Food & Drink

Balmain is Sydney’s most famous ‘pub-urb’ as it has the highest pub to people ratio in Australia.

The pubs here have seen it all, convicts, movie stars, gangsters, Olympians and even been the birthplace of a major political party. Our 2.5 hour tour weaves through the streets and stories of Balmain visiting 4 of its most iconic pubs where you can enjoy a choice of craft beer or wine in each.

We meet at East Village Hotel, 82 Darling St, Balmain East. 2:30pm. If you are running late, give us a call but please, please, please be on time. Your Guide will love you for it!

Ends approximately 5:00pm at The Riverview Hotel, Balmain.

This tour accommodates a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 guests.

Because our tours are truly behind the scenes experiences sometimes our plans need to change to accommodate brewery operations. And sometimes we just know about beer goings on around town that are worth checking out, so we may change some parts of our tours. Whilst these changes are rare, we do reserve the right to make them.

On 4.5hr this tour you will visit 2 awesome breweries and have a Wine Tasting session at Australia’s first Urban Winery.

Urban Winery
Australia’s first truly Urban Winery, everything from crushing and fermenting, to barreling and bottling – it all happens in the St. Peters location. The city heart of the “A. Retief” wine label, and bringing a little of Bordeaux to Sydney, Urban Winery uses the finest NSW Cold Climate grapes to create wines with rustic distinction.

Willie the Boatman
Started in 2012, Willie the Boatman beers are brewed on ex-dairy equiptment, repurposed for brewing the delicious amber liquid known as beer! Pat, Nick, Joel and the gang at Willie’s do a fantastic job of creating beers with plenty of character (read; flavour)!

Rocks Brewing Company
Led by fifth and sixth generation convict descendants, the guys behind The Rocks Brewing Company have thrown their all into setting up one of the most advanced breweries in town. Explore the brewhouse and get up close to their brewing equipment as you sample beers straight from the tank.

On this tour you will visit 2 awesome breweries and have a Wine Tasting session at Australia’s first Urban Winery. Which breweries we visit on the day does change – not all places are open every day and is all about timing and providing a good mix of places, people and beers.

Urban Winery Sydney is a fully-functioning city-based commercial winery, with a cellar door in Sydney’s inner west suburb of St Peters. It is a commercial winery that processes at least 50 tonnes of grapes annually. Taste directly from the barrel, learn all about making wine in town and enjoy as we sit back and explore their range.

Number of guests per tour – This tour accommodates a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10 guests (get in touch for information on larger group sizes). Your order will be confirmed once we have filled 4 seats on the tour.

Starts: Pick up: 1pm at [Keg & Brew Hotel, 26 Foveaux Street, Sydney (a short walk from Central Station). If you are running late, give us a call but please, please, please be on time. Your Guide will love you for it!

Ends: Drop off: Approximately 5:30pm at the Royal Albert Hotel, Surry Hills.

On this tour you will visit 3 breweries and have an awesome lunch at a cool pub. Which 3 breweries we visit is all about timing and providing a good mix of places, people and beers.

Which breweries we visit on which day does change – not all places are open every day, and some places are good on Wednesdays, but not on Tuesdays…

This tour accommodates a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10 guests.

On this tour you will have a full day of local beer discovery. We visit 3 breweries and have an awesome lunch at a cool pub. Which breweries we visit on which day does change – not all places are open every day.

Because our tours are truly behind the scenes experiences sometimes our plans need to change to accommodate brewery operations. And sometimes we just know about beer goings on around town that are worth checking out, so we may change some parts of our tours. Whilst these changes are rare, we do reserve the right to make them. If you do have a MUST SEE beer spot, please let us know when making your booking and we’ll do all we can to make it happen.