The Underrated Beer World Of South Sydney

“South Sydney is a hodgepodge of different people, industries and communities. From Waterloo to Botany, you'll find old pubs in various stages of gentrification dotting corners, serving neighbours who are fourth-gen working class as well as recent arrivals sipping over the sorrows brought by their new apartment in a crumbling tower.

Families of immigrants operate eateries in which English is seldom spoken while ex-Masterchef contestants open boutique dining experiences in luxury shopping precincts. Buses emit honks and fumes down perpetually busy roads pricked by side streets where you might just find your picturesque wedding venue.

South Sydney is every aspect of metropolitan Australia happening at once.

This blend of industrial and upmarket means that South Sydney has been blessed with a fine smattering of places where you can drink craft beer, options that are as diverse as the place they call home. In these breweries, envelopes are pushed, traditions are upheld, and everybody drinks good beer under the roar of the flight path. Some have developed a cult following while others are the worst-kept secrets to which crafty tragics make regular pilgrimage.” 

South Sydneysiders will understand.

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Exploring the breweries and venues of South Sydney will take you to a French boulangerie, to a Belgian bier café and to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. You’ll have one of the best red ales available in Sydney, be spoilt for lagers and sample some brews you’ll have trouble getting anywhere else.

Read my full eight stop Crafty Crawl on the (very prestigious) Crafty Pint.