Ok Linz. Finally getting back to you.
Guessing you'll have the basics covered such as Cradle Mountain (nearly a given for all visitors), Wine glass bay etc. But depending on your exact interests you'll probably already know most of the big stuff from the Discover Tassie site.
If you like your wines you could do worse than to take a tour through the Tamar Valley wine region, near Launceston. Although I haven't presonally done it all reports say it's a nice trip. You also have the Coal Valley wine region near Hobart (and near Richmond where Asher is off to above), only about 20mins out of Hobart. There are also wineries in the Huon Valley south of Hobart, the area alone is worth the visit for the scenery. Pity you wont be here in the summer/autumn to take advantage of the plethora of fresh fruit such as cherries, apples etc.
Up north near Elizabeth Town (15mins out of Devonport) there are places such as Ashgrove Farm Cheese, my best mate is actually the head cheese maker but also the lady might like to visit D'anvers Chocolate Factory which also is only about 5mins out of Devonport (recommended, the belgian truffles are wicked, free samples too
). If you still want chocolate a tour at Cadburys will soon wear out your lust for chocolate.
What I can recommend is the two brewery tours, Boag's in Launceston ~$16 (4 beers to sample at the end), and Cascade ~$?? can't remeber how much, but once again a number of samples at the end. I personally liked the Boags one much better.
As for micros?? If you find one let me know
Nah they are thin on the ground here mate. You have breweries like Hazards, they produce a Hazards ale and if your lucky they have another one which illudes me atm. We used to have a brew pub called St. Ives which was in Sandy Bay(Hobart) who had a number of beers on tap, but due to a change in business strategy they no longer produce there own beers but sell bottled crap and premixes at cheap (near bottleshop) prices to get the teeny boppers in. Shame.
Dark Isle has started producing a number of beers. They are the brew on premises place here in Hobart. They are all extract beers IMHO are not particularly fantastic but if your interested give them a try. They have about half a dozen beers and you can find the beers in a number of places around the state.
Hobart has it's nice points. A trip up the mountain will get you excellent views of the city and the channel area. There are some great resterants to check out too.
What else does one do? :unsure: Anything in particular that you want to do/are interested in? Personally I'd eat good Tassie produce
Anyway, if your interested fire me off a pm when your heading down and we can catch up for a beer if you like (I'm in Hobart). Might even have something on tap possibly
. If the timings right there may even be a brew going on at someones house to drop in on and give your expert opinion on. I think there are a couple of brewers on this site from Tassie. If they pipe up a little drinking session could be lined up
Cheers, Justin
