Young Henrys ★ 4.5
Newtown craft brewery on Wilford Street, Sydney. The Newtowner pale ale is the menu signature; street-art tank room and a year-round food-truck rotation.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Sydney worth taking a tram to.
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Wayward Brewing Co ★ 4.5
Camperdown brewery and beer hall on Gehrig Lane, Sydney. 24 rotating taps including the Charmer India red ale and the Keller Instinct Kellerbier.
4 Pines Brewing Company ★ 4.4
Brewpub opposite Manly Wharf on East Esplanade, Sydney. The 2008 northern-beaches original, four Sydney venues, on-site brewing and a wood-fired pizza menu.
Philter Brewing ★ 4.4
Marrickville taproom on Sydenham Road, Sydney. Easy-drinking sessionable craft beers and a 24-tap card with seasonal limited releases. Open Wed-Sun.
Willie the Boatman ★ 4.3
Heritage-revival brewery on Cary Street, St Peters, Sydney. Beers named after local figures, an inner-west loyalist crowd, food trucks on the weekend.
Batch Brewing Company ★ 4.4
Marrickville craft brewery on Sydenham Road, Sydney. 16 taps, the West Coast IPA is the steady seller; food trucks parked outside on the weekend.
The Grifter Brewing Co ★ 4.4
Marrickville craft brewery on Enmore Road, Sydney. The Pink Galah passionfruit ale and Triple S IPA anchor the tap list; warehouse-bar setting.
Modus Operandi ★ 4.5
Northern beaches craft brewery on Harkeith Street, Mona Vale, Sydney. Awarded GABS multiple times; the Former Tenant red IPA is the brewery signature.
Akasha Brewing Company ★ 4.5
Five Dock craft brewery on Lord Street, Sydney. Hop-driven IPAs, regular GABS awards, a chilled taproom in the inner west. Open Thu-Sun from noon.
Newtowner Bar by Young Henrys ★ 4.3
Newtowner pub taproom on Enmore Road, Newtown, Sydney. Young Henrys' second venue, the original brewery's beers on tap, schnitzel and a pub feed.