Coral Sea Brewing Company

Down a Cairns laneway off Bank Street, this 2016 brewery keeps things tight: five core beers built for the climate, including a rye-malt IPA at 6.5% and a Munich-style wheat with banana aromatics. The compact taproom pours seasonal runs alongside the flagships — a rum barrel-aged dark beer surfaces occasionally — and the Tropic Ale and Lager lines have since reached BWS and Dan Murphy's shelves across the region.