Not an easy place to find but worth the search. I'm enjoying the Australian larger, an extremely…read moresmooth drop. Unlike other Breweries their beer is more of a classic quality than an over hoppy try too hard micro brew.

From the owner: Your local craft brewery in the Sutherland Shire since 2015!read more

Hubby and I were waiting on the ferry when we spotted 4 Pines Brewing Company. We naturally headed…read moreover for a pint. We found an open table on the upstairs outdoor patio with a gorgeous view of Manly Wharf. The bar staff took our order and poured our beers quickly. This location was perfect for an afternoon beer!

It's #thurstythursday and #throwbackthursday and I'm reminiscing about visiting my first brewery in…read moreAustralia. I was on an 8hr layover in Sydney on my way to Perth and decided to venture out to Manly via the harbor water taxi. It was in the middle of a hellacious rainstorm, so the ferry ride was definitely "lively". 4Pines Brewpub was the closest brewery to the quay, so I made a run for it and was greeted with a nice beer selection (did a flight #natch ), friendly staff, ample seating (w/a view), and respite from the storm. It was a great way to say g'day to beer in Oz! Definitely recommend stopping by if you're ever in that neck of the woods DownUnder as it is super convenient to the Corso which takes you to Manly Beach. The Draught Kölsch 4.6% The American Amber Ale 5.1% The ESB (Extra Special Bitter) 5.4% The Irish Dry Stout 5.1%

So, yesterday my parents and I went here for beer and a cider yesterday. We had "ZEFFER" which is a…read moregenuine alcoholic ginger beer. It's delicious. The people who work there are pretty great, so friendly and kind. Definitely will be back!

Well ..... This little Joey D break finds another hidden gem just past the Mountains. This brewery…read morewas fully functional about a hundred years ago ..... but then things slowly changed and it just went to ruin by the strains of time. In recent years a brave and determined team have slowly been working on making this once what it was ...... a great Brewery .... using all local produce, labor and talent. I arrived here using Google map references ...... it was mid week .... mid afternoon ..... never really expecting to try any beers at all ....... what happened made my day ....... a generous guy gave me a personal tour ....... it was quick but was fun as we saw old fashioned machinery mixed with modern bits and pieces. Beer tasting would have pushed this very new friendship over the edge ..... instead I opted to buy a mixed dozen of their current brews ....... I couldn't stop smiling ..... Joey D ...... very happy !! Weekends would be highly recommended ...... and a side note ..... extensions to outside areas ...... new eatery and new accommodation are on the drawing board ..... coming soon ...... and very much something to look forward to. I can't wait to come back and see how things have changed !!

Very cool place with many seating areas. You can get a flight. They have many sours. They have a…read morefood truck. Staff is friendly.

Super awesome brewery in Sydney! The staff were so friendly, the beer selection was amazing and the…read morefood was incredible! They offer gluten free options, as well. We ordered the gluten free cauliflower and chicken strips which were to die for - the chicken strips were all white meat and a hefty portion! They have tons of seating inside and outside! Would 100% recommend a trip out here!

Great atmosphere in the pub/taproom…read more We kicked off our weekend in the Hunter Valley with a stop here. The beer was very good. The Slacked Magpie was off the charts. One of the best beers I have had in quite sometime. It was considered a Vanilla Milk Porter. Very tasty. Other beers we had were good as well. Service was friendly and entertaining. Beer went well with the food we had at the adjoining restaurant that is part of the resort.

Great beer and brewery in Hunter Valley! I came here as part of a Hunter Valley wine tour with…read moreKangarrific tours, and I'm so glad we did! I'm not that big of a beer fan, but I am always eager to try new brews! They have 10 beers on tap, and my friend and I tried the ginger and citrus beer and the glitter beer. There is plenty of seating both indoors and outdoors, and I can see this place being THE place to be on a night out with friends. The staff were great and answered any questions we had. The beer and atmosphere were both great, and I can definitely see myself hanging out with friends here!

I managed to slip in here just as it was about to close, which was pretty cool, but then again it…read morewas starting to get a little late. Look, like a lot of the other breweries about the place, this one was rather nice, it was just a shame that when I went to buy some takeaway, they didn't happen to offer the option of mixing and matching. Still, as a brewery, it wasn't bad, and it is signed pretty well, so it can be easily spotted as well (namely because it happens to be next to a pub). Yeah, the beers were cool, and the service was fine, it just didn't stand out in the way that the other ones had.

Ordered the oatmeal stout and the watermelon Pilsner middy size. They were out of the oatmeal stout…read moreand gave us a sour instead which we didn't even want/order.

Absolutely horrible experience, if I were you I would avoid this place at all costs. It's over…read moreexpensive, very low quality food and completely arrogant waiters and ground staff. My recommendation for those who are reading this keep going to anabay or salamander Bay and hit up the taverns there. They have amazing food. Brilliant service and a stunning atmosphere. Now for the full details. We came in on bikes being a beautiful day. Thought we'd stop in for lunch and a beer. We parked the bikes in the shade. There were no signs saying do not park here or staff parking only, it was open slather. So we walked up and found a table in the shade, it was already 32° C and will feeling the heat and very keen for a beer. After sitting down, ordering a beer, settling in and ordering our food. We were then told by one of the staff members who bought my dish out (I'll get to that shortly) That we had to move because the table was already booked. If there was something clearly saying that the table was reserved we wouldn't have sat there in the first place. However, it wasn't clear so we had no idea. This waitress, french-speaking lady, then took my food away and told us we had to relocate to another table. Finally, after finding another table in the shade, we all sat down and my so-called crispy pork belly was served in front of me. Now this dish is $23 and it had a handful of pork belly and a very little amount of what they thought was pineapple salad I think. The pork belly was like chewing gum. It was flavorless, far from crispy and a big challenge to eat. My mate who was with me was Kane on the prawns and salad. This dish was $28 and it came with three prawns including the heads which were already cut off and three pieces of green rocket I think. Locally you can pick up half a kilo of tiger prawns for about $20. My mate went and said something about the meal because he was completely disgusted at the price and the value in which we were sort of compensated for. I'm leaving. We've come down to our $30,000 bikes to find them being watered and covered in bore water from a sprinkler that wasn't there when we arrived. This was the straw that broke the camel's back, the staff were notified and some very large overweight middle-aged individual in a high-vis vest came down and whinged to us saying that we shouldn't have parked there. I asked him to show me where the signage says "no parking" But there wasn't one because someone had taken it down well before we had arrived. So I explained to this individual that it was not our problem and this looked like parking for customers. Now I'm a local, I live 15 minutes from this place and the four occasions I've been here over the last 12 months. I've not had any luck with the service or the food quality. If it was my choice we would have moved to Salamander Bay or Anna Bay where there are two amazing taverns with much better food quality and outstanding service. The staff here just did not care about their service or the issues with saturating our $30,000 motorbikes in bore water. Don't come here, it's over expensive and the food quality is well below average. You won't leave here with a smile on your face, I was totally disgusted and I can assure you I will never return. I'm hoping you've read this review in full and seriously reconsider where you are going for lunch, this place had so much potential back in the day, but it is completely failing right now, it's failing the locality and the reputation of this amazing area that we live in.

We spotted Murray's Brewery along the road on the way to Port Stephens. On the way back, we decided…read moremake a pit stop for some food and drinks. There's also a winery on the premises, Port Stephens Winery. We dropped in on an early Saturday evening (around 6:00pm). The layout is quite nice with a beautiful view of the vineyards in the background and plenty of outdoor seating. The menu is quite massive with beer snacks, sides to share, lighter meals & salads, burgers, pizzas, BBQ, cheese platters and sweet treats. There also was a small gelato case inside. There's the usual merchandise with other random touristy nicknacks for sale. - Beer tasting paddle ($23.00 AUD for 6) - this is pretty pricey but you do get 6 samples that are 200ml each. The unfortunate thing is that they don't let you choose what you want. Never been to a brewery before where you didn't have the option. Lame! There's about 10 flavours on tap. The best one we tried in our sampler was the east coast lager and dark knight porter style. Rest were pretty unmemorable. - Crispy pork belly bites ($15.00 AUD) - came with red wined braised cabbage and macerated apple. You get 6 pieces of pork belly. The apple sauce was a nice combination and the cabbage was tasty. Pretty great for sharing. - Sweet potato wedges ($12.00 AUD) - came with a side of sour cream and sweet chili sauce. The wedges were quite chunky but needed to be way more crispy. Decent stopover. Food was better than expected but wasn't too impressed with their beer offerings.

In a nutshell - not worth coming here. Expensive, and not worth the price that you pay. Yes, the…read morestaff are nice and lovely. Unfortunately this does not replace the cost that you are paying. Specifically as all the other places down the round are cheaper, and the atmosphere is better. So this is one of those small, thin (yet long) bars. It is made more for a sit down and chill. However, for the prices that you are paying, the bar really can't justify itself. Maybe if the atmosphere was awesome, it would be alright. But the set up of the bar and the design, the atmosphere will never match the price. So in summary, I would aviod this place for any other place in the beaches.

Possibly the best wine / cocktail bar on the Northern Beaches…read more Lovely little bar and a great place to meet with a few friends for a drink and nibbles. The bar is long , but with seating at the front and at the back and down the wall, you can always find either a couple of intimate seats for a romantic bottle of wine or a table for a group gathering. The food is well presented, and tasty, the cocktail list is extensive and well made, and the wine list whilst not extensive is not overpriced. The music and ambience sets the place off beautifully and the staff are very friendly. My wife and I regularly drop in here for food and wine on a Friday night and spend less than $100 easily (depends which bottle of wine i go for :-)), so good value as well....