Mr West Aviation Project: Other Half and Cloudwater Tap Takeover

Overview

The global beer industry is set to descend upon Melbourne this month as two veritable talents take over the taps at Footscray's Mr West Bar & Bottleshop. New York's acclaimed hazy beer masters Other Half Brewing Company will be joined by the UK's Cloudwater Brew Co, both of which have never been showcased in Australia before. It'll all kick off at 1pm on Saturday, March 30 and go into the wee hours of Sunday.

Other Half will take over 12 of the bar's taps, while Cloudwater is sending seven kegs and plenty of tinnies. Though the brews are coming from the other side of the world, all beers are being cold air freighted straight to Mr West to ensure some surprisingly fresh pours. The founders from both breweries will be in the house to chat over the brews, too.

From Other Half, expect a Bagel and Schmear IPA, a Mexican Hot Chocolate stout and a collab brew with New Zealand's Garage Project — it's inspired by the banana split croissants served at New York's Supermoon Bakehouse. There will also be plenty of the brewery's signature double dry hopped brews on offer, including an 8.3-percent oat cream IIPA.

Cloudwater, on the other hand, will be slinging heaps of easy-drinking brews, including a hoppy lager, pale ale and all-season IPA. Plus a märzan (strong dark Bavarian lager), a single hop Ekuanot IPA and a quadruple dry-hopped pale ale collaboration brew.

The tap takeover is the second round of the Mr West's Worldwide to Westside Aviation Project. Keep an eye on this space for the next collab in the series.