Rocks Brewing Co.

Last night I caught up with friends of mine who are holidaying from the UK. The plan was to meet up at The Australian Hotel in The Rocks, and as usual I was early so managed to get a schooner of Little Creatures Pale Ale and a schooner of Scharer's Lager in before my friends managed to find the pub. Neither of these beers were that good. It seems that little Creatures has tamed down a lot over the last couple of years and is now tastes like Toohey's New with some Galaxy hop flavour. The Scharer's lager tasted tart and sour, and was probably infected. The Australian was pumping and we couldn't get a table so we headed around to a relatively new craft beer venue at The Harts Pub, which is also home to the Rocks Brewing Co. As my friends only had a couple of hours it was never going to be a massive piss up, but more of a social meal and a chat. First of all I would like to say that the pub is massively expensive. Pints are between $9.60 and $12 which translates to between £6 and £7.50 per pint. Meals are around $20 which is about £12 so not too bad.
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I started with a pint of Rocks Brewing Co. Governor Ale (4.4% abv) which is described as an American Blond Ale, and ordered the Brewers Burger for dinner. The beer was excellent and was the perfect summer beverage on the hottest and most humid day in December so far. Cool and refreshing with hints of stonefruit aroma most likely from NZ based hops. I had finished my pint before our meals arrived and I was drinking slow, so after a quick complain to see what the holdup was I was provided with a half of something else which was equally as nice. My burger arrived shortly after and I was content as it was one of the best burgers I have had in quite some time.
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Anyway this probably doesn't interest most of you, but as I don't get out for a few beers very often anymore I think it was worth noting. Also, I will try and get back to The Harts at some other pint in the future for more adventures with true craft proper real keg.