We went all over Melbourne in July: partying and gym-ing at St Hotel in St Kilda; seeing magic in Northcote; and quaffing wine in South Melbourne. Read our highlights for July 2016, and watch our video! Menu Launch Party at St…
Good beer! To be more specific, independent Australian craft beer. That’s what will be pouring at Bendigo on the Hop this August. The boutique festival gives Melbourne a run for its money with its sold-out events and brewers singing its…
Okay boozers, line your stomachs and practice your best pouty face for scoring waves of free liquor sampling, because it’s back: the Australian Drinks Festival (née Top shelf Boutique Drinks Festival). Coincidentally, this marks my return gambol with ol’ gal…
Nothing beats burgers, beer, and good camaraderie on a Friday night. Lucky for us south-siders, The Windsor Alehouse delivers the first two. The latter is BYO, but I’m sure you can manage. For me, it doesn’t get more local than…
Good things happen after dark in Melbourne. On a cold and wet Melbourne night my plus one and I met up in the comfortable, grubby clutter of The Tote. We were here to do what everyone loves to do in…
Beer. Four ingredients combine to make magic in a glass. Malt provides the base. Hops add flavour and aroma. Yeast produces alcohol. But water. Who thinks about water? The answer is Daylesford & Hepburn Mineral Springs Co. In quantities measured…
Let me just start with: Beer Drinkers Are Awesome. I’d wager a bet you could join the Beer Lovers Guide to Melbourne walking tour by Melbourne By Foot any week of the year and find an eclectic mix of visitors and locals…
Lamb, All Blacks, and Panhead Beer. This is how Belleville puts on a Kiwi Feed. The venue first caught my attention when they spent an afternoon parachuting roast chicken off their roof to eager pedestrians in the laneway below. So…
Legends. That’s my preferred prefix for Danielle Allen and Jayne Lewis. In 2011 the duo started Two Birds –Australia’s first female owned brewing company. When Two Birds turned five this June, they celebrated with $5 beers around the country and…
The Boilermaker is a classic cocktail that’s gaining in popularity, and Boilermaker House (the ultra-cool bar on Swanston and Lonsdale Street) knows how to showcase it to the max. The whisky-and-beer combination makes total sense once you’ve tried it —…