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Category: Wine, Gin & Beer ExperiencesLocation: WollongongListings: 3

Compare Wollongong Wine, Gin and Beer Experiences

Choosing a Tasting Experience

Wollongong's drinks experiences are run by the people making the product, and the three here sit in three different parts of the Illawarra – Bulli in the north, Mount Saint Thomas near the city, and Gerringong on the Kiama coast.

Resin Brewing works out of the restored 1887 Bulli Railway Guest House beside Bulli Station. Its guided tours are led by the brewer and finish with a tasting paddle of four house beers, for groups of four or more, from $35 per person. There's room for up to 200 guests across indoor areas, the heritage house and covered outdoor space, so a tour can roll into a much bigger gathering.

South Coast Distillery in Mount Saint Thomas leans into spirits. Its gin-making workshops have you design a recipe with a distiller and leave with 700mL of your own gin, and it also runs cocktail classes and guided Australian whisky tastings. Experiences start from $99 per person.

Stoic Brewing in Gerringong is family run, and you drink among the brewing vats. Group functions can add a brewery tour, a guided beer tasting, private paint and sip or trivia, using the courtyard, the upstairs mezzanine or the whole brewery with no venue hire fee.

Matching the venue to the group:

  • Beer lovers in a big crowd – Resin Brewing holds up to 200 guests
  • Something to take home – the distillery's 700mL bottle of your own gin
  • Mixed interests – Stoic's add-ons include paint and sip and trivia
  • Whisky drinkers – the distillery's guided tastings

All three host bucks parties and corporate events, as well as milestone birthdays.

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Brewery, distillery or both

  • Resin Brewing, Bulli – brewer-led tours ending with four house beers
  • South Coast Distillery, Mount Saint Thomas – gin-making, cocktails and whisky
  • Stoic Brewing, Gerringong – tours and tastings added to a group function

Hosting the after-party

  • Resin Brewing fits up to 200 guests across indoor, heritage house and covered outdoor areas
  • Stoic Brewing hires out the courtyard, the mezzanine or the entire brewery with no hire fee
  • The distillery bar takes self-catered functions on a minimum spend

Booking pointers

  • Resin's guided tours need at least four people
  • Distillery cocktail classes take up to 12, with private classes beyond that
  • Ask Stoic which add-ons can be combined for your function

Common Questions About Tasting Experiences

Can we do a brewery tour near Wollongong for a bucks party?

Yes. Resin Brewing at Bulli runs brewer-led tours with a four-beer tasting paddle, and Stoic Brewing in Gerringong can add a tour or guided tasting to a group function. Both list bucks parties among their occasions.

Where can we make our own gin in the Illawarra?

South Coast Distillery in Mount Saint Thomas runs gin-making workshops where you design a recipe with a distiller and leave with 700mL of your own gin.

What's included in Resin Brewing's tour?

A guided tour with the brewer that finishes with a tasting paddle of four house beers. Tours are for groups of four or more, from $35 per person.

Does Stoic Brewing charge a venue hire fee?

No. Groups can use the courtyard, the upstairs mezzanine or the whole brewery with no venue hire fee.

Which drinks venue can host a large party after the tasting?

Resin Brewing has room for up to 200 guests across its indoor areas, heritage house and covered outdoor space.

Is there a whisky tasting option around Wollongong?

South Coast Distillery runs guided Australian whisky tastings alongside its gin and cocktail experiences.