The Thousands

How many beers could a brewhouse brew if a brewhouse could brew beers?

This brewhouse has six on tap – including Sunset Gold, Honey Wheat Sunshine and Star Lager (I’m sensing a theme here) – but don’t let their modesty fool you: there are plenty more kegs waiting for their turn at the tap and dozens of other beers which are brewing as we speak. This is no ordinary brewhouse – the Brisbane Brewhouse is actually Queensland’s most awarded microbrewery and it has taken over the old Clarence Corner Hotel. All their house beers are preservative free, or if you prefer, get some preservatives into you with local or imported grog, cider or wine.

They have the alcohol down pat but the pleasant surprise is the food. The Brewhouse Grill is affordable and adds a touch of class to the humble bar snack (not too much class, though). This is the kind of place we rely on to defend the honour of pub grub, which is actually totally under-rated (did anyone else know that Jamie Oliver’s dad owned a bar in Shoreditch?) There’s a definite East/West Berlin feel to the place (sports bar versus restaurant) and you should take advantage of their online booking service if you want to go the ‘polished floorboard’ option. But hey, if you’re a fellow Keno fiend, we can slum it together.