With a history set in the stones of Surry Hills, Sydney Brewery is aptly named. as well as now it’s back where it belongs – crafting as well as pumping beer from Sydney’s heartland. as well as you requirement to inspect out the outrageous food right here too.

When Christina as well as I moved back to Australia in 2004, we set ourselves up in what we’ve always thought about ‘the many Sydney’ part of the city: Surry Hills. around the exact same time, the Schwartz household opened their brewery in the Macquarie hotel on Goulburn Street.

However, the pub (now Harpoon Harry’s) as well as the brewery are no longer there.

In fact, over the years, the brewery has moved around a bit. very first to the subterranean cellars of The Cidery in Schwartz-owned Ridges world Square down the road, then to Lovedale in the hunter Valley.

And in 2012, brewery head Dr Jerry Schwartz smartly rebranded to ended up being Sydney Brewery.

The hunter location – connected to the hunter Valley Crown Plaza – is where the bulk of the beers now brew, as well as this Sydney Brewery cellar door is well worth a visit. however for the genuine experience, the brewery’s newest location is where you want to go.

Sydney Brewery returns to Surry Hills

Although Sydney Brewery has been back in Surry Hills because 2018, the beer story of this area goes back much even more – all the method back to the late 1700s in fact.

But when John Terry Hughes opened the Albion Brewery on Albion Street, Surry Hills in 1826, he unwittingly selected the extremely area where Dr Schwartz would bring Sydney Brewery back house over 190 years later.

Connected to Rydges Sydney Central, Sydney Brewery’s new house gazes across the street to what ought to be thought about its heritage that Mr Hughes began so long ago.

Map courtesy of City of Sydney archives.

Of course, I question the venerable John Hughes would recognise his progeny or its neighbourhood these days – with Surry Hills being the extremely epicentre of cool, a location everybody (us included) wanting to online there.

Back then, Albion Brewery would have been surrounded by fields, tenements as well as factories; across the road were the government Paddock as well as the Protestant Burial Ground (now Belmore Park, central station as well as the light rail lines).

Oh, exactly how times have changed.

Sydney Brewery beers honour their roots – as well as test the limits

Bearing the name ‘Sydney Brewery’ brings some responsibility. as well as with this branding comes some smart names to every of the routine beers the brewery makes. one of my favourites – the Surry Hills Pils – is a remove nod to the company’s genesis.

Such etymology is complied with by beers like the Potts point Porter, the Paddo pale Ale as well as of program the Sydney Cider.

But just recently formulated Albion Ale is not only in honour of the brewery’s place on Albion street (which is the only location this beer is made btw) however likewise of its 1800s predecessor.

Albion Ale is an easy-drinking, well-balanced beer with tempered flavours as well as body.

As I said: simple drinking.

And as we gear up for one more burning Sydney summer, the new ciders on tap right here at the Surry Hills Sydney Brewery as well as the hunter Valley cellar door are destined for greatness.

Their agave as well as ginger cider may noise sweet, however there’s a fantastic dryness to this cider as well as a gentle warm from the ginger. extremely recommended.

Similarly, the mango cider is not wonderful at all, which I was extremely concerned about before I tried it. There’s a zing from the apples as well as a depth of flavour from the mango that pair beautifully.

The pineapple cider, likewise made here, does have much more sweetness as well as reminds me of the Allen’s pineapple lollies or a fruit salad. one more hit for hot summertime days I think.

All beers from Sydney Brewery are unfiltered, so expect a hazy beer or cider as well as lots of flavour as well as texture.

Could this be the very best pub food in Sydney?

To even phone call the food they serve at Sydney Brewery Surry Hills ‘pub food’ neither does it justice or discusses what you’re about to eat.

Executive chef Rick Fowden has produced dishes that not only balance the adventurous expectations of stylish dining with an inner city brewery setting, however likewise that obey specific food guidelines that enable pairings with the beers on tap here.

Dishes like tamarind cauliflower on tahini skordalia or the crispy duck confit in a red Thai curry with fresh grilled okra as well as infant eggplant truly goes a long method beyond what you’d expect from the typical brewery menu, isn’t it?

Chilli infant squid include a zingy lime aioli as well as a crisp covering that is beautifully seasoned as well as spicy. Falafel kebabs acquire support from a labneh sauce, chunky hummus as well as great deals of Lebanese bread.

Goat’s cheese as well as porcini mushroom croquettes, which are much more like arancini, are delicate yet sumptuous, while the generous serving of smoked pork tummy comes on a chorizo feijoada that have regional Brazilians in tears of happiness.

Even what you’d believe of as a genuine pub traditional has a smart twist on itself: the poultry schnitty includes dense rich gnocchi we might only dream of making, black cabbage as well as a creamy leek sauce.

So to state this is pub food truly isn’t fair on pubs. exactly how might they potentially keep up with this?

Sydney Brewery is a shift in gears to acquire higher ground on the beer as well as brewery scene. looking down from this lofty view, it’s going to be fun to view everybody trying to catch up.

We were held by Sydney Brewery as well as Rydges Sydney Central.