Theres lots of good beer bars in Sydney right now .
The Pumphouse has Matt Doneleans beer and Matt is Brewing the Pump-house classic Tunderbolt ...they also had Brewdog on Tap and a great Bottle Beer selection ....if you can talk to Liam hes very knowlegable .
The Redoak is OK but be careful of Dirty glassware (bubbles on the side of the glass) and dirty beer lines ,the Porter was showing signs of infection (acidity) when I was there ,I was informed by Simon the Manager at Redoak that thier Handpump is Broken so I emailed him where he could get seal kits .
Harts in the Rocks-Mark Fethers is doing a great job and promating a once a month beer degustation dinner and has thier own beers brewed by Scott Morgan and several gueast beers including Pulse by Doc at the moment ,check the Harts Pub Facebook page for new beers and specials ,
The Schwartz brewery at the Macqaurie Hotel is fine but lacks the atmosphere of a brewpub .its quite strange to have the covers band blaring in the background and pokies everywhere ,while your trying to enjoy a good craft beer .
The Local Taphouse is great of course but out of the way which can be a good thing
.... but if you know the back streets of Darlinghusrt its not that hard to get to from the Schwartz brewery,
At the Lord Nelson Damo is doing a Great job brewing the beer and Andrew Robson ...,Mel Robson's son (ESB Homebrew), is the assistant brewer,
If you get the chance also go to Manly on the Ferry for 4 pines right across the road from the Ferry wharf .....and if you have to Have a Hand pump go to Murray's at Manly but the service most poeple have had there is pretty bad at the moment ,The Styene has a great tap list also .
Also look out for the Belgian Beer Cafe and Bavarian Beer Cafe . I prefer the Belgian !