styles and limited edition brews.

Their kitchen serves what they reckon is the best beer food in Brisbane. Check out their menu of all your favourites that pair perfectly with a cold one.

This is a family-friendly venue. Children are welcome and so are your furry ones (on a leash of course). There’s also live music every weekend.

Go visit them for a guaranteed great time.

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Imbibis Craft Distillery

Imbibis Craft Distillery
Imbibis Craft Distillery

At Imbibis, their award winning gins and brandy are inspired by the Sunshine State’s flora and flavours, and its vibrant, diverse landscapes. It’s the best of Queensland in a bottle.

Imbibis craft distillery is the result of an award winning Queensland winemaker fulfilling his dream of crafting bespoke artisan spirits from Queensland produce. Their distiller wanted to translate his love of Queensland wine, gin and brandy into something tangible and as a result Imbibis was born. They are gaining a reputation for being one of Australia’s finest producers of gin and brandy.

Their philosophy is to make award winning spirits with integrity. They use the highest quality local products, respecting nature and our resources, to guarantee a memorable drinking experience.

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Prince Alfred Hotel

Prince Alfred Hotel
Prince Alfred Hotel

The Prince Alfred is more than just a pub. They are made up of Tap’d Bar, Char’d Restaurant, Plantations Coffee Shop, a premium gaming room, and Harry Brown’s Liquor Store.

Tap’d Bar is the largest bar in the Southern Hemisphere, boasting nearly 100 beers and ciders on tap, including a range of craft beers.

Their eatery, Char’d Restaurant, is one of the premier pub restaurants in Ipswich, offering not only amazing food and wine but also a gorgeous setting for Ipswich residents to relax and unwind.

Plantations Restaurant is a café with top quality coffee and a full café-style menu, including pizzas, seafood, pastas and a variety of sweet treats.

4.

Stony Creek Brewing at the old Pumpyard

Stony Creek Brewing at the old Pumpyard
Stony Creek Brewing at the old Pumpyard

88 Limestone or “Pumpyard” as it was known as in the last half of the 1800’s, was Ipswich’s first source of water.

The brewery site now has a new brand over the doorway and a new line-up of delicious beers on offer - thanks to new owners Stony Creek Brewing Co.

Stony Creek sprang to life in 2020 when Jack Anderson began brewing with his father at their Townson property in the Lockyer’s Mulgowie Valley.

Jack’s parents, Deryk and Karen, had spent a few years in Roanoake, Virginia in the US, an area liberally sprinkled with small breweries.

Meanwhile Jack developed a fascination for the science involved in the beer making process and is currently completing a Diploma of Brew Science with the Institute of Brewing in London.

The beer began flowing and when the opportunity came along to take on the brewery site in Ipswich the family jumped at it.

They look forward to introducing their diverse range of beers, all made on site – including a Mulgowie Mud oatmeal stout, an IPA, lager and a Raspberry Donut Sour – as well as regular Friday night entertainment and a smashing menu.