Young Henry’s – Brewers B-side Dark Sour Of The Moon

Brewery: Young Henry’s in Newtown, NSW Style:  Blueberry Sour ABV:  5.2% Rate Beer:  No rating yet Pour: Deep rustic reddish/purple colour with a small, fast fading head  Strong blueberry aromas on first sniff. Hints of caramel malts come through as well. The body is quite heavy for a sour. There’s lively balance between the mats and the blueberries. The sourness is just […]

Young Henry’s – Brewers B-Side Series: From Where You’d Guava Be

Brewery: Young Henry’s in Newtown, NSW Style:  Passionfruit and Guava Sour ABV:  4.2% Rate Beer:  no rating yet Pour:  Light, opaque straw colour.  Light, easy to drink sour. Not much in the way of tartness. Delicious favour combination of Passionfruit and guava. This could easy be a base for a summer cocktail. A good beer to make you forget about the absolute […]

Young Henry’s – Motorcycle Oil

Brewery: Young Henry’s in Newtown, NSW Style:  Hoppy Porter ABV:  5.5% Rate Beer:  74/100 Pour:  Dark in colour with a deep ruby hue and white head. Drinks like a black IPA but a smooth finish with chocolate notes. If this is what fuels a motorcycle, I’ll be out buying a Harley Davidson tomorrow.

Young Henry’s – Real Ale

Brewery: Young Henry’s in Newtown, NSW Style:  Amber Ale ABV:  4.8% Rate Beer:  45/100 Pour:  ***lost review from 2016*** Reddish/amber colour with decent head on pour This could almost be a red ale with flavour and characteristics. Peppery tones gives it a bit of bite and leaves a dry after taste. Cracking beer that could easily […]

Young Henry’s – Newtowner

I’ve had a million of these beers but this is the first time writing about it. Nowadays it’s on tap at just about every venue across Sydney.

Towradgi Beach Hotel Beer Food and Wine Fair

Nothing like a beer, food and wine fair being held at your local on a perfect summer Sunday afternoon. With a great line up of local breweries, wineries and distilleries filling the car park of the TBH, it was a good day to sample some quality ales from my new home region.

Young Henry’s – Summer Hop Ale

Brewery: Young Henry’s in Newtown, NSW Style: IPA ABV: 6.0% Rate Beer: 72/100 Pour:  Light golden colour with a big fluffy head that sits for a while Improving their standard Hop Ale with seasonal flavours. I really liked their winter Red IPA and their previous summer IPA was a fruity punch and nice bitterness. This one […]

Young Henry’s – Foo Town

Brewery: Young Henry’s in Newtown, NSW Style: Lager ABV: 5% Rate Beer: No rating yet Pour: Pale yellow colour with fluffy head on pour Brewed for when the Foo Fighters toured Australia, the national release of this crisp lager is a good smashable beer. Slight hop flavours and thin malt makes this easy drinking. Coming in […]