Revel Bar at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2023

Overview

2023 marks six years since Revel Brewing Co set up shop on Oxford Street in Bulimba, and started both brewing and pouring its beers. And, when the end of the year hits, it will have been two years since these purveyors of yeasty beverages opened their second location in in Morningside, a sprawling spot in a century-old riverside factory in the Rivermakers precinct.

They're usually the only two places you'll find the brewery doing its thing — except during the 2023 Brisbane Comedy Festival. Fancy a brew while you're giggling? Until the end of May, Revel has launched a pop-up bar outside Brisbane Powerhouse.

It's a first for both — Revel's first time at Brisbane's annual laughfest, and the first time that the event has boasted its own bar at all. And, it's one of only a few places where beer lovers can sip a brand-new brew whipped up just for the occasion: the aptly named Laughing Lager, a limited-release drop that's on tap at the Revel Bar, plus BCF's hubs at The Tivoli and Fortitude Music Hall.

With the Revel Bar making itself at home on the Powerhouse Plaza until Sunday, May 28, Brisbane Comedy Festival attendees can also kick back under strung-up lights and grab a bite from a range of food trucks. Eating and drinking here should be familiar — the space just hosted the first Night Feast markets back in March, which will return again in October.