Australian Pubs?

[jpbl68]

I'm going to be travelling around Australia later this year. I've got a work visa so I'm hoping to find a few bar jobs whilst I'm out there.

I'm just wondering what Australian pubs are like. How do they differ to British pubs? Do they have pubs as we know them or is it all bars and clubs? Do they have real ale in Oz?

 

[alphacento]

Cooper real & Pale ales are pretty good. Not comparable to the typical British Ale but very enjoyable!

 

[Swift Pint]

I've heard that the Little Creatures brewery in Freemantle have an awesome waterfront pub restaurant, my mate was there a few years back but raved on about it. Little Creatures Pale Ale is a nice beer, would definately be a good beer to be sipping on a hot sunny Aussie day whilst sat next to the sea!

 

[alanywiseman.]

When I was down there I got some strange looks when I asked for a Pint of X! They all drink scooners which i think are between a pint and a half pint. As it turns out it can be a nice size as your drink doent get too hot in the sun :

 

[dennisking]

Sign up to the Aussie home brew site http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com
Decent bunch, sure they will help you out.

 

[jpbl68]

Sign up to the Aussie home brew site http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com
Decent bunch, sure they will help you out.

Thank you. I'll give them a try.

 

[critch]

http://www.ahcb.com.au/ german style micro in adelaide hills

and this next bit is shamelessly cut and pasted from jims........its author is a guy called goldstar

Definitely recommend AHB. There's quite a few of us that kick around in here too.

My 2c for Pubs in Sydney: -

The Rocks Area.

The Lord Nelson (Recommend)
Established 1841. Australia’s oldest pub brewery brewing 100% award winning natural ales.
www.lordnelsonbrewery.com/
19 Kent Street, The Rocks, NSW,Australia,2000
Telephone: (+612) 9251 4044

The Hero of Waterloo
Established 1843. A favourite drinking spot for the Garrison Troops of the Colonial days.
www.heroofwaterloo.com.au/
81 Lower Fort St, Millers Point (The Rocks)
Ph: 02 9252 4553

Harts Pub (Recommend - great way to try a lot of good quality micro Aussie beers)
Serving Australia's best Hand crafted beer, rotating through 12 taps.
http://www.hartspub.com/
Corner of Essex & Gloucester St, The Rocks, Sydney, Australia
Ph: 02 9251 6030

Darlinghurst / Surry Hills

The Taphouse (Recommend)
Influenced by 1920s European Tavern. A Sydney beer haven with 20 specialty Beers on Tap that are constantly changing.
122 Flinders Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010
Ph: 02 9360 0088

The Macquarie Hotel
www.macquariehotel.com/
42 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
Ph: (02) 8262 8888 Fax: (02) 8262 8899

In between the Rocks and Darlinghurst

Darling Harbour

The Pumphouse (Recommend)
Refurbished Pumphouse with a huge choice of Australian, International and specialty beers. Includes a database and view tasting notes for each beer.
http://www.pumphousebar.com.au/bar
17 Little Pier Street, Darling Harbour
Ph: (02) 8217 4100

Clarence Street

RedOak (Recommend - but I'll warn you it isn't cheap)
Redoak's beers are brewed 'true to style' and have no additives or preservatives
http://www.redoak.com.au/
201 Clarence Street Sydney
Ph: 02 9262 3303

Back End Of Paddington

The Lord Dudley
Australia's best known and popular English styled pub
www.lorddudley.com.au/
236 Jersey Rd, Woollahra, 2025 Sydney, NSW Australia
Ph: +61 02 9327 5399

If you are heading to Byron Bay you really should go and check out Stone and Wood

www.stoneandwood.com.au

I'm not so hot on the pubs in Brissy, but the local AHB'ers quite often mention The Platform Bar within the Grand Central Hotel: www.grandcentralhotel.com.au/hotel/bars.gch

Ross from Craftbrewer has got his own brewery up and running now so you could check that out: - http://www.bacchusbrewing.com.au/

There's also CUB up there, so if you want to see how the big boys do it, go and do the tour. I've done it - pretty impressive! www.carltonbrewhouse.com.au

Some Breweries to look out for if you see them in the bottleshops: -
Little Creatures www.littlecreatures.com.au (I'm in Western Australia at the moment and was at the Brewery in Fremantle last night drinking beers from the Bright Tanks! It was tough)
Mountain Goat www.goatbeer.com.au/
Murrays www.murraysbrewingco.com.au/ (my local brewery - Awesome!)
James Squire http://www.maltshovel.com.au/
Coopers

You'll struggle to find Fosters anywhere!

Have a flick through this website too: http://www.beerandbrewer.com/