Balter Brewing Taproom, Currumbin Waters: Hours, Tours, Kids and Dogs

Balter Brewing is a Gold Coast craft brewery at 14 Traders Way, Currumbin Waters, with a taproom, a beer garden, rotating food trucks and a brewery tour. It is open from Wednesday to Sunday, with live music on weekends.

Balter was founded in 2016 by a group of investors that included the surfers Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Josh Kerr and Bede Durbidge. Carlton and United Breweries bought the company in 2019.

Balter Taproom opening hours

The taproom opens at these times:

• Wednesday: 3 pm to 8 pm (trivia starts at 6:30 pm)
• Thursday: 3 pm to 8 pm
• Friday: 3 pm to 9 pm
• Saturday: 12 pm to 9 pm (live music from 3 pm)
• Sunday: 12 pm to 7 pm
• Monday and Tuesday: closed

Hours can change, so check the Balter Taproom page before you go.

What you can drink and eat

The taproom pours a rotating range of fresh, limited-release beers, along with a gin fizz, a margarita and non-alcoholic options. Balter’s beer range includes an XPA, an IPA, a Hazy, an Eazy Hazy, a Cerveza, Captain Sensible, a Light Pale Ale and a Black Lager.

There is no kitchen menu. Food comes from rotating food trucks, which operate on every trading day, and the What’s On page lists the current schedule.

The space, live music and events

The original warehouse-style taproom now neighbours a sun-drenched beer garden and an upper mezzanine bar, with plenty of taps and nooks to settle into. There is also a merch store stocked with beery gifts.

Live music plays on weekends, and Wednesday has trivia. Other events are listed under What’s On on the Balter site.

Brewery tours and Beer School

The brewery tour runs for 90 minutes and costs $30 a person. It includes a guided behind-the-scenes walk through the brewery, the story of Balter, an overview of how the beer is brewed, a can to drink during the tour and a schooner in the taproom afterwards. Tours run for up to 12 people, and there are several sessions a week, so check the booking page for days and times. Private tours are available for corporate groups and larger groups.

Balter also offers a private Beer School alongside private tours. Gift cards are sold at the taproom and can be used for tours, Beer School or a bar tab, but not for food or merchandise.

Kids and dogs at Balter

Children are welcome, but they must stay with their adults at all times. The taproom asks that kids do not play in the car park or alleyway, run indoors, or climb trees or displays in the merch store.

Dogs are not allowed inside because of the brewery’s production licence and council rules. There is a shaded pole by the front door where you can tie a dog up and give it water.

Bookings and groups

You can book online for groups of 6 or more from Sunday to Thursday, and 10 or more on Friday and Saturday. Tables are kept open for walk-ins, and smaller groups have seating available. The upper mezzanine is the main function space. Events run on a minimum spend rather than a hire fee, and the deposit counts toward the bar tab.

Planning your visit

• How long: an hour or two for a drink and a food truck meal; add 90 minutes for the brewery tour.
• Best time: Saturday afternoon for live music from 3 pm, or Wednesday evening for trivia.
• Cost: tours are $30 a person; drinks and food truck meals are priced on the day.
• Contact: (07) 5525 6916 or [email protected] for functions.

Getting there

Balter is at 14 Traders Way, Currumbin Waters, about 96 km from Brisbane CBD, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes by car without traffic. The taproom page does not mention parking or public transport, so look up the nearest bus stop on the Translink journey planner if you are not driving.

It is close to the beaches and creeks of the southern Gold Coast, so it combines well with a swim or a wildlife visit earlier in the day.

Nearby

• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary – tickets, shows and parking.
• Currumbin Rock Pools – creek swimming in the hinterland.
• Currumbin Beach – swimming, Elephant Rock and parking.
• Tallebudgera Creek – swimming, parks and paddling.
• Burleigh Brewing Taphouse – another Gold Coast brewery to compare.
• More breweries and distilleries and more Gold Coast places

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