Perth’s best beer: our take on the city’s top breweries

CRAFT beer – two words that make us positively giddy with excitement.

‘Craft’, the activity of making things by hand, conjures images of artisans stooped over work benches, planing sumptuous beams of wood to be used in the construction of something beautiful.

‘Beer’ brings to mind long evenings of conversation, pocked with ribald jokes and spasms of laughter among the closest of friends – topped off with a kebab.

Perth’s beer scene has evolved a long way from the days of Swan Draught and Emu Export (the latter’s astonishing re-invention as the go-to brew of the hip set still astounds).

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A microbrewery is defined as one “which produces limited quantities of beer, typically for consumption on its own premises”.

We must make mention of the debt the craft brewing scene owes to Little Creatures, which set new standards in excellence for West Australian beer.

And the baton has been passed to a new generation, proudly keeping the craft beer spirit alive.

Here are our picks for the best drops around: