Coming Soon: Retired AFL Player David Neitz's Brewmanity Will Be Melbourne's First Rooftop Brewery Bar

Come Thursday, March 14, Melbourne will have its own rooftop brewery bar overlooking the city skyline, and you can thank former Aussie Rules football player David Neitz for making it happen. He established Brewmanity back in 2015, alongside fellow brewery lovers Jamie Fox and Paul Hopgood, to not only bring great craft beer to Melburnians but also raise money to fight motor neurone disease — which Neale Daniher, Neitz's friend, fellow ex-footballer and coach when he was playing for Melbourne, suffers from.

To date, Brewmanity has raised nearly $970,000. Next, the trio behind it are taking things to the next level by setting up a huge 400-person, three-storey, 34-tap brewery bar in South Melbourne.

The ground floor will house the beer hall, where visitors can drink the team's craft brews surrounded by stainless steel tanks in which new creations are slowly fermenting.

Head up the stairs to find another bar with a large terrace overlooking the city. But when the sun is shining, we're pretty sure punters will be racing for the rooftop, where they'll find even better views across Melbourne's skyline. And if Melbourne does decide to throw a surprise shower (which will inevitably happen), the venue has retractable awnings ready and waiting.

Each level will have a bar pumping out Brewmanity beers alongside some local independent wines, spirits and cocktails.

Food will come courtesy of Chef Suman, who'll be serving up a selection of share plates and bar bites to hungry beer drinkers. There'll be no need to scale the stairs to go get a feed.

"We are so excited to be only weeks away from opening the doors to Brewmanity brewery and bar," said Neitz. "This has been a project a long time in the making and we are thrilled that our beer will have a home that the public can enjoy."

"We are proud with what we have achieved so far and there is so much more to come. We have proved that you can make a good beer that does good deeds and we hope to pour out the goodness for many years to come," Neitz continued.

Brewmanity will open on Thursday, March 14 at 44–50 Tope Street, South Melbourne. For more information, head to the venue's website.