A great day out with mates

Welcome to Behind the Barrel Byron Bay! Join us in uncovering some of the best craft beer and spirits in the Northern Rivers. We’ll take you behind the scenes at some of the best breweries and distilleries our beautiful area has to offer. From Byron Bay Brewery tours in the bustling centre of town to a Stone and Wood brewery tour in the trendy Arts & Industry Estate, you’ll get a taste (literally) of our little slice of the craft beer and spirits industry. It’s not just about the beer and spirits though. You’ll get a chance to see some of the hidden gems of the lush natural landscape of the Northern Rivers inbetween locations.

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A great day out with mates

Welcome to Behind the Barrel Byron Bay! Join us in uncovering some of the best craft beer and spirits in the Northern Rivers. We’ll take you behind the scenes at some of the best breweries and distilleries our beautiful area has to offer.

From Byron Bay Brewery tours in the bustling centre of town to a Stone and Wood brewery tour in the trendy Arts & Industry Estate, you’ll get a taste (literally) of our little slice of the craft beer and spirits industry. It’s not just about the beer and spirits though. You’ll get a chance to see some of the hidden gems of the lush natural landscape of the Northern Rivers inbetween locations.

Book a tour

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What we offer

There are numerous different tours offered to suit everyone’s needs. Whether you want a full day experience, or only have the arvo off, we’ve got you covered. On all of our tours, you’ll get the chance to meet the local artisan brewers and distillers that craft the delicious beverages you will get to try.

These artisans truly love what they do and whether you’re an amateur home distiller, passionate beer brewer or just have a curiosity for how the process works, there isn’t a better group of people to learn from.

Our tours have a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 13 guests. Touring solo? No worries, your booking will be confirmed once we have filled 2 seats on the tour. Get in touch for more information on larger group sizes.

Full Barrel Tour

All day – 6 hrs

Arvo Session

Half day – 4 hrs

Custom tours & gifts

As long as you want

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Beer

Beer has always been around. But its little brother – craft beer – has started to show his true colours on an international scale. The Northern Rivers craft beer scene has really begun to carve a unique piece of the industry and it’s our pleasure to share that with you.

Spirits

When it comes to spirits, gin is king of the spirit world at the moment and gin tours in Byron Bay offer something extra special. All the distilleries we visit use native Australian ingredients to make a truly unique blend of flavours that stay true to gin yet highlight the best of Aussie produce.

All our tours include a wide range of samples of the latest beer/spirits being produced at each location. We are constantly adapting and changing our tours to make them better for everyone, so get in touch if you have any suggestions and stay up to date with all the latest Behind the Barrel news.

Beer

Beer has always been around. But its little brother – craft beer – has started to show his true colours on an international scale. The Northern Rivers craft beer scene has really begun to carve a unique piece of the industry and it’s our pleasure to share that with you.

Spirits

When it comes to spirits, gin is king of the spirit world at the moment and gin tours in Byron Bay offer something extra special. All the distilleries we visit use native Australian ingredients to make a truly unique blend of flavours that stay true to gin yet highlight the best of Aussie produce.

All our tours include a wide range of samples of the latest beer/spirits being produced at each location. We are constantly adapting and changing our tours to make them better for everyone, so get in touch if you have any suggestions and stay up to date with all the latest Behind the Barrel news.

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Reviews:

Alex R

12/05/2021

Awesome 😎 I'm a solo traveler and had an amazing time and I had a blast thank you I had had a really great time Discovery theses brewery's

David M

06/05/2021

Great afternoon A great afternoon. Very knowledgeable and friendly host. Great value for money, definitely recommend.

Gdaymate55

24/04/2021

Under the Barrel 🙂 Interesting tour of 2 breweries and a distillery. Good knowledge of Industry. Kindly picked me up from Bangalow.

Michael W

23/04/2021

Brewery Tour Very enjoyable afternoon checking out the local breweries and distillery. Highly recommend Behind the Bar tours and will look forward to doing another one in the future!

Sophia S

22/04/2021

Spectacular afternoon One of the best tour we have been on! Awesome knowledge of the breweries and distilleries. Behind the Bar is highly recommended for a fun afternoon adventure!

Makaela S

15/04/2021

Best Thursday ever Was the best time! Lots of variety, Jarryd is good company, wouldn’t rush to get to the next place, would highly recommend

Ryan B

19/03/2021

Superb day on the Arvo tour We had a great time on the afternoon tour all 3 venues were great and our guide Rory was excellent, very knowledgeable of the area the venue and their products. Me and my girlfriend were the only ones on the tour so it was like a private tour and we loved it. A nice amount of time at each place and was nice chatting away with him throughout. The guy at lord Byron distillery was particularly good as his place is small and relatively new he talked us right through every product and answered all our questions. We even got a few bottles of rum and vodka as they were too good not to buy. We knew what to expect at at stone and wood as they are so big, nice selection of beers and cider unique to our tastes. Wandana is a cool little brewery with top notch beers and beautiful view. Definitely recommend the Arvo session if your in Byron. My girlfriend was pleasantly surprised as she really not a beer fan AT ALL haha.

Rebecca L

14/03/2021

Great tour exploring the Byron Beer scene We had a great time on the tour with Jared who was very knowledgeable and friendly. A must do in Byron as the beer and spirits scene gets even better.

Mike Lowry

11/03/2021

Good Drank and Informative I booked a tour through behind the barrel for my partners birthday and it was a great experience! We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and Jarryd was knowledgeable of all the beverages and knew how to show us a good time, especially with the 1%ers like letting us use the aux cord for the drive! Haha - definitely recommending to all our friends.