Reub Goldberg Brewing Machine

Tarrawanna’s secret spot! Reub Goldberg Brewing Machine is a microbrewery and taproom nestled under the escarpment in the Illawarra. Built for beer lovers by beer lovers. The intricate, manual brewhouse was custom designed by the creators to maximise the sensory experience of brewing beer and is a real locals favourite. With good vibes and a sunny beer garden, our focus on fresh, sustainably made & well crafted brews makes this simply a lovely spot to spend the afternoon. Pet friendly with Taco Pop Up stall and live music to boot.

The Reub Goldberg Brewing Machine is the culmination of many thousands of hours on a bicycle, in the middle of nowhere via every brewery possible. RGBM creators Billy & Anna pedalled the West Coast of the America’s for a year on the ultimate market research journey and their brewhouse design is the brainchild of the hills and vast spaces, and many taste tests along the way. We love beer.

We enjoy brewing it even more than we enjoy drinking it. That’s why we designed our brewhouse to be such a hands on system that allows us great control and flexibility in the brewing process. All our beers are made in-house on our one of a kind ‘Rube Goldbergesque’ manually focused system. Our small size allows for a guaranteed freshness of product and the small batch capability enables great variety.

Situated in a small suburb just north of Wollongong, our taproom has become the classic local village pub that just happens to brew it’s own great beer. We’ve taken the old Belgian proverb ‘A beer should be drunk in the shadow of the brewery in which it was made’ to heart. It encapsulates our hyper-local focus, freshness of product, building of community and sustainable living. Our small brewery has become a real gathering spot for all generations of folk living within a small radius, our locals know us well and are largely responsible for the welcoming vibe. Live music, beer festivals and are often part of our line-up, we love dogs in the beer garden. We have Gringa Tacos on site with a selection of delicious Mexican food.

Fresh, really good beer, sustainably made is what we’re about. We have a small team of highly trained people, all of whom share our commitment to sustainability and quality. The sunshine above powers our brewery, we’re very focused on efficiency with our processes and water use, and our sourcing and disposal of ingredients is always thoughtfully done. To date our only packaged products are stainless steel growlers. Filled under pressure and infinitely reusable, we run them as a swap’n’go system.

We believe all good beer styles deserve showcasing, so there’s usually a diverse range of beers to be had and we rarely follow the trends. We structure the taplist in the order of how we would drink it, and always aim to keep a selection of easy-drinkers, hoppy monsters, darks and sours in the mix to suit every palate. Whilst we like to change it up, we have a weakness for exquisitely hopped New World Lagers, so keep an eye out for our ‘Tarrawanna Export Range’. Our brewery is fiercely independent, locally owned and run…just how the locals like it!