Blackhearts & Sparrows

Blackhearts & Sparrows started out as a home for boutique and obscure wines but, in a reflection of the nation’s changing drinking habits, has increasingly become one of the best places to unearth good beer. They might still call themselves wine purveyors, but their stores across Melbourne – and, these days, interstate – also stock scores of craft beers from home and abroad.

Lining the shelves and filling the fridges at their Fitzroy North store (their main beer outlet), you’ll find Aussie brews rubbing shoulders with everything from European Trappist and sour beers to North American IPAs and the best beers from across The Ditch, Japan and, well, pretty much anywhere you'll find great beer.

The staff have a close relationship with many local breweries, enabling them to get their hands on limited release beers – they’ve even stepped into the brewery on occasion to create collaborations with the likes of Sailors Grave, Stomping Ground, Molly Rose and CoConspirators. If you ever fancy a change from malt and hops, there’s a good selection of craft ciders and, of course, the wines that kickstarted the whole endeavour in the first place, all inside some of the smartest looking bottleshops in the land.

In 2015, they made the shift next door in Fitzroy North, creating a light and airy (and rather long) new store lined with pallet-like shelves and as much light timber as you could ever wish for; even the overhead signs telling you what you'll find where are carved from wood. The beers sit at the rear, filling the back wall and corner.

Elsewhere, the Blackhearts & Sparrows empire continues to expand, as you can read in our interview with founders (and siblings) Paul and Jess Ghaie. The photos here are a mix of the Fitzroy North, Melbourne Central and Smith Street stores, but there are rather more, most found across Melbourne plus one in North Hobart and another in Canberra. 

You'll find them all in the free Crafty Pint app or our Recommends map, and in full listings for the Tasmanian and ACT venues.

Name
Blackhearts & Sparrows
Address

119 Scotchmer Street
Fitzroy North
VIC 3068

Phone
(03) 9486 8046
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