The Rocks Brewery Bar

The list of beers on offer; organised by its 'hoppiness' (10 the highest)

So the wife and I went to the Market in The Grounds, Alexandria, which was fantastic, and then on the way back to the car we did a quick detour to the Rocks Brewery Bar as it was only 500m away.

What a great combination - I get the beer, she gets the market stalls!

The light and airy feel thanks to the windows and the fact that it is a warehouse...

You can actually see the beer being brewed, I wonder what it tastes like now...?

Is it a brewery, is it a bar, whatever it is, it works as a venue!

I didn't want to have the Convict Lager or the Hangman Pale Ale as you can find these beers in a number of bars these days (which is a really good thing - they are great) so I asked to try the Red Ale, but the bar man was very 'stingy' so all I got was the head of it so I just asked him to guide me through the list of beers. In the end I went for the ISA (Conviction Series), which is less hoppy than than IPA (the S is for 'session'; i.e. you can have a few of them) and I really enjoyed it and would agree, you could have a session on this beer, and you would be very happy!

My wife and I sitting outside enjoying the winter sun!

My wife went for the Wheat beer (The pickpocket) which has an apricot flavour to start with and then the spices kick in at the end. If you have read any of my other blogs, you will know that I benchmark wheat beers against Hoegaarden. This has a similarities to it but is fizzier and touches more of an pale ale than a hoeggy... very enjoyable, and I could go on a session on this beer too!

The venue has a great outdoor area to it and is decent sized inside but, as you can see from the pictures, great views (of the brewery, awesome! and they know how to play with it - see the sign in the picture below). A lot of the tables were booked for groups, and I really get this, the bar menu was great for sharers, the portions were huge (the guy on the table next to us ordered the chicken burger, it looked awesome and must of came from a dinosaur sized chicken) and the open feel to this place makes it ideal for birthday parties, groups to catch up etc where you have room to expand and can all hear each other (and maybe even organise a brewery tour as well).