Hi Cairns, The Brewery bar will be open Friday May 19th 12 to 6pm (we have to shut at 6pm to accommodate the landlords birthday party!!…gotta look after the landlord!!!) Sat 20th May 12 to 10 pm, Sun 21st May 12 to 7pm. Food trucks here 4 t0 6pm Friday (Java Boy…lovely Indonesian) then SatRead more about Opening Night[…]
Read more Opening Night
About Us
Macalister Brewing Company, established 2017, is located at the base of the picturesque Macalister Range, 20 minutes North of Cairns, at Smithfield. We are a small microbrewery producing a range of craft beers by hand, for the love of beer! We brew fresh, unpasteurised, unfiltered, preservative free, naturally conditioned beers for the Cairns Region to enjoy.
Our brewery was born out of a passion for brewing tasty fresh beer that got a bit out of control! Our founder and brewer Rob has a degree in Chemistry and worked for many years as Plant Manager in the Chemical Industry. For the last 9 years, however, he has been teaching Chemistry at the local high school. A few local homebrew competition wins fuelled the obsession, followed by a state and a national category win. This then led to a 4 year Graduate Diploma in Brewing Science at Federation University, and then opening a brewery.