Within 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…
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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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 were something of a first in the Sydney beer scene. A startup brewery with instant attention on them. Some might have called it pressure but Dave Padden and the…
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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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