Brewery: Five Barrel Brewing in Wollongong, NSW Style: Sour ABV: 4% IBUs: 5 Rate Beer: No Rating Yet Pour: Light orange juice in colour with no head on pour Like a sour cordial, this is a mouth watering beer. Fruity, tart, yet easy drinking and refreshing. This is next level lawnmower beer material. Continue reading Five Barrel Brewing – Tropical Sour
Brewery: Five Barrel Brewing in Wollongong, NSW Style: IPA ABV: 7% IBUs: 50 Rate Beer: No Rating Yet Pour: Nice clear golden colour with small head. Nice example of an American IPA. West Coast hop profile with a strong malt base. Little piney and stone fruit in flavour. Could easily knock back a couple of schooners of this beer on a Sunday arvo watching the footy. Continue reading Five Barrel Brewing – American IPA
This is a good one to take off early from work on a Friday afternoon and hit up Glebe and Annadale just outside the CBD. Continue reading Glebe-Annandale Craft Beer crawl 3.1km (40min walk)
Sweet, citrus flavours with hints of mandarin, tangerine and orange Continue reading Endeavour Brewing – Citrus Pale Ale
Good craft beer bar under the Novotel which has about a dozen taps of rotating craft beer and 4 taps of permanent craft beers. Continue reading Pumphouse in Darling Harbour
Small hoppy pale that is thin on body but nonetheless enjoyable. Continue reading Five Barrel Brewing – Pale Ale
Nothing on the nose. First mouthful is crisp and refreshing but not much in the way of malt or hop flavours. Continue reading Ben Buckley Brewing – Beach Beer Bondi
Nothing like a beer, food and wine fair being held at your local on a perfect summer Sunday afternoon. With a great line up of local breweries, wineries and distilleries filling the car park of the TBH, it was a good day to sample some quality ales from my new home region. Continue reading Towradgi Beach Hotel Beer Food and Wine Fair
