Josh Donohue of Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Tours has been helping people explore the Sunny Coast beer scene since 2016. Having built this business (and its sister operation, Creative Tours) around the food and drink experiences the Sunshine Coast has to offer, Josh has had front row seats for the explosion of the brewery scene. Well placed to watch the growth of the industry is Josh Donohoe, owner of Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Tours. The Sunshine Coast’s tourism board even launched the campaign "Australia’s Craft Beer Capital" since the region is home to more craft breweries per capita than any other in the country. It’s a madhouse, in the best possible way. So I’m going to play it safe and say: at least 20. You know how many there are today? Well, they’re popping up so quickly that whatever number I write will probably be out of date by the time you read this. (Sunshine Coast Brewery, for those playing at home.) You know how many breweries there were on the Sunshine Coast in 2015? One. That said, it’s taken its sweet time getting here. What better situation is there for drinking beer than sitting in the sunshine? In more recent years, the region has become known for its beer, which is fitting considering the place literally has "sunshine" in its name. It’s a sprawling region that includes hinterland towns and rainforests, cities and farms, the wildlife conservation efforts of Australia Zoo, the theme park rides of Aussie World, and the absurdness of The Big Pineapple (which has a high ropes course and onsite Wildlife HQ Zoo, because why not?). And for good reason: the 60 kilometre stretch of golden coastline reaches from Caloundra to Noosa, and is picturesque and damn fine for beach lovers of all kinds, whether you’re a sunrise surfer or an afternoon sunbather.īut the Sunshine Coast is more than its beaches. When you hear "Sunshine Coast", you understandably think "beaches". Then, in the final instalment, we’ll check out some of the best bars and bottleshops that call the Sunny Coast home. Moving from south to north, we’ll look at the breweries inhabiting the lower half of the coast (from Caloundra up to Nambour) in part one, before heading to the rest of the breweries (from Coolum to Cooran) in part two.
Since the Sunshine Coast covers such a huge area and really is quite the good beer hotspot these days, we’ve split this guide – less Crafty Crawl, more Crafty Sprawl – into a three-parter.
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