Crafted using fresh ginger and East Coast lemons, this hard ginger beer is exactly what alcoholic ginger beer should be about. It's sweet, yet tart and so fresh, with that great bite that only comes from freshly brewed ginger. It's juicy, but not overly sweet, and the 4% alcohol makes this a great 'I feel like something different today' sort of drink.

For NSW Central Coast-based home brewer Chris Benson and schoolmate Adam Klasterka, having their own brewery seemed like very beer-lover's pipe dream. So when they first opened the Six String Brewing doors in 2010 it seemed like the stars had aligned. Little did they know that due to some local bureaucracy, it would be a full three years before they could start selling their first brews... Fast forward more than a decade, and the two are proud to have stuck at it. Music plays a big part at Six Strings (Chris plays the six-string bass guitar) with their brewpub bar also doubling as a stage along one wall of the brewery in suburban Erina. However, it's what the boys call their 'Amplified Ales' that are the real show here, with Pale Ale & IPA to the fore, along with a cavalcade of new and interesting beers, ciders and so much more.