Mountain Culture Brewery - Melbourne

Overview

One of Australia's most beloved craft breweries has arrived in Melbourne. Mountain Culture Beer Co. — the trailblazing Blue Mountains outfit behind the three-time GABS Hottest 100-winning Status Quo Pale Ale — has opened a handsome brewpub in Richmond, marking its first foray south of the Murray (with a Hobart outpost not too far behind, either).

Set in a striking space that the team calls "one of the most beautiful venues in Melbourne", the new brewpub brings together everything Mountain Culture is known for — fresh, hop-forward beers, a food menu that delivers bold flavours without taking itself too seriously, and the same laidback vibe that have made each of its three Sydney venues a hit. And if the Murphy Street space feels familiar, you're not mistaken — it was most recently home to Fox Friday Brewing, which Mountain Culture acquired earlier this year.

Beer is naturally the focus here, and you'll find Mountain Culture's full lineup pouring from the taps. Repeat visitors will be rewarded with rotating limited releases and two brand-new brews dropped every Thursday, and there's a display of takeaway tinnies to stock your home bar. If you're not on the beers, there's a tight list of wine, sparkling, classic cocktails and non-alc serves.

The drinks list is complemented by a food menu of remixed pub classics, including a range of hefty sandwiches, as well as plenty of options for vegetarians, gluten-free diners and a dedicated kids' menu. The venue also boasts a hulking on-site smoker that pumps out American-style barbecue — from 16-hour brisket to lemon tahini and chimichurri-basted cauliflower — served with your choice of sides.

"This was a big move for Mountain Culture," says Co-Founder and CEO DJ McCready. "We started as a humble brewpub in the Blue Mountains and expanded to Sydney, but Melbourne is quickly catching up as our biggest market. It's never lost on us that the fans we first met in Katoomba are what built this brand into what it is today, and we hope to build a community that's just as strong in Melbourne."