Earlier this week, after a trip to Eddystone Lighthouse, we stopped into the Weldborough Hotel for a drink. It was such a sunny afternoon and the beer garden of the hotel so inviting that we couldn’t drive by.

Beer garden at the Weldborough Hotel

Weldborough is an small mining town that was established during the boom years of tin mining in Tasmania’s north east. At one point it had the largest Chinese community in Tasmania and the town’s Joss House can now be viewed at the museum in Launceston.  The town sits in a lovely little valley and at Weldborough Pass there is a beautiful fern forest.

The hotel has gone through numerous ups and downs but seems to have recently been taken over by enthusiastic new owners who are providing a Tasmanian micro-brew focus. They are stocking products from all 14 Tasmanian micro-brewers.

Front bar at the Weldborough Hotel

I had the Cider Rose from Dickens Cider, which we discovered at Festivale. It is a cider blended with a pinot noir from Moores Hill. This cider is lightly carbonated, has very luscious red appearance and a subtle apple and citrus taste. Served chilled, it really is a refreshing drop on a hot day.

S. had a Forester Real Ale from The Two Metre Tall Company. Based in the Derwent Valley, this company is using hops and barley not commercially grown anymore, going to great lengths to seek out the seeds and propogate them. The Forester Ale was a lovely amber colour and had a very strong hop and malt flavour with a beautiful bitter finish.

Weldborough Hotel

We really enjoyed our experience at the Weldborough Hotel. It was a lovely place to stop in to and have an afternoon drink and soak up some of the sun’s afternoon rays. The barperson was fantastic, very friendly and knowledgable about all the micro-brews and able to provide recommendations. We hope to try a meal there before we leave. A classic bar menu is on offer, using as much locally sourced and organic produce as is available.

Window advertisment

The Weldborough Hotel
12 Main Road
Weldborough
(03) 6354 2223