BlackFont Brewhouse is a small operation based in Marrickville. BlackFont Brewhouse brew and operate out of a small building not far from Sydenham station. The name comes from the old printing…
Breweries
Sydney is incredible for its density of top quality breweries. More are opening all the time. From national brands to brewpubs, cuckoo brewers and nano-breweries, the diversity of producers is endlessly fascinating. They are what makes beer in Sydney truly great.
We arguably have the nation’s beer capital in Marrickville. The surrounding inner west suburbs and the northern beaches are not far behind. Then there’s the western suburbs and Sydney’s south which are making headway in producing beer that rivals anywhere else in the country.
While this will never be comprehensive, it will feature some of the best and most interesting Sydney breweries from the city’s fast-growing beer scene.
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Merchant Brewing Co
October 8, 2015Merchant Brewing Co. are an exciting up and coming brewery from Sydney. Josh, Dan and Glenn are still young guys but they’re demonstrating extraordinary brewing chops and knowledge. Now they’re…
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Australian Brewery
August 30, 2015In the truly global world of craft beer, one could describe beer from your home country as being local. That’s certainly the approach of Australian Brewery. As the name suggests,…
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Wayward Brewing
August 30, 2015Gypsy brewers for so long, Wayward Brewing now have a home in Camperdown. Before putting down roots in the Inner West, Peter Philip had brewed in a number of different Sydney…
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Batch Brewing Co.
August 11, 2015The premise is obvious right? They brew small batches of great craft beer. That said, you’ll still find some reliable regular brews such as their American Pale Ale. People often…
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Blackhorse Brewhouse
August 11, 2015Blackhorse Brewhouse stopped operating in 2016. Blackhorse Brewhouse is the brewing arm of restaurant Blackrock Brasserie. Discovering a range of elegant and refined beers in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire might be surprising…
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Redoak Brewery
August 11, 2015Redoak opened in 2004 with a focus on well made craft ales. A number of international awards are proof that they’ve done that. It’s not an unusual story, a beer…
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Nomad Brewing Co
August 11, 2015It started with an Aussie-Italian love affair. Aussie importers of Italian wine and beer hatched a plan with an Italian brewer and Nomad Brewing was born. Of course, there was…
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The Grifter Brewing Co
August 11, 2015Within the Sydney craft beer scene, there’s a sub-culture – gypsy brewers. Some of these, like The Grifter Brewing Co, are starting to put down roots. The Grifter Brewing Company started out…
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Shenanigans Brewing Company
August 11, 2015It’s a story which is familiar around the beer world – not just in Australia – home brewing mates who decide to take a leap of faith and go pro. And…
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Modus Operandi
August 11, 2015Beer lovers travel to the USA, get inspired and open a brewery. Okay, it’s not the most original story but it happens again and again for a reason. And aren’t…
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Lord Nelson Brewery
August 10, 2015One of Sydney’s original breweries, Lord Nelson retains the British influence which has carried them this far. The hotel in The Rocks where they’re based is the oldest continually licensed…
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Rocks Brewing
August 10, 2015They’re proud of their convict heritage, Rocks Brewing – that’s what inspired the name. However, they take more pride in being a truly modern Australian brewery. Rocks are now a…
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4 Pines
August 10, 2015A stalwart of the Sydney beer scene, 4 Pines were long considered one of Australia’s big boys. Now they definitely are. They’re certainly big in the craft world. In terms…
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Doctor’s Orders Brewing
August 10, 2015Inspiration. That’s what’s behind Doctor’s Orders Brewing. And it comes in its purest form – great beer. Doctor’s Orders Brewing is a gypsy brewery who have brewed around Sydney at Rocks…
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Akasha Brewing
August 10, 2015Akasha are a first in the Sydney beer scene. A startup brewery with instant attention on them. Some might call it pressure but Head Brewer, Dave Padden, is sure to…
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Young Henrys
August 10, 2015Newtown’s own and an epicentre for craft beer in Sydney, Young Henrys are big into the community scene. They’re unabashed and unashamed about being what they are – slightly hipster, kinda rock…
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