The Best Brewery Bars in Melbourne for 2024
Sip chilled pints just metres from away where the beer was was brewed at these much-loved taprooms.
Melbourne's selection of craft brews is vast — pop into any bottle shop and you can pick from a plethora of locally made beers. But if you really want to immerse yourself in the craft beer culture, you need to go straight to the source: the best Melbourne breweries.
Luckily for us, a heap of them have decided to open on-site taprooms, bars and pubs, so you can sip freshly brewed beer metres from the fermenting tanks. These Melbourne taprooms are also the best spots to get your hands on limited edition releases, just-tapped one-off kegs and to pick the brains of the knowledgable brewers. So clear an evening (or a Sunday afternoon) and make a beeline for one of our favourites.
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BarMolly Rose Brewery
279 Wellington Street, Collingwood
Try a diverse range of house brews and even some cheeky beer cocktails at this cosy Collingwood spot.
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BarBrewmanity
50 Tope Street, South Melbourne
Enjoy a sky-high sip over city views at this South Melbourne brewery and you'll also be helping a good cause.
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BarMoon Dog Wild West
54 Hopkins Street, Footscray
Make your way through the swinging saloon doors to find bucking bulls, arcade games, pool tables, a dog-friendly rooftop, and food and drinks aplenty.
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BarBrick Lane Market
456 Queen Street, Melbourne
Compared to most brewery pubs in Melbourne, Brick Lane Market is offering up one of the most extensive range of food and drinks within some mighty nice surrounds.
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BarRocky Ridge Brunswick
130 Barkly Street, Brunswick
Rocky Ridge Brewing is pouring its own beers from the bar's 32 taps, and CDMX is slinging tacos from the airstream outside.
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BarPirate Life South Melbourne
139-145 Market Street, South Melbourne
This pirate life is all about craft beers, natural wines and a huge selection of South American and Greek eats.
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BarThe Craft & Co.
390 Smith Street, Collingwood
A Fitzroy cafe that's also a brewery, a roastery and a deli.
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BarBridge Road Brewers Brunswick East
141 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East
This Beechworth brewery has set up a taproom in Brunswick East, pumping out plenty of beer and pizza to locals.
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BarBrewDog Pentridge
1 Champ Street, Coburg
This global brewery's first Melbourne home is a sprawling bluestone beer haven, complete with two bars and a supersized beer garden.
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BarColonial Brewing Co.
89 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne
This Port Melbourne brewpub serves up tap beer, tinnies and pizza.
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BarBodriggy Brewing Company
245 Johnston Street, Abbotsford
This 400-person brewpub in a former mechanics warehouse is home to a stack of beers on tap and a bottle shop is on the way.
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BarUrban Alley Brewery Knox
425 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South
Urban Alley's 750-capacity brewpub boasts its own onsite distillery, a stacked entertainment program and a standout menu of modern pub fare.
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Bar3 Ravens Brewery
1 Theobald Street, Thornbury
This backstreet gem lays claim to being one of Melbourne's oldest brewery bars.
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RestaurantDeeds Taproom & Kitchen
4 Paran Place, Glen Iris
This local brewery's new Glen Iris HQ boasts 28 taps and a crafty menu built around beer.
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BarKaiju Cantina
27 Hume Street, Huntingdale
The first-ever beer hall and brewpub from award-winning brewery Kaiju is a colourful warehouse site boasting 16 taps and a cracking pizza menu.
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BarBonehead Brewing
86 Parsons Street, Kensington
A dog-friendly brewery known for its diverse tap list and colourful wall murals.
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BarWestside Ale Works
36 Alfred Street, South Melbourne
A cosy laneway brewpub with big love for American-style beers.
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BarRange Brewing Abbotsford
272 Johnston Street, Abbotsford
A Scandi-inspired Melbourne taproom from Brisbane's heroes of haze, complete with 24 ever-rotating taps.
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BarNice Guys Brewery and Bar
306 Victoria Street, Richmond
A retrofuturistic brew bar with 25 taps and a leafy, heated beer garden.
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BarMountain Goat Beer
80 North Street, Richmond
One of Melbourne's original craft breweries serves exclusive drops to the public three nights a week.
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BarMoon Dog OG
17 Duke Street, Abbotsford
The Melbourne brewing powerhouse started out life in this Abbotsford warehouse — it's worth a visit for a couple of beers and some pizza.
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BarMoon Dog World
32 Chifley Drive, Preston
This giant, very OTT brewery bar in Preston is like a boozy theme park you'll never want to leave.
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BarUrban Alley Brewery
G09/12 Star Circus, Docklands
Docklands' massive sustainability-focused craft brewery and pub.
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BarThe Mill Brewery
40 Sackville Street, Collingwood
Collingwood's new small-scale brewery and tap room.
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BarStomping Ground Brewery & Beer Hall
100 Gipps Street, Collingwood
Collingwood's expansive brewpub.
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BarBurnley Brewing
648 Bridge Road, Richmond
Just-brewed beer and late night snacks at this 150-seat venue.
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BarHop Nation Brewing Co
107-109 Whitehall Street, Footscray
A bonafide weekend-only brewpub in Footscray.
Top image: Bodriggy by Kate Shanasy.