Beer Fest 2023 at The Australian Heritage Hotel

Overview

Oktoberfest down under comes in the form of Beer Fest 2023 — The Australian Heritage Hotel's annual event celebrating Australian excellence in craft beer. The free event will bring 20 of the country's leading craft brewers to The Rocks from Friday, October 6 to Sunday, October 8.

There are various tasters which you can pre-purchase to avoid the queues. Nab ten tasters and a tasting cup for $49 with the Early Bird Starter Pack, or level it up with all that plus a stubby holder and a Beer Fest tote in the Early Bird Legend Pack for $75. There's also an option to add five extra tasters for $25.

Take the experience further at a Meet the Brewer session. Attendees can froth about their favourite cold ones with the experts behind the bevs on the rooftop at one (or all) of the four sessions on Saturday and Sunday.

There are prizes and giveaways galore both before and during the event. Home brewers have the chance to get their original recipe brewed by Frenchies Brewery and served on tap at The Australian, while the winner of the social media competition will receive private use of the pub's rooftop for them and their guests on Friday, October 6, complete with a $500 bar tab and a dedicated staff member.

Vote for Best Dark Beer, Best IPA, Best Sour, Best Specialty Brew, the Geoff Scharer Award and more in the Best Beer Competition to have a shot at winning a brewery tour with three of your mates, a $250 bar tab at The Australian or a Young Henrys merch pack.

If you're not a beer devotee, you can still enjoy live music from Harvey, Tiago, Hot Minute, Oompah Loompah and Hot Potato Band, as well as food stalls and cold cider.

To find out more and pre-purchase some tasters, head to The Australian Heritage Hotel's website.