One night in Newcastle
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http://thehopfactory.com.au/ I have heard good things. No affiliation. Never been there
Moad
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Blind monk in Beaumont St, happy wombat in hunter St, hop factory in darby St, Mary Ellen in merewether, Albion in wickham.
Where are you staying? There are options further out of town but limited to little creatures and the better known "craft" beers
Where are you staying? There are options further out of town but limited to little creatures and the better known "craft" beers
Moad
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oh yeah forgot about foghorn, that is in king st. You will have to eat there if you want a beer, last time I tried to go in for a beer they said something about licensing meant you had to be eating a meal.
I am not a big fan but I went there in the first week or two they opened, food was ordinary and the brewery was still getting dialled in I would say.
Happy wombat is great, love that place. It is owned by Luke Tilse, his family have the cider company of the same name but he is all about the beer. The staff know their stuff and are always friendly.
Not sure what is closed Mondays sorry.
edit: There are a few places to stay around hunter/king st, free bus or $10 cab will get you to hamilton or merewether. You would be walking distance to albion, happy wombat, star and a few others around there. Merewether has the prince, beaches, surf house, burwood and mary ellen. The burwood is pretty good actually, it has come a long way since this post was originally up.
If the weather is good you could start at surfhouse/beaches in the afternoon and make your way back through the burwood and price or mary ellen then back into town.
I am not a big fan but I went there in the first week or two they opened, food was ordinary and the brewery was still getting dialled in I would say.
Happy wombat is great, love that place. It is owned by Luke Tilse, his family have the cider company of the same name but he is all about the beer. The staff know their stuff and are always friendly.
Not sure what is closed Mondays sorry.
edit: There are a few places to stay around hunter/king st, free bus or $10 cab will get you to hamilton or merewether. You would be walking distance to albion, happy wombat, star and a few others around there. Merewether has the prince, beaches, surf house, burwood and mary ellen. The burwood is pretty good actually, it has come a long way since this post was originally up.
If the weather is good you could start at surfhouse/beaches in the afternoon and make your way back through the burwood and price or mary ellen then back into town.
My picks would be the grain store or the hop factory. Both have great food and a good selection of beers. If you like your whiskey as well the blind monk or the grain store have a huge selection of whiskeys from all over the world.
Monday sux in Newcastle half the town is shut down recovering from the weekend.
Visiting Foghorn is a must, I would take some of the "criticism" on social media with a pinch of salt, there has been a bit of a campaign being waged by some other venues unhappy with the extra competition.
I have found the beers to be excellent (even tho one of the taps has mine on), in all fairness there have been some issues with the food side of the business, the chef they started with didn't work out, taste wise they do a pretty good Ruben Sandwich great burgers, the Pizzas are excellent and I don't really go there to eat...
Put Foghorn on your must do list
Mark
Visiting Foghorn is a must, I would take some of the "criticism" on social media with a pinch of salt, there has been a bit of a campaign being waged by some other venues unhappy with the extra competition.
I have found the beers to be excellent (even tho one of the taps has mine on), in all fairness there have been some issues with the food side of the business, the chef they started with didn't work out, taste wise they do a pretty good Ruben Sandwich great burgers, the Pizzas are excellent and I don't really go there to eat...
Put Foghorn on your must do list
Mark
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Foghorn is a must if you visit Newie. I've been there a number of times. Foods good, beers are great, and yes I tried your beer Mark, very nice thanks.
I like the atmosphere too, and it's not too noisy.
It also has the brewery right there next to the beer taps... very cool!!
If you are on a day trip around the Valley, Hunter Beer Co. (Potters) is also a must, but that is out of town and up the Valley.
I like the atmosphere too, and it's not too noisy.
It also has the brewery right there next to the beer taps... very cool!!
If you are on a day trip around the Valley, Hunter Beer Co. (Potters) is also a must, but that is out of town and up the Valley.
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