# Willie The Boatman — St Peters, New South Wales

> Willie The Boatman in St Peters, New South Wales, Australia scores 3.46 out of 5 — Poor, #83 in New South Wales. 194 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Willie The Boatman is a brewery in St Peters, New South Wales, Australia. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.46 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #83 in New South Wales. Of the 194 beers we track, 36% are IPA and 29% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.46 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #83 in New South Wales · #301 in Australia · #12,511 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 194

## About

Having met on the school run many moons ago, Nick Newey and Pat McInerney bonded over a mutual love of fishing and boating, which eventually led the pair to tinkering in homebrewing together. After years of experimentation, and with neither satisfied in their 9-5, they decided to turn their passion into profession. And so, Willie the Boatman was born.

With no experience in running, let alone building a brewery, Nick and Pat started from scratch with little else to keep them going other than a belief in their beer, a belief in their brand, and an unwavering support from their local community.

Countless buckets of blood, sweat and tears (not to mention many a late night beer) later, the brewery finally opened its doors to the public in 2015, and we haven’t looked back since. With community at the core of our business model, Willie the Boatman have stayed true to our original homebrewing ethos and remain dedicated to producing good, clean beer using an uncomplicated approach.

Willie the Boatman now operates its own tasting room, open Thursdays through Saturdays, as well as supplying beer to numerous pubs, hotels and bottle shops in and around the Inner West. Who knows, perhaps one day we’ll even have earned ourselves the same legendary status as our namesake, William Kerr.

## What they brew

- IPA — 36% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 29% of the beers we track
- Other — 14% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 6% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 75 Mary Street, St Peters, New South Wales, Australia
- Coordinates: -33.9126383, 151.1729003
- Website: https://willietheboatman.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Chuck and Son's Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/chuck-and-sons-brewing-co-35959.md) — 3.80, Fine — Saint Peters, New South Wales — 0.2 mi away
- [Future Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/future-brewing-31701.md) — 4.48, Exceptional — Saint Peters, New South Wales — 0.4 mi away
- [Batch Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/batch-brewing-8337.md) — 3.75, Fine — Marrickville, New South Wales — 0.5 mi away
- [Hawke's Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/hawkes-brewing-co-16606.md) — 2.92, Limited — Marrickville, New South Wales — 0.5 mi away
- [Philter Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/philter-brewing-14303.md) — 3.50, Poor — Marrickville, New South Wales — 0.6 mi away
- [The Grifter Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-grifter-brewing-co-16684.md) — 3.77, Fine — Marrickville, New South Wales — 0.6 mi away
- [Pickled Monkey Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/pickled-monkey-brewing-co-6344.md) — 3.06, Limited — Marrickville, New South Wales — 0.6 mi away
- [Sauce Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/sauce-brewing-co-12753.md) — 3.79, Fine — Marrickville, New South Wales — 0.7 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Sydney, New South Wales](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia/new-south-wales/sydney.md)
- [Best breweries in New South Wales](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia/new-south-wales.md)
- [Best breweries in Australia](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia.md)

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