With great beers and food, fam-friendly venues and festive vibes, our breweries are the perfect place to visit during the holiday break – whether you’re catching up with friends, or got relos in town and want to show them around.
Many breweries are open most days around Christmas and New Year’s Eve, but check the list below (listed in alphabetical order) to see what your favourites are doing. Please note: Young Henrys are still to come.
Christmas Eve: Batch, Future, Hawke’s, Philter, Pickled Monkey, The Grifter, Wayward, White Bay (takeaways only), Willie The Boatman
Christmas: None – crack some Trail tinnies at home!
Boxing Day: Brickworks, Chuck and Son’s, Future, Pickled Monkey
New Year’s Eve: Batch (10-6pm), Hawke’s (12-10pm), Mixtape 1pm-5pm (takeaways only), Philter (12-8pm), Pickled Monkey (11am-10pm), Sauce (11:30am-late), The Grifter (4-8pm), Wayward (12-7pm)
New Year’s Day: Pickled Monkey, Sauce
From all of us on the Ale Trail, have a lovely, safe and fun festive holiday break. And if you’re working through, we hope you get your own holiday break soon!
Xmas Eve: 10-8pm
Xmas Day & Boxing Day: Closed
Friday Dec 27: 10am-9pm
Saturday Dec 28 & Sunday Dec 29 10am-8pm
Mon Dec 30: 12-8pm
NYE: 10am-6pm
NYD: Closed
Thu Jan 2: Trading as normal
Xmas Eve & Xmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day to Sun Dec 29: Trading as normal
Mon Dec 30, NYE & NYD: Closed
Thu Jan 2: Trading as normal
Xmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 12-10pm
Fri Dec 27 & Sat Dec 28: 12-10pm
Sun Dec 29: 12-8pm
Mon Dec 30 to Wed Jan 8: Closed
Xmas Eve: 12-8pm
Xmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: 12-8pm
Fri Dec 27 & Sat Dec 28: 12-9pm
Sun Dec 29: 12-8pm
Mon Dec 30: Closed
NYE & NYD: Closed
Thu Jan 2: Trading as normal
Xmas Eve: 12-9pm
Xmas Day & Boxing Day: Closed
Fri Dec 27 – Mon Dec 30: Open as normal
NYE: 12-10pm
NYD: Closed
Thu Jan 2: Trading as normal
Xmas Day to Wed Jan 1: Closed
Thu Jan 2: Trading as normal
Sun Dec 22 to Fri Jan 9: Closed
Mon Dec 23 to Thu Dec 26: Closed
Fri Dec 27 to Sun Dec 29: Open as normal
Mon Dec 30: Closed
NYE: 1pm-5pm (takeaways only)
NYD & Thu Jan 2: Closed
Fri Jan 3: Trading as normal
Mon Dec 23: 12-10pm
Xmas Eve: 12pm-8pm
Xmas Day & Boxing Day: Closed
Fri Dec 27 & Sat Dec 28: 12pm- 12am
Sun Dec 29: 12pm – 8pm
Mon Dec 30: 12pm-8pm
NYE: 12pm-8pm
NYD: Closed
Thu Jan 2: Trading as normal
Xmas Day: Closed
Open every other day
Xmas Day & Boxing Day: Closed
Thu Dec 27 to Jan 5: 11:30am-late (including NYE and NYD)
Xmas Eve: 4-8pm
Xmas Day & Boxing Day: Closed
Fri Dec 27: 4-11pm
Sat Dec 28: 12-11pm
Sun Dec 29: 12-9pm
Mon Dec 30: 12-7pm (takeaways only)
Tues Dec 31: 4-8pm
Wed Jan 1: Closed
Thu Jan 2: Trading as normal
Mon Dec 23: 12pm-10pm
Xmas Eve: 12pm-7pm
Xmas Day & Boxing Day: Closed
Fri Dec 27 to Sun Dec 29: Open as normal
Mon Dec 30: 12pm-10pm
NYE: 12pm-7pm
NYD: Closed
Thu Jan 2: Trading as normal
Mon Dec 23 to Wed Jan 1: Closed
Xmas Eve: 12pm-4pm (takeaways only)
Xmas Day & Boxing Day: Closed
Fri Dec 27 to Sat Dec 28: 12pm-10pm
Sun Dec 29: 12-8pm
Mon Dec 30 to NYD: Closed
Thu Jan 2: Trading as normal
Mon Dec 23: 12pm-8pm
Xmas Eve: 12pm-6pm
Xmas Day to Fri Dec 27: Closed
Sat Dec 28 to Sun Dec 29: Open as normal
Mon Dec 30: Closed
NYE & NYD: Closed
Thu Jan 2: Normal hours resume
Xmas Eve to Boxing Day: Closed
Friday Dec 27 to Monday Dec 30 12-7pm
NYE & NYD: Closed
Thu Jan 2: Normal hours resume