Woolstore Brewery

Woolstore Brewery occupies an old woolstore on Margaret Street in Mount Gambier, brewing on site and pouring a rotating range that includes hazy styles and a tasting paddle for working through them. The owners run the room themselves, and the balcony seating looks out over the street end of town. It is a limited-hours operation: closed Monday to Wednesday, opening Thursday from 3pm, Friday from 3pm, and midday Saturday and Sunday.

Dogs inside and out

This is the strongest sourcing tier you will find: the brewery states on its own site that it is kid and dog friendly, and it serves spent grain dog biscuits, with well behaved dogs on leads welcome both inside and outside. That puts Woolstore ahead of most South Australian venues, where dog access stops at the beer garden. The practical read: a calm dog on a lead is fine at the bar tables, the balconies work for dogs that prefer their own space, and the spent grain biscuits mean the dog is expected rather than merely tolerated. Check the opening days before you go, since the Wednesday pint is not an option here.

Worth knowing

Margaret Street has street parking along the block, and the venue sits within walking distance of the Mount Gambier town centre, so a leash-on loop past the cave gardens and back works before an afternoon tasting paddle. Because the hours are short and weekend only through midday, plan the visit as an afternoon stop rather than a dinner reservation. The wider South Australian restaurant list and the Mount Gambier guide cover the rest of the region for dog friendly stops in town. The tasting paddle is the efficient way to work through the range on a first visit, and the balcony tables give a dog room to settle out of the walkway. Owner run service means policy questions get answered directly, so confirm the indoor tables on arrival rather than assuming the garden is the only option.