Yesterday we were lucky enough to snap up two spare seats in a mates van for a trip out to Hayes, which is near Bushy Park, where nearly all the hops in Australia are grown. I’ve been wanting to visit the Two Metre Tall Company ever since another friend told us about it at the micro-brew beer fest and it certainly didn’t disappoint.

http://2mt.com.au/

The beer is all brewed from ingredients grown on the farm, or from the farms in the surrounding areas so it’s always fresh, organic and flavourful.  Ever tried a stout that tastes like a double espresso in a bucket of apples? Ashley, head brewer/farmer extraordinaire comes from a wine-making background and his enthusiasm and love of genuine real ales is inspiring, a tasting session with him is entertaining to say the least!

The bar is in a shed surrounded by paddocks and fields of wheat and hops. Bring your own picnic, pick a piece of beer-fed beef and cook it up on the barbie. A great feed and quality beers in the sun, what more could you want?

I’ll be coming back here in March when all the flowers on the hops come out. The view from the top of the hill of Bushy Park looks amazing now, but when all those acres are covered in flowers it’ll be spectacular - and of course I’ll need a beer and a steak to recover.