Batch Brewing

Marrickville, NSW

Marrickville institution and self-proclaimed first craft brewery on the strip, launched in 2013. Elsie the Milk Stout is a Sydney icon, the Trippy Hippy West Coast IPA has been their signature IPA for years, and a rotating program of sours and seasonals keeps the range interesting.

Bucketty's Brewing Co.

Brookvale, NSW

Northern Beaches brewery, bar, and live music venue in Brookvale. 15+ taps, dog-friendly, with bands most nights - a proper local that leans as much into community as it does into craft beer.

Grifter Brewing

Marrickville, NSW

Marrickville brewery with a range that now covers nearly every style - from extra light lager to oatmeal stout and watermelon pilsner. The Pale Ale remains the anchor, but there's something here for most tastes.

Hawke's Brewing

Marrickville, NSW

Named after Australia's beer-loving PM Bob Hawke, this Marrickville brewery focuses on accessible, well-crafted lagers and ales. Australia's best lager award in 2018 and multiple golds since - the reputation is earned.

Mountain Culture Beer Co.

Katoomba, NSW

Blue Mountains brewery with a reputation well beyond Katoomba. Their hazy IPAs and NEIPAs have won awards across Australia and earned a cult following - worth the trip up the mountain.

Mountain Culture Emu Plains

Emu Plains, NSW

Mountain Culture's original production brewery at the foothills of the Blue Mountains - 20 rotating taps poured straight from the source, with a beer garden overlooking the cellar and rotating food trucks every weekend.

Mountain Culture Redfern

Redfern, NSW

Mountain Culture's Sydney outpost in Redfern - craft beer meets unpretentious cocktail bar, a stumbling distance from both Waterloo Metro and Redfern Station. Full dining menu, live vinyl DJs on weekends.

Philter Brewing

Marrickville, NSW

Award-winning Marrickville brewery with one of Sydney's most diverse tap ranges. The XPA put them on the map and still headlines, but the full range spans West Coast IPAs, sours, stouts, and a draught brewed entirely with Australian hops.

Village Days Brewing Co.

Gladesville, NSW

Gladesville's neighbourhood taproom brewery - the postcode is literally in the name of their lager. Focused on fresh local ingredients and traditional methods, with a range that spans German-style lagers to wild sours and stouts.

Wildflower Brewing

Marrickville, NSW

Marrickville's wild fermentation specialists, using Australian botanicals and wild yeast to create farmhouse ales unlike anything else in Sydney. One of the most singular breweries in the country.

Young Henrys

Newtown, NSW

Newtown's neighbourhood brewery and a cultural landmark as much as a taproom. Their Natural Lager and Newtowner Pale Ale are two of Sydney's most poured beers - genuinely earned reputations.