The Lord Nelson provided visitors with a unique experience for Sydney Craft Beer Week 2016. Coincidentally, 2016 also marked the Lord’s 175th birthday. The sandstone venue claims the title as the longest continually-licensed hotel in Sydney. Its current owner, Blair Hayden,…
When the event title has a curse word in it, you know you’re going to be in for a good time. As part of Sydney Craft Beer Week, Stone Dog Meadery presented ‘Mead what the F*** is Mead‘. Great question:…
Try drinking beer straight out of a bottle or from a regular pub glass. Then try drinking it out of a quality German-made Spiegelau glass. The difference is so astonishing you can hardly believe it. ‘It’s witchcraft!’ exclaimed Miro Bellini, who was helping…
We are halfway through Sydney’s Craft Beer Week, which gives us a great excuse to be at a big dinner midweek. The Brewer’s Feast, hosted by the Rocks Brewing Co., is fast becoming a tradition for craft beer enthusiasts. The event was…
Beer, food, and trivia makes for a winning combination at The Local Taphouse. Their Ale Stars event started in 2008 with approximately ten people around a table enjoying a casual chat about beer. During Sydney Craft Beer Week, over 100 craft…
The Sydney Craft Beer Week is chock-full of events. I was lucky enough to attend a four-course degustation at the brand-spanking new Lotus Restaurant at the Galeries. We were greeted by Josh Scott, the founder of Moa Brewing, who handed us…
During Sydney Craft Beer Week, it’s acceptable — nay, encouraged — to be drinking at at bar at 9pm on a Sunday night. How could you not want to be out when there are events like Bucket Boys‘ ‘Beer Through the Ages:…
The Sydney Craft Beer Week program is enough to make a Melburnian like me jealous with envy. Having just missed out on the launch party on my weekend visit to Sydney, I was tasked with a lunchtime event. Other then…
Sydney Craft Beer Week 2016 kicked off with the sold-out Opening Gala at Giant Dwarf in Redfern. For $30, punters could access the main hall, which was jam-packed with craft beer and cider producers from around the country. Handed a pot-sized glass…
This October 21st to 30th, Sydney will be treated to more than 100 events across eight days as over 75 of Sydney’s best pubs, bars, and breweries celebrate all that there is to craft beer. It’s all in service of…