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Like most good stories, ours started over a beer. Meeting on opposite sides of the bar, Richard Adamson and Oscar McMahon got talking over their love of beer and music, and discovered they also shared the view that the Australian beer scene felt a little stagnant – that it should be more adventurous, innovative and fun. With Richard’s experience in brewing, and Oscar’s hospitality know-how, they decided they should do more than just talk.

Overcoming a tangle of red tape, Young Henrys eventually found a home in a modest warehouse in the backstreets of Newtown. With a few friends, a small brew kit and the maxim to ‘serve the people’, the first Young Henrys beers were brewed in March 2012.
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TedE (2828) reviewed
Hop Ale from Young Henrys
11 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Hand pump @ brewery. Sweet floral hop nose. Murky red/brown beer with solid tan head. Sharply zingy, light body. Finish is less floral, more bitter lemon. Nice, easy drinking.
Tried on 05 Sep 2015 at 03:23
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
Real Ale from Young Henrys
11 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can. Amber with an off white head. Flabby aroma of biscuit, caramel, pears. Thinnish, moderate carbonation. Some passionfruit, vague citrus and pepper and a decent bitter finish cheer things up fair bit after the underwhelming aroma. Not bad.
Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2015 at 07:06
SimonF (3468) reviewed
Natural Lager from Young Henrys
11 years ago
4.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
(Bottle) Hazy straw yellow with modest white head. Odd aroma of damp cardboard with some hard to place esters. Nice palate - light body with lively fine carbonation. Taste is ok - some citrus notes over a rather bready malt with the tiniest hint of bitterness in the finish. Overall, pretty disappointing especially compared to other beers from this brewery.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2015 at 08:05
TedE (2828) reviewed
Newtowner from Young Henrys
11 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Pumphouse, Darling Harbour. Faint citrus nose. Slight hazy golden beer with solid white head. Active carbonation with many fine bubbles. Chalky mineral water feel with lemon sherbet taste. Finish has hops, grass, lemon, and caramel. Goes down well in the winter sun. Delicious.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jun 2015 at 23:29
hawthorne00 (10291) reviewed
Hop Ale from Young Henrys
11 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can (curiously from WA - looks like they have a presence there too). Amber with an inch of off-white head. aroma of bread crusts, peach, flowers, mango and other ripe tropical fruit. Sweet with toffee and bread but the stone and tropical fruit don’t disappear at all, and there’s a lightening orange, pepper and floral note that comes through towards the moderately bitter finish. A very satisfying drop - rather ESB-like with deft Australian hop accents.
Tried from Can on 23 May 2015 at 07:32
TedE (2828) reviewed
Real Ale from Young Henrys
11 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
640ml bottle into pint glass. Faint fruity hop nose. Looks the goods. Golden bronze beer with solid white head. High carbonation for a bitter with a constant stream of tiny bubbles. Lightly bitter, quite watery. Finish is dry, a little citric & a touch of cashew. True to style though perhaps a touch too bitter for an English style ’bitter’.
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2015 at 01:45
Davros (5342) reviewed
Cloudy Cider from Young Henrys
11 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Pours super hazy straw.Nose shows sweet apple notes hinting at pink lady, baked apples and apple confectionery.Flavours include a hint of white wine followed by sweet apple juice.Carbonation is much too high.
Tried on 27 Mar 2015 at 23:13
Davros (5342) reviewed
Natural Lager from Young Henrys
11 years ago
3.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
Pours gold with a fading head.Nose shows off-putting cereal and cardboard-like malt, with some spicy hops and misplaced fruity esters.Similar flavours. A bit of fruit, a little sweetness, some spicy hops.
Tried on 27 Mar 2015 at 23:10
Davros (5342) reviewed
Hop Ale from Young Henrys
11 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours copper with a large head.Malty aroma, lots of caramel and resinous hops with a hint of booze. Very sweet-smelling.Sweet flavours too, heaps of caramel, some piny and resinous hops.
Tried on 27 Mar 2015 at 23:07
TedE (2828) reviewed
Natural Lager from Young Henrys
11 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
375ml can into glass. Stale bread nose. Hazy yellow (pineapple juice) with small white head. Taste is a quinine bitterness followed by more bitters then creamy sweetness. Good and moreish.
Tried from Can on 25 Jan 2015 at 05:52