Castlemaine Brewing Company

The Castlemaine Brewing Company was conveniently located across the road from our accommodation at the BIG4 Castlemaine Gardens Holiday Park.  It can be found at the front of The Mill - a restored Woolen Mill housing a range of outlets. They have a locally crafted beer, cider and wine plus they also make pizzas on Friday (from 5 pm - 9 pm) and Saturday/Sunday from 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm. These look great.

The Tap Room is a cosy spot to sit and enjoy one of the great varieties on Tap. We decided on a tasting paddle each - $10 for a choice of 4 of their beers or locally sourced cider and/or ginger beer. We thought this was great value and made sure we each had something different.

I tried – Blue Elephant Custodian Cider (very dry), Ginger Kidd Ginger Beer from Harcourt (very yummy but 8% alcohol), Frailty Pale ale (delicious) and Shedshaker Pacific Ale (easy drinking).

My workmate tried – Golden Ale (YUM), Celtic Red Ale (OK), Pilsner Lager (a little wheaty for our taste) and The Night Porter (a dark Beer with a coffee flavour).

Of course this is our opinion and I suggest you call in to this lovely friendly place and try for yourself.