There’s been a brewery on the site of the Potters Hotel Brewery Resort for over 20 years. For many years it was called the Hunter Beer Co, and as noted in these pages before it has been very much my …
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The Wollombi Tavern reopens with a makeover
On the 6th of July, the Hunter Valley village of Wollombi was absolutely smashed by its second largest ever flood. Only the Great Flood of 1949 beat it for height. This was only four months after the Great Flood of …
Hope Estate Brewery – rocking it even more
When you read up on Michael Hope, the owner of the sprawling Hope Estate Empire, it is clear that he doesn’t do anything by halves. Wine, beer, rock concerts and now gin – he’ll always go big. Over the past …
Hunter Beer Co becomes Foghorn Brewery
My go to Hunter Valley brewery has always been the Hunter Beer Co. Keith “The Beer Guy” always had some quirky on the taps (both in name and taste). And the Ploughman’s lunch was spectacular. Well there’s been a pretty …
Drinking in the Hunter – The Bulga Tavern
I’m always looking for different ways to get my Hunter Valley weekender, particularly if there is something fortuitous to visit on the way. The Putty Road has always intrigued me and now that there is new pub at Bulga – …
Drinking in The Hunter – in praise of the Hunter Beer Co’s ploughmans
This correspondent’s favourite Hunter beer venue is the Hunter Beer Co in Nukulba. You almost always get at least one @Untappd unique (This visit yielded four!), and there always a longneck on special for takeaway. They’ll fill up growlers as …
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Morpeth Brewery & Beer Co – worth a visit
I don’t think I’d heard of Morpeth until I drank a Morpeth beer at Harts. Turns out it a historic town on the outskirts of Maitland, that just happens to have a microbrewery. I was taking a scenic route from …
back of the ferry 