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Beer-loving Sydneysiders, here's some news to say cheers to, especially if you're fond of tipples from BrewDog. Before 2022 is out, the Scottish craft beer giant will open its first-ever Sydney beer bar, as part of its previously announced collaboration with hospitality group Australian Venue Co (AVC). Your new drinking spot: the old locomotive workshop in South Eveleigh.
An exact opening date hasn't been revealed as yet, but works started in August. Also, the $3.2-million BrewDog South Eveleigh will huge, if the company's arrival in the Harbour City wasn't already big enough. Spanning a large indoor dining space, a bar and a beer garden, it'll seat 720 beer aficionados inside and 190 outside, and pour 40 brews through its taps.
Those beverages will cover the brand's own beers, of course, as well as guest beer tap takeovers and collaborations with local breweries. Don't feel like a brew? Cider, wine, spirits and cocktails will also be on offer, alongside a range of non-alcoholic options.
All of the above will help wash down a food menu that'll feature burgers and pizzas, and do all-you-can-eat wings once a week. BrewDog South Eveleigh is embracing vegetarian and vegan dishes in a sizeable way, too, dedicating half of its range to plant-based bites — including two-for-one vegan eats on Mondays.
Given the location, the beer behemoth's first Sydney spot will pay respects to the site's history, with the architects at Studio Y designing the venue around the original workshop machinery collection. You'll be able to peer at it as you drink, in fact, truly turning your day, afternoon or evening sinking pints into a unique experience.
BrewDog South Eveleigh will mark BrewDog's fourth Australian location. It launched its first Australian brewery and taproom in Brisbane in 2019, and has a second Brissie venue on the way this spring in Fortitude Valley. The brand also has its debut Victorian site on the way before summer hits, setting up shop in Melbourne's historic Pentridge Prison precinct.
BrewDog's Sydney welcome comes via that new partnership with AVC, aka the group behind spots such as Cargo, Kingsleys and The Winery. It sees the world's largest craft beer bar operator join forces with one of Australia's big pub operators, and will span multiple sites — but exactly where and when any venues beyond South Eveleigh and Pentridge will open hasn't yet been revealed.
BrewDog currently operates over 100 beer bars worldwide, having recently launched outposts in Mumbai and New Albany (USA), and with huge flagship bars coming soon to Las Vegas and Waterloo (London).
BrewDog South Eveleigh will open in Bays 1 & 2, Locomotive Workshop, South Eveleigh, 2 Locomotive Street, Eveleigh, some time before 2022 is out — we'll update you with further details when they're announced.