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These beer events will keep you going - everything you need is right here!
Whether you’re seeking out new beers, want to strut your stuff at a local trivia night, or out to
support local home brewers, there’s something for everyone on our busy calendar of events.
With Gold Coast events ranging from lunches to free tastings, and Brisbane events that allow you to meet your favourite brewer
or sample a fresh brew before anyone else, our beer events page is a comprehensive guide to what’s happening in southeast Queensland.
This page offers a consolidated list of beer festivals and special occasions celebrating beer
while also highlighting fun things to do at local venues that support the independent craft beer scene.
May 2024
Party starting from 12pm until late
DJ’s playing all day
Indoor and outdoor seating
All kinds of slushies, cocktails and beers pouring
Smash Burger pop up
Beer & Meat Tray RaffleIf there’s one event of ours that you should care about, it’s our birthday party. While we’re grateful to be another year older and wiser, we really just love the excuse to have an all day party with our long time supporters and team!
Vibes at range are great on any given day, but the atmosphere during our birthday parties just never compare. In Newstead we’ll have the full outdoor set up for maximum crisp autumn air enjoyment. Down in Melbourne we’ll also have the beer garden decked out- a prime spot if you ask us.
From 12pm our bar will be pouring all kinds of slushies, cocktails and beers, getting y’all in the mood for a nice day out with your mates.
We’re stoked to have our first smash burger pop up available all day until sold out, as well as DJ Moses, DJ Bacon and Eljae Def on the decks.
This is an agave kind of party you’re going to love — a celebration of the mighty marg in an epic taste-off between tequila and mezcal.You’ll be presented with four mini margs to cosy up with in Bianco Nero before choosing a full-sized serve of your favourite. With two delicious margs showcasing the bold, citrus notes of tequila, and two featuring the complex, smoky flavour of mezcal, will your decision be a clear cut black, or white?
You could also win an Altos Tequila Fiesta hamper valued at $500. Simply book your tickets to go into the draw.
Elevate your experience by opting for our grazing share-style menu upgrade for $35 p/person: available as an ‘add-on’ during the checkout process.
Join us at Milton Common to celebrate a day of local booziness and good vibes!Across two seatings, we’re mixing up an absolute storm of tastings from local distillers and wine makers.
Choose either our 11:30am-3pm OR 4pm-8pm session (After Party kicking off from 8pm onwards)!
Parterning with StrangeLove, we are collaborating with 10 local distillers, including our very own Common Ground Spirits, offering unlimited tasters and takeaway bottles available for purchase. PLUS we are welcoming Cork & Co to fulfill your wine fenatic needs.
FEATURING:
Common Ground Spirits | Beechmountain Distillery | Familiar Spirits | Dacelo Distilling | Nil Desperandum | Sunshine & Sons | Blacksnake | New Dimension Distilling | Cape Byron | Milton Rum | Cork & Co | StrangeLove
Each Ticket Includes:
1x Milton Common Collective Stubby Holder
1x Milton Common Collective Tote Bag
1x Embossed Glass
Unlimited tasters from attending Distillers & Wine Makers
Let’s Get Boozy!
Mould, Australia’s biggest cheese festival returns for 2024 – bigger, smellier, and more ‘matured’ than ever.In brie-lliant news for Australian fromage freaks, the country’s most popular cheese event is set to return in triumphant form this year –– with a killer line-up, and a fully loaded platter of tasty accoutrements on the side. Uniting cheese connoisseurs, pecorino pals and curd nerds all around the country, Mould (presented by Revel, the team behind Pinot Palooza), has become synonymous with celebrating top-quality Australian artisan cheese and all-round good times since entering the whey fray in 2017. Showcasing up to 80 varieties that span hard to soft, textured to earthy, stinky to mild, with raw milk varieties and everything in between, there will be dairy delights to suit every palate at this year’s Australia-wide Mould celebrations, kicking off in Brisbane (that’s you!) before heading to Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and then Perth.
TICKETS ARE $49 (+ booking fee) and includes festival entry, ALL cheese tastings, plus a complimentary cooler bag for keeping cheese at the perfect temp once purchased from your favourite producers on the day and stemless REVEL wine glass to use and take home on the day. Get tickets here.
NOT JUST CHEESE
This year will also see an expanded roster of independent producers from the all-important world of cheese-adjacent accoutrements, giving festival-goers a direct line to load up on some of the finest olives, honey, crackers, pastes and small-goods for their next indulgent at-home cheese session.
This year will also see an expanded roster of independent producers from the all-important world of cheese-adjacent accoutrements, giving festival-goers a direct line to load up on some of the finest olives, honey, crackers, pastes and small-goods for their next indulgent at-home cheese session.
DRINKS
Grab a tipple from the various bars, featuring a selection of Australian wine alongside vodka and gin from Tasmania’s Hartshorn and crowd favourites Archie Rose distillery and more. Plus a range of beers, cider, cocktails, and sake will also be on offer.
Grab a tipple from the various bars, featuring a selection of Australian wine alongside vodka and gin from Tasmania’s Hartshorn and crowd favourites Archie Rose distillery and more. Plus a range of beers, cider, cocktails, and sake will also be on offer.
KIDS UNDER 16 ARE FREE!
Session numbers are strictly limited to better manage crowds and enthusiasm. Bars close 15 minutes prior to each session ending to adhere to licencing and venue requirements. Please be understanding.
Session numbers are strictly limited to better manage crowds and enthusiasm. Bars close 15 minutes prior to each session ending to adhere to licencing and venue requirements. Please be understanding.
Join us at the Noosa Eat & Drink Festival 2024 for “Brews & Beef”, where premium Wagyu meets exceptional beer.
Experience a culinary delight with chef Matt Golinski, supported by Head Butcher Dale Spencer (Butchers of Noosa) and Head Chef Josh Gordon, showcasing five unique styles of Wagyu, each perfectly paired with Heads of Noosa’s renowned Lagers.Immerse yourself in a sensory journey in a unique setting within the brewery itself, learning from experts about meat cuts, brewmasters secrets and ideal pairings. Indulge in a fusion of fine Wagyu and exceptional Lagers not to be missed.
Ticket Information
Tickets: $210 per person + booking fees.
Tickets include: A fusion of fine Wagyu and exceptional Larger beers.
Dietary requirements are available.
Tickets are strictly limited to six (6) tickets per purchase – large group bookings are not available for this event.
This is a licensed event and all ticketholders must be 18+.
$1 from every Restaurant Event ticket purchase will be donated to OzHarvest, helping provide nourishing meals to those who need it most – $1 equals 2 meals.
Please refer to the Ticketing Terms & Conditions for information regarding refunds, transfers and general conditions of entry. Every ticket purchaser must read and agree to these before completing their purchase.
Tickets: $210 per person + booking fees. Tickets include: A fusion of fine Wagyu and exceptional Larger beers. Dietary requirements are available. Tickets are strictly limited to six (6) tickets per purchase – large group bookings are not available for this event. This is a licensed event and all ticketholders must be 18+. $1 from every Restaurant Event ticket purchase will be donated to OzHarvest, helping provide nourishing meals to those who need it most – $1 equals 2 meals. Please refer to the Ticketing Terms & Conditions for information regarding refunds, transfers and general conditions of entry. Every ticket purchaser must read and agree to these before completing their purchase.June 2024
The Great Australian Beer Spectacular (GABS) festival is Australia’s largest and longest running craft beer festival. The centerpiece of the events are the one thousand two hundred fresh kegs, from 120 different breweries across Australia, New Zealand, UK and USA, of exciting, never seen before NEW brews just waiting to be tapped for the first time! For the fifth time GABS is coming to Brisbane and this time, over two days!To get you ready for a big two days of GABS we are cooking a pig. The GABS PIG. On Friday night for GABS Pink Party we’ll be dishing up some slow smoked pulled pork and on Saturday before the morning session fuel up with a bacon and egg baguette. The bacon is from the same pig cured, smoked and sliced thick in house! You can’t fuel up without a brew so we’ll throw in a schooner of 27 South Sunsets Vietnamese Lager or Parks American Pale Ale.
There is only so much pig to go around, so we encourage you to pre-purchase your baguettes and get in early. We’ll have the Pink Party Pulled Pork available from 4:00pm on Friday June 14. For the early birds on Saturday June 15, the Brewers Breakfast will kick off from 10:00am.
-Friday June 15 4:00pm to 6:00pm: PINK PARTY PULLED PORK – smoked pulled pork with barbeque sauce on a fresh baguette and a schooner of 27 South American Pale or Vietnamese Lager $20 pre-purchased or $25 on the day.
-Saturday June 16 10:00am to 12:00pm: BREWERS BREAKFAST – fried thick cut, house cured and smoked bacon with fried eggs on a baguette and a schooner of 27 South American Pale or Vietnamese Lager $20 pre-purchased or $25 on the day.
Pre-purchase your beer and baguette here: https://events.humanitix.com/gabs-pregame-pig…/tickets
Recognised globally as one of the best beer festivals in the world, the Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular, Australia’s premier craft beer festival is back at Brisbane’s iconic Convention & Entertainment Centre in South Bank this June!The big news for Brisbane is the introduction of a Friday evening session, bringing new meaning to after work beers! Showcasing the best and most innovative brews from over 150 different breweries, pouring through more than 500 beer taps, making it the country’s biggest indoor beer festival, GABS is one of the most fun and entertaining food and drink experiences on the Australian events calendar. Nowhere else in the world will you discover the release of 120 brand new and exclusive brews from 120 different breweries all available on the same day as you discover 50 stunning beer, cocktail, wine, whisky and food bars, enjoy fantastic live performances by Hot Potato brass band, dance away at the silent disco and try loads of free entertainment.
GABS also welcomes THE OLDEST BREWERY IN THE WORLD, iconic German brewery Weihenstephan to Australia’s best beer festival.
All ticket purchasers will receive a GABS BEER SAFARI booklet with over $250 in post GABS beer offers. T&Cs apply.
GABS Brisbane Sessions:
Fri 14 June 2024 6PM – Pink Party
Sat 15 June 2024 12PM – Saturday session
Fri 14 June 2024 6PM – Pink Party
Sat 15 June 2024 12PM – Saturday session
Do you like the dark side of life? When it comes to beer, do you want to enjoy something with flavours and aromas of chocolate, coffee, toffee, oak and smoke?We can’t guarantee we’ll have all of that available, but we’ll have a couple of dark tap beers available, and some sneaky bottles and cans for some lucky prize draws throughout the night.
While it’s a candlelight night, we’ll also have Adsy, our Beer Ambassador, hosting a talk about some of the beers on offer and what makes a dark beer a good beer.
One of the most anticipated weekend’s of the year is back (or is that black). Celebrating the shortest daylight hours of the year with the darkest of dark from the Bacchus Cellars. 20 taps (ALL ON NITRO POUR) all dedicated to the Darkside – Some brand new releases, plus many of your favourites.The main day is Saturday (12midday – 8.30pm), run over 2 sessions (12pm till 4pm & 4.30pm till 8.30pm). You may book for as long as you like, but bookings for 4 hours or under, must keep within the 1 session time. For those that maybe can’t make it on Saturday, or just need more time to work through the taps, we are going to keep all remaining beers on tap for Sunday as well (12 midday – 4pm).
Salts Food Truck will be here all day Saturday serving up their amazing burgers & so much more, alongside the Bacchus Kitchen, serving delicious Pizzas, Ribs, Pretzels & Sourdough Garlic Bread. On Sunday, just the Bacchus kitchen, will be looking after your needs, with our famous Ribs the perfect accompaniment to our Dark Beers.
More details to follow, just click on “interested/going” for updates as we release them & make sure you lock in the dates….
WE ARE NOW TAKING BOOKINGS. Call 3823 2828 to reserve your spot. You can book in for as long as you like, but first come first served
Later in 2024
Are you thirsty, Toowoomba? ALE-YEAH! Mark Saturday August 17 in your calendar beer lovers! Toowoomba’s OG beer festival, #Brewoomba is back for another huge day at Fitzy’s.
The Carpark Party is set to be another huge hit with a full street closure out the back – it’s our very own street party! There’s live music, food stalls, cocktails and of course beer for dayzzz.
But the fun doesn’t stop there! Brewoomba is once again taking over ALL of Fitzy’s with Tapestry Bar, Atrium Bar and Fitzy’s on Church bringing the very best festival goods. Think tap take overs, festival eats and the best in rare & sought after brews. So many beers, so little time!
If beer isn’t your thing, ‘beer-not’! There’s plenty of un-beer options too – cocktails, seltzers, CC, jim beam, gingerbeer and more – even non-alcoholic options. Plus food trucks, coffee and live entertainment. It’s gonna be a BREW-tiful day!
SAVE THE DATE & RSVP to this event to stay up to date with what we have planned. You don’t want to miss this one!
Lets brew up a spicy storm in 2024.Chilli food, chilli sauces and products, chilli plants, five challenges, cooking demonstrations, live blues music, and of course myriad beers to try at this fabulous brewery and venue in central Brisbane.
What’s not to like?
