You can tell it is a new joint, and there is a real buzz about this place. As you walk past the courtyard and into the place it is obvious that this is a "hip" crowd which is unusual for a place that promotes its crafty beers on tap!
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| Some brave people sitting outside in the Canberra winter... |
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| It is a mix of groups, couples, a bit of everything really which makes this a cool vibe. |
The place has been really well designed and the paintings etc give it a cool American, NYC warehouse sort of a look and the mix of people drinking and eating carries on this "is it a bar, is it a bistro?" American sort of a feel.
As you walk up to the bar, the line up of whiskies is impressive and the 3 craft beers on tap is written on the blackboards. Ignore the 2 on the left, Carlton and Peroni, they aren't very crafty.
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| Whisky or Craft beer, my sort of a bar. |
I ended up drinking the Illawarra Pale Ale, man it is a great beer. I would rank this as one of the best Pale Ales available. It is typical of Illawarra Brewing CO - a full flavoured beer. It is quite dark for a Pale Ale, small head, which does disappear very quickly. The nose doesn't do the citrus flavours justice and the taste was a [very good] surprise. Probably the biggest compliment I can pay this beer is that I normally jump around, trying different beers etc, but I stayed on this beer as it was so good. I still haven't visited the brewhouse, but it is on the list.
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| A pint of Illawarra Pale Ale, happy days! |
I picked this bar as I thought it would be cool and also because I wanted to see what craft beers they had on tap, but it was that cool a place, my wife thought I chose it because she would like it. That's the best way to think of this place - its a great venue for guys and a great venue for girls, no compromise... great work!
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| The clever captions above the TV "Sport ->" etc, it is just a well designed and executed bar |
It is a shame for the Aussies that were watching the TV, they watched their team being smashed by the All Blacks... oh well, the world cup is next year...
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| "Hopscotch" I think that's what this place is called... |
We didn't order any food, as we were booked into eightysix just up the road, but it loked impressive and when I wandered past the kitchen, the BBQ pit looked awesome. So good, all vegetarians should have to watch this and really test their resolve...
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| Nice touch - this place has been well designed... |
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