List of breweries in Australia

Beer production in Australia is traditionally dominated by a few major brewing companies, the Foster's Group, Lion Nathan and Coopers Brewery. Foster's Group, since December 2011, is a subsidiary of British multinational SABMiller (the second largest international brewing company). Lion Nathan, since October 2009, is a subsidiary of Japanese brewer, Kirin Holdings Company Limited (the ninth largest international brewing company in the world). These two companies account for 89% of beer volume sales in 2011, with Foster's market share at 48% (declining from a 55% market share in 2006) and Lion Nathan at 41% (increasing from 37%). Coopers is the largest Australian owned brewing company, with a market share of about 4% of total beer volume sales in Australia.

In May 2012 the dominant Australian produced beers were XXXX Gold, which accounted for 12.4% of all beer consumed in Australia, VB, with 12.3%, Carlton Draught 9.3%, Tooheys New 7.1%, Tooheys Extra Dry 4.4% and Carlton Mid 3.8%.

Beer consumption has steadily declined over twenty years, while wine consumption has increased. The Federal Government maintains a heavy tax on beer since it is produced by "faceless" corporations. Wine is produced by local "farmers" and is thus exempt from the tax. A 9 liter carton of 4.5% ABV beer is typically available for $45AUD, while a 5 liter wine cask, of 12% ABV, may be bought for less than $12AUD.

Major breweries

Name	Owned By	Location	Established	Main Beers
Carlton and United Breweries	Foster's Group	Abbotsford, Victoria (Melbourne) and Yatala, Queensland (Gold Coast)	1907	VB, Crown Lager, Carlton Draught, Pure Blonde and Reschs Pilsener
Cascade Brewery	Foster's Group	Hobart, Tasmania	1824	Cascade Premium Lager, Cascade Light, Mercury Cider
Castlemaine Perkins	Lion Nathan	Brisbane, Queensland	1878	XXXX Bitter, XXXX Gold, XXXX Light, XXXX Summer Bright Lager
Coopers Brewery	The Cooper Family (majority shareholders)	Regency Park, South Australia (Adelaide)	1862	Sparkling Ale, Original Pale Ale, Best Extra Stout, Dark Ale, Mild Ale
J. Boag & Sons (orig. as Esk Brewery)	Lion Nathan	Launceston, Tasmania	1883 (1881)	James Boag's Premium, Boag's Draught
South Australian Brewing Company	Lion Nathan	Thebarton, South Australia (Adelaide)	1859	West End Draught, Southwark Bitter
Swan Brewery	Lion Nathan	Canning Vale, Western Australia originally Perth, Western Australia	1837	Swan and Emu
Tooheys	Lion Nathan	Lidcombe, New South Wales (Sydney)	1869	Tooheys New, Tooheys Pils, Tooheys White Stag, Tooheys Extra Dry Platinum, Tooheys Old, Tooheys Extra Dry, Hahn Premium, Hahn Super Dry, Hahn Super Dry 3.5, Hahn Premium Light, Hahn White, Hahn Harvest

Microbreweries

A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern brewery which produces a limited amount of beer, usually with an orientation toward distinctive and flavorful products. The maximum amount of beer a brewery can produce and still be classed as a microbrewery varies by region and by authority, though is usually around 15,000 barrels (18,000 hectolitres/ 475,000 US gallons) a year.

The following is a list of notable microbreweries in Australia, listed alphabetically.

Name	Location	Established	Notes
Bluetongue Brewery	Warnervale, New South Wales	2003	Produce Bluetongue and Bondi Blonde beer brands. In 2007 the brewer was sold to Pacific Beverages, which is now a subsidiary of SABMiller
Bootleg Brewery	Margaret River, Western Australia	1994
Burleigh Brewing Company	Burleigh Heads, Queensland	2006
Colonial Brewing Company	Margaret River, Western Australia	2004
Copper Coast Wines	Moonta Bay, South Australia	2005	Maker of Swanky Beer—exclusive supplier to the Copper Coast Kernewek Loewender Cornish Festival
Feral Brewing Company	Baskerville, Western Australia	2005
Gage Roads Brewing Company	Palmyra, Western Australia	2005	One of Australia's largest independently owned craft breweries, although in 2009 Woolworths Limited acquired a 25% stake in the company.
Holgate Brewhouse	Woodend, Victoria	2002
Little Creatures Brewery	Fremantle, Western Australia	2000	The brewery owned by Little World Beverages, a subsidiary of Lion Nathan, which is a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings Company Limited.
Lobethal Bierhaus	Lobethal, South Australia	2007
Malt Shovel Brewery	Sydney, New South Wales	1998	Owned and operated by Lion Nathan
Matilda Bay Brewing Company	Dandenong South, Victoria	1984	In 1990 was purchased by Carlton and United Breweries, which is now a subsidiary of British multinational SABMiller.
Moo Brew	Tasmania, Australia
Mountain Goat Beer	Richmond, Victoria	1996
Nail Brewing	Bassendean, Western Australia	2000
Skinny Blonde	Sydney, New South Wales	2009	Controversial label
St Arnou	Sydney, New South Wales	2001