Unfortunately it’s slim pickings drinkers of Australian organic beers at the moment. Unless you happen to live nearĀ one of a handful of boutique brewers you’re pretty much limited to Mountain Goat’s Organic Steam Ale.
As Deena Shanker explains over at Grist, the organic ingredients don’t really change the taste to the benefit to the consumer is purely the knowledge that the ingredients were grown using more sustainable practices.
Thankfully it’s quite a different store with local organic wines.
Mountain Goat
- Organic beers: Steam Ale
- Availability: Widely stocked Australia wide.
Red Oak
- Range: Organic Pale Ale
- Availability: Sydney CBD restaurant and bar in addition to stocking by some of the major liquor retailers.
Gulf Brewery
- Range: Harvest Moon
- Availability: A small number of boutique outlets listed on their website.
Burragum Billi
- Range: Organic Lager
- Availability: It looks like this beer is no longer being produced but they get a mention for trying. I suspect they’ve shifted their focus to a gluten free beer.
Barossa Valley Brewing
- Another brewer that gets a mention for trying, they previously produced an organic pale ale.
- Their current range includes beers that are preservatives and chemical free.
Prickly Moses Organic Pilsner is very good.