Good beer week in Geelong

Geelong is known for its craft breweries and that is what Good Beer Week is all about. It is all about showcasing the best of what beer there is to offer and to show some of the best breweries to newcomers.

I had picked a really good day to do this and that was when the student protests in the city were on. Here I heard that they can be quite rowdy.

It is about an hour away from the city and a full fare ticket to and from Geelong is about $20 Myki money.

Our first stop was at White Rabbit brewery in South Geelong. Here they were showcasing their red beer as one of the Good Beer Week creations. I tried a pot for $7. This brew works well with mixed nuts.

Then I walked about their brewery learning about how they make their beers. White rabbit allows for this and when you get in the door for the first time you can see how they make their beers and the beer barrels.

Then over at Little Creatures Brewery just behind I tried their Fire beer for $6. This one was pretty firey. Then I also had a little sample of their Dreadlock beer which was really strong and coffee like. it was really strong in the alcohol.

I also got some chips to go with it. These were in a big bowl and were very salty for $9.50.

A tour around Little Creatures is $15. They are at 11am and 3pm. Little Creatures was opened in 2013 and their beers are the most popular at all the city bars and it is not hard to see why.

Furphy was the beer that was on promotion in Little Creatures and Gastrology had tried their Furphy beer.

Then we took a break and wandered around Geelong before heading to Blackman's brewery. Here at Blackman's brewery we went crazy and tried five beers in a sample size. We really loved the sweet cider.

Then it was time to go back to Melbourne. Our day had been really fun and we'd do it all again. Students do pop up to Geelong and visit the breweries when you have a chance over the mid year break. You might just learn a thing or two.