Australian Gourmet Traveller - (10)October 2020 (1)

PHOTOGRAPHY AMY HIGG/LUMEA PHOTO (VANILLA FOOD).

DRINK

Moonstruck

Coffeeis preciselymade,small-batchroastedby

co-ownerBoyDriessenat CooroyCoffeeRoasters.

GinsaremainlyAustralianandfrequentlylocal,

witha fewhard-to-getoverseasoptionsinthemix.

In-housetreatsarealsothoughtful– organicand

gluten-freewithsourdoughandpastriesfromNoosa’s

TanglewoodBakery.Thereareveganoptions, too.

5 HastingsSt,Noosa,(07)5474 5473

moonstrucknoosa.com.au

YoyoBar

Comehereforthedrinks– Yoyoco-ownerLaraGraham

is anex-sommelierofnowshutteredWasabi,andherlist

reflectsa deepinterestinalcoholinallitsforms.But

thoseeye-catchingSpanishsnackshittingthebarare

morethanballast.Nerdswillappreciatethe“Weird

&Wonderfulwhitevarietiesandblends”section.

1/249GympieTce,Noosaville, (07) 5447 1818

yoyobarnoosa.com

HeadsofNoosa

There’sa lagerfocushere,whichsuitsthesubtropical

climate.A 4.8%amberlager,SummerDusk,has

scoopedmostawards,snagginggoldsat the 2019

AustralianInternationalBeerAwards,the 2020 Royal

QueenslandShowandthe 2019 SydneyRoyalBeer

Shows.Thecorerangealsoincludesa Japaneselager,

plusa heftier5.8%caramel-tonedGerman Bock style.

85 ReneSt,Noosaville,1300 143 237

headsofnoosa.com.au

BoilingPotBrewingCo

Takea walkinNoosaNationalParkandyoucan

scopeoutthefrothyspotwhichinspiredthename

ofthiscleverbrewery.Afterwards,slakeyourthirst

andrefuelwithinhousepizzahere.

130AEumundiRd,Noosaville, (07) 5449 8360

boilingpotbrewingco.com.au

Land& SeaBrewery+ NoosaHeadsDistillery

What’sbetterthandivingintoa paddleoflocalbeer

• weighingupa JapaneseRiceLager,say,alongside
  a MangoSour,andperhapstheaptlynamedJuice
  BoxIPA?AtLand&Sea,at thesamecellardoor,
  youcanalsolineupa spirittastingofaward-winning
  gins,whilesittingoverlookinga shiny2000-litrestill.
  There’swell-thought-outfood,too– Phillycheesesteak
  sandwichesmadewithCapeGrimhangersteak,
  chickenparmis,pokebowlsandfalafel,forexample.
  19 VentureDrive,Noosaville,(07) 54556128
  noosaheadsdistillery.com and landandseabrewery.com

PomonaDistillingCo

Pomona,a lovelyheritagetownintheNoosahinter-

land,is perhapsbestknownashometotheworld’s

longest-runningsilentmovietheatreshowingclassic

black-and-whitefilmsaccompaniedbyRonWeston

his 1937 organ.Headtothislocallyowneddistillery

afterward,fora revivingginmadeinsmallbatches

at thisrusticformerbakery.There’sa gardenbehind

andplentyofbrick-linednooksinwhichtohideout.

Trythe$12violet-huedbutterflypeaflowerginin

a 45ml“perfectserve”withFeverTreetonic.

18 ReserveSt,Pomona,1300 904 633

pomonadistilling.com.au

ANEXTRAHELPING

Headforthehillsandyou’llfindtwistyscenicroads,

stunninggreenviews,andsupercutevillages.AtMaleny,

there’sBrouhahaBrewery, andyou’llfinda refined

takeonmod-AsiandiningatTheTamarindat Spicers

TamarindRetreat.Travellingbackdowntotheocean,

stopat Palmwoods’bohoHomegrownCaféwhich

takestheprizeforcutestin-houseroastery,thetinshed

sittingquaintlyoutback.InMooloolaba,findfresh

seafoodeatingopportunitiesaplentyat TheSpit.At

TheWharf, trystreeteatsat everbusyRiceBoi. Good

coffee?TheColombianCoffeeCohasyoucovered

andinMaroochydorethere’slow-keyMilkBarCoffee

Co. StaffatLaPetiteSourisat AlexandraHeadland

knowhowtobakeandfilla greatbaguette,andtheir

pastriesareequallyfabulous.Corbinshasgreatvalue

mod-Asian,withfixed-pricemenusfrom$35.Juan

Fifty’s mod-Mexmenugetsdetailsrightwithtortillas

madein-houseandveganchoices.Needanotherbeer?

Try Yandina’s newest drawcard,Terella Brewing.

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