24-Hour Carwyn Bakery

Overview

Wine and cheese is old news, folks. Craft beer and buttery pastries is the food pairing you really need in your life, and Thornbury's Carwyn Cellars is more than happy to deliver. This month, the Thornbury beer bar will celebrate this heavenly match, as it transforms itself into the 24-Hour Carwyn Bakery.

From 12am on the morning of Saturday, August 17, right through until 12am the following day, the bar will be slinging a rotating list of 20 of the world's finest pastry-inspired brews. And to match, you'll find limited-edition sweet treats from eight of Melbourne's best-loved bakeries and pastry maestros, each designed to be paired with a specific beer.

In the brewery corner, expect dessert-style delights from the likes of USA's Evil Twin Brewing, Swedish star Omnipollo, Thornbury's own 3 Ravens and Uiltje from The Netherlands. Kiwi legends Garage Project are even airfreighting in an exclusive keg of their Super Deluxe: a bold 12.5%-barrel aged imperial stout infused with bourbon-soaked bananas. Meanwhile, local bakeries including Lune Croissanterie, Eat Cannoli, Rustica and Little Bertha will be showing off their skills in the pastry department.

Entry to most of the shindig is free, though the hallowed session from midnight to 9am on the Saturday morning is ticketed at $100 a head, which'll get you eight different beer and pastry pairings. Pop in anytime after that to order as you like from the beer list and pastry menu — there'll also be savoury pastries from Northcote Bakeshop and plenty of cold-brew coffee on tap.

24-Hour Carwyn Bakery runs from midnight–midnight.