Young Henrys

Brewer

Name
Young Henrys
Address

Units D & E, 76 Wilford St
Newtown
NSW 2042

Phone
02 9519 0048
Open Hours

Mon to Sun: 12pm to 7pm

Tours

By appointment

The tale of Young Henrys could be considered one of serendipity. Originally mooted for Sydney's über-trendy suburb of Surry Hills, the brewery's establishment there was scuppered by council bureaucracy and resident objection. Eventually though, a new site was found, this one in the rather more diverse suburb of Newtown. Consent was gained, tanks were installed, the beer began to flow and it's safe to say they've never looked back. In fact, it's now difficult to imagine that Young Henrys could have ever existed anywhere else.

From the outside it could easily seem that the little patch where Young Henrys now resides isn't so much a brewery as some sort of permanent beer festival. It certainly attracts the right crowd; musicians, artists, environmentalists, chefs, poets, activists and free spirits - just about anyone with anything interesting to say or do seems to be summoned here as if by some giant, invisible beer magnet.

This was achieved, initially at least, simply by putting out good quality, locally-made beer that the community was proud to call its own; beer with simple and unambiguous names like Real Ale, Hop Ale and Natural Lager. But once a bit of a following was established, things took a more interesting turn. For example, where most brewers usually work with other brewers when collaborating on a beer, Young Henrys tends to get busy brewing with famous bands, magazines, chefs and radio stations. That rock n roll attitude is worn proudly at the brewery; the persian rug on the tasting room floor was donated by an ARIA award-winning rock band (after they'd help brew a beer, of course), electric guitars adorn the wall and the big old amplifiers blast out every genre of music you could imagine.

Walking into the brewery you instantly pick up a certain vibe, one that causes you to adjust your immediate plans so you can spend a bit more time kicking back at the bar with a fresh pint and watch the brewers in action. And if said brewers aren't knee-deep in spent grain in the much-expanded brewery, they're always happy to have a chat or give you a tour of how the beer is made.

While you can't really stay all day because there's no food available on site (though on special occasions they have been known to drive a food truck right into the brewery), when you do leave chances are you'll be lugging one of their famous 2 litre growlers with you back towards King Street.

You may also find yourself leaving with a bottle of gin in hand. In 2014, Young Henrys launched their own distillery: their Noble Cut Gin is made with native lemon myrtle and pepperberry, and even Tassie hops as one of the botanicals that flavours the spirit. When they snagged a Gold with Noble Cut at the 2020 San Fransisco Spirit Awards, neither Young Henrys nor head distiller Carla Daunton made a huge deal; rather than resting on their laurels, they got straight to releasing single batch variations on Noble Cut, including a batch aged in an ex-rye whiskey barrel and the 55 percent ABV gentle giant aptly named “Newtown Strength”.

Whether it's a product of its location, an idea that landed in the right place at the right time or a little of both, Young Henrys is a brewery that has become integrated with its local community like few others. In that way, it is the embodiment of what a small brewery should be; one that makes damn good beer, gets local people interested and has a hell of a lot of fun doing it.

Nick Oscilowski

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Core Range

Young Henrys Cold XPA
Cold XPA
4.0%
Young Henrys Hazy
Hazy Pale Ale
5.2%
Young Henrys IPA
IPA
6.0%
Young Henrys Stayer Mid
Mid-Strength
3.5%
Young Henrys Summer Hop Ale (Cans)
IPA
6.0%
Young Henrys Newtowner
Australian Pale Ale
4.8%
Young Henrys Hop Ale
English IPA
6.0%
Young Henrys Real Ale
English Best Bitter
4.0%
Young Henrys Natural Lager
Unfiltered Lager
4.2%

Limited Releases

Young Henrys Brewers B-Sides: Phantasmic Mr Hops
Experimental IPA
7.0%
Young Henrys Glory Haze
XPA
4.0%
Young Henrys Wattle They Think Of Next?
Wattleseed & Blood Orange Double IPA
8.0%
Young Henrys Dunies Lager
Lager
4.20%
Young Henrys 10 Years Strong Barrel-Aged Red Ale
Barrel-Aged Red Ale
8.0%
Young Henrys Brewers B-Sides: Sun Is Shining
Fruit Sour
Young Henrys & Volcom Welcome To Beer'a'dise
Tropical Pale Ale
4.7%
Young Henrys & Rolling Stone The Unifier
Hazy Pale
5.4%
Young Henrys Brewers B-Sides: B.R.E.A.M.
East Coast Double IPL
7.0%
Young Henrys Bowlo Bitter
Aussie Pale Ale
4.4%
Young Henrys & 4ZZZ H4ZZZY IPA
Hazy West Coast IPA
7.3%
Young Henrys B-Sides: From Where You'd Guava Beer
Fruit Sour
4.0%
Young Henrys Dark Sour Of The Moon
Dark Blueberry Sour
5.3%
Young Henrys Free the NEIPA
Citrus NEIPA
5.8%
Young Henrys & Collective Arts Rye IPA
Rye IPA
6.5%
Young Henrys & Brix Distillers Rumming With The Devil
Rum Brown Ale
6.4%
Young Henrys Doubletowner
Double Pale Ale
7.5%
Young Henrys Brut IPA
Brut IPA
7.0%
Young Henrys & Afends Hemp IPA
Hemp IPA
5.5%
Young Henrys Motorcycle Oil
Hoppy Porter
5.5%
Young Henrys & Foo Fighters Foo Town Lager
Lager
4.0%
Young Henrys Winter Hop Ale
Red IPA
6.1%
Young Henrys Dunies Lager
Lager
4.20%
Young Henrys Craic & Barrel
Barrel Aged Irish Red
7.6%
Young Henrys Summer Hop Ale
American IPA
6.1%
Young Henrys Pocket City Pumpkin Ale
Pumpkin Ale
5.9%
Young Henrys Dr Röt Fifer
Vienna Lager
Young Henrys Old Master
Scottish Ale
5.2%
Young Henrys Big Balls IPA
IPA
5.7%
Young Henrys Bier Noir
Dark Lager
4.6%
Young Henrys Beltin' Wee Swally
Wee Heavy
8.8%
Young Henrys Panama Mosaic
Coffee Rye Ale
5.0%
Young Henrys Young Mussels
Mussel Witbier
4.1%
Young Henrys Pink Lightning
Spiced Golden Ale
4.5%
Young Henrys Winged Victory
ANZAC Australian Pale Ale
4.7%
Young Henrys Esther's Ale
Fruit Stout
6.0%
Young Henrys Komodo Swaggin'
American Brown Ale
5.5%
Young Henrys Stupid Sexy Flanders
Flanders Red
5.9%
Young Henrys Auld Lang Maibock
Maibock
5.8%
Young Henrys Who's Your Daddy?
Australian IPA
5.2%
Young Henrys / Cigar City Young City Brown Ale
Spiced American Brown Ale
5.1%
Young Henrys Red Hop Poker
India Red Ale
6.2%
Young Henrys & Holgate I Should Coco
Chocolate Truffle Stout
6.2%
Young Henrys / Yeastie Boys My Coffee Is Cactus
Coffee Cactus Stout
8.5%
Women of Beer Unite
Brown Ale
5.2%
Young Henrys Hop van Damme
English / Australian Double IPA
7.2%
Young Henrys Young Cherry Saison

Young Henrys Heilala Vanilla Wit
Vanilla Belgian Witbier
4.0%
Young Henrys Few Of My Favourite Things
Truffled & Baconed Belgian IPA
6.1%
Young Henrys Big Village Brew
American Wheat
6.0%
Young Henrys / Toby's Estate OkTobyFest
Coffee Beer
6.6%
Young Henrys Brew Tang Clam
Clam Stout
5.4%
Young Henrys â?¡ Mussel
Mussel Stout
5.5%
Young Henrys Mother Shucka
Oyster Stout
6.7%
You Am I's Brew Am I
Rock n Roll Beer
5.0%
Young Henrys GBW 2013 Rockstar Brews
Rock n Roll!
Various
Young Henrys The Real Thang
Spiced Black Koelsch
4.6%
Young Henrys / Mountain Goat The Kid
Super Mild
5.5%