The addition of Barossa Valley Brewing, Cromer Cellars and Embassy Craft Beer Bar to The Crafty Pint’s directories of craft beer awesomeness in the past few days suggest it’s time we did another one of our regular roundups of the brewery, bar and bottleshop listings added to the site in the past few months.
It turns out we’ve added a further 17 to the site since we last posted one of these, and we have many more to come. Apologies to those waiting patiently for their listings in Victoria, touch wood your local rep’s spine will start responding to one of the many forms of medication that’s been prescribed relatively soon so he can get behind the wheel of a car again. And, to those in New South Wales, there may be a slight delay as we’ve granted paternity leave to Crafty Pint NSW, who has just welcomed a Crafty Pot into the world. Congrats, Nick O!
Anyway, without further ado, if you missed their arrival on the site first time around, here are The 17â¦
Matso’s – Western Australia’s home of fruity, spicy beers that make stars of the local, topical flora and fauna around the brewery’s Broome home.
Thirsty Crow – This Wagga brewery, home of cult craft beer classic, the Vanilla Milk Stout, just turned three and is eyeing up major expansion.
Morrison Brewery – This Launceston microbrewery peddles a fine line in traditional, predominantly British and Irish inspired ales.
Barossa Valley Brewing – One of many Australian micros to call a wine region home, Barossa Valley has even been experimenting with wine in its beer.
Cromer Cellars – A crafty haven in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, run by a beer evangelist converting locals one quality drop at a time.
The Oak Barrel – A Sydney CBD bottleshop with an epic range and a nice line in beer events too.
Barny’s – In less than a year since new owners took over, this New South Wales bottleshop has developed a list of close to 1,000 craft beers.
TRU BRU – Australia’s first dedicated growler store has an aesthetic as unique as its approach, not to mention 20 fresh kegs of craft beer and cider on offer at all times.
McCoppins Abbotsford – Following a significant rebuild and renovation, the sister store to McCoppins Fitzroy has gone from being a good to a great crafty bottleshop.
Archive Beer Boutique – One of the first quality craft beer bars in Brisbane with an impressive tap and bottle list augmented by its adjoining, heavily stocked bottle shop, Next Door Cellars.
Embassy Craft Beer Bar – A major refurb, a fresh dedication to quality beer and a hatted chef in the kitchen has given Brisbane’s CBD a quality beer bar at last.
The Winston – With none of their locals serving good beer, Kris and Caroline Miles took over the pub nearest their home in North Hobart and swiftly made it awesome.
Dove & Olive – The transformation of Sydney’s bar scene in the past couple of years has been a joyous sight to behold, with Dove & Olive among those bringing craft beer to a new and eager crowd.
Prince Alfred Hotel Carlton – This former student pub in the heart of Melbourne’s University precinct has been reinvented as an old school locals' pub pouring beers from its local micros.
Markov – The rear half of this unique two-venues-in-one bar just off Lygon Street in Carlton is possibly Melbourne’s most refined beer bar, complete with 10 taps of craft and schmicko takes on pub classics on the menu.
The Catfish – What happens when a pair of beer, blues and bourbon-lovin' mates take over Melbourne bar. Comes with added Philly cheese steaksâ¦
Belgian Beer Cafe Melbourne – You’ll still find plenty of taps pouring traditional Belgian drops, but in recent times this venue in the base of the Eureka Tower has added heaps of fantastic Australian and international crafties too.
There you go. That should be enough to keep you going a little whileâ¦
