One man's ongoing love letter to hoppy beverages
It’s been a little while, but the blog is back for 2026! We haven’t yet been to another Royal since Armidale last year (although we do have a trip coming up in 3 weeks so stay tuned for new Royals soon). And I’ve already written about the great alcoholic experiences on Tasmania’s Bass Strait islands […]
Ok, first off, I know the blog is called ‘Cory Loves Beer’. But fun fact, Cory also loves whisky. So just for this one time, and one time only, let’s just pretend the blog is called ‘Cory Loves Beer AND Whisky’. Trust me, Furneaux Distillery on Flinders Island is worth it. In my last post, […]
A few weeks back, my wife and I were lucky enough to take an awesome trip down to the Bass Strait. We spent several nights on both Flinders Island and King Island. Both were every bit as amazing as I hoped they would be. And as an added bonus, King Island has itself a pretty […]
With the Royal Tour currently on a pause until our February trip, the blog will return to it’s roots with the first of a series of beer and brewery write-ups and recommendations. These might not be as regular as the Royal posts, but they will definitely be forthcoming. And the first brewery of this series […]
After a great night in Tenterfield, it was time to pull ourselves together and head back to Armidale for our flight home. But first, there was one more Royal to hit on this trip: the Royal Hotel Armidale. So after an excellent breakfast at Bad Manners (highly recommended if you happen to be in Tenterfield […]
After saying goodbye to Tracy and Paul in Casino, we hit the road and headed for our next stop on the Tour, the Royal Hotel Tenterfield. Before getting to Tenterfield, we did make a cheeky stop in at the Lunatic Hotel in the town of Drake. I would highly recommend it to anyone taking the […]
After our last Royal in Inverell on Friday we stayed the night in the town of Deepwater and hit up the fantastic Deepwater Brewery. And Deepwater Brewery will definitely be getting its own post in the coming weeks. But for now it’s on to our next Royal, the Royal Hotel Casino. The first three Royals […]
Just 20 minutes up the road from Tingha was our next stop for the day, the Royal Hotel Inverell. I must admit, first impressions were not amazing. Big generic Toohey’s New signage was everywhere. It wasn’t a facade that screamed ‘character’. It felt like the kind of pub that was going to be standard and […]
After departing the Guyra with full bellies, we headed about 45 minutes up the road to our next destination: the Royal Hotel Tingha. However, when we arrive at Tingha, disaster. The pub was covered in scaffolding and behind chainlink fencing. It was clearly under renovation. After the shemozzle of a start to the trip we’d […]
Almost exactly 4 months after finishing up our last Royal trip in Nundah, it was time to hit the road once again. The destination this leg was the New England region of New South Wales. And the first stop: the Royal Hotel Guyra. It was far from smooth sailing making it up to Guyra in […]
