Events on Thursday 18th May

Come meet the brewers and enjoy some damn good South Australian beer as Mismatch Brewing take over our taps on Thursday night, as well as a free barbecue!

Twelve Scandinavian beers, twelve cured meats. It's epic and it's back. We explore the creative brewing hub that is Scandinavia, pitting their skills against the best of Australian smallgood makers.

Passionately brewing since 2013, Mismatch travel west to unleash their wares in Melbourne. Talk to brewer Ewan Brewerton at 12:30pm on Thursday, and sample the entire range of beers, including some exclusive brews made especially for us.

Meet the notorious Tooborac brewery owner James Carlin and his brew crew. Listen to James tell tall tales as you sample his favourite beers with matching bar snacks in our inner city gem.

8 of Hong Kong’s best breweries are shipping their kegs all the way to Melbourne. Located in a vibrant Asian community with the some of the trendiest and diverse set of places for food and drinks, Vic Bar will feature 16 styles to be rotated throughout the week! Your only chance to try Hong Kong’s best fresh on tap!! *Please note that the beers for this event have been delayed in customs. We will update the listing as soon as the beers are tapped.

Victorian brewers get their stars & stripes on in a USA Tap Takeover - West Coast, New World, APA's & more... all matched with the Hot Dog Parma topped with Sloppy Joe sauce, mustard & fried onion!

Freddies lets Stone Brewing & Brooklyn Brewery take over the taps! We’ve been promised limited release and speciality kegs from both breweries that have never been seen in Australia! It’s the classic East vs West battle, who will triumph?

Over the course of Good Beer Week, The Park will be bringing the best of American craft beers from Founders Brewery. It will be a complete American tap take over, tapping 11 exclusive beers never seen before in Australia.

We'll be pouring a selection of The Emerald Isle's finest boutique beers. This time we'll be bringing over kegs from 8 Degrees Brewing in County Cork, matching them with some creative and beer-infused Irish meals all week!

Cookie has invited the boys behind Stockade beer to live & party like honorary Melbournians for Good Beer Week, throwing down a rotation of 10 epic beers including a limited Thai inspired collab "Puppet Master IPA".

We're taking it back to basics at the GNH this year. No gimmicks, no restrictions - just the best of the best from our favourite local and international breweries.

Direct from Bavaria and straight to our taps, try some of Bavaria's finest biers! Enjoy five tasters, then sit back with a 1L stein of your favourite pick, matched with our famous crispy pork knuckle.

A week long Blackman's Tap Takeover at Heartbreaker, plus the launch of an exclusive Heartbreaker / Blackman's collaborative brew! There'll be tinny specials, Meet the Brewer sessions and more beer-fuelled fun with Blackman's & Heartbreaker all week long.

STKBB and Boatrocker have teamed up, creating The Wilson, a melt-in-your-mouth chilli and chocolate braised brisket burger taste sensation paired with the freshly launched Boatrocker Stout.

Grosvenor Hotel has teamed up with Melbourne’s Wolf of the Willows and Melbourne Hot Sauce to create the Big Bad Wolf steak sandwich. Paired with Wolf of the Willows Saison, it will have you craving seconds.

Pilgrim is zooming in on Victoria. Sample four different styles from the four corners of our state. Why not do a 180 and get a meat or cheese platter for the full experience!

Two of the best craft breweries in California, Firestone Walker and Saint Archer, on tap for the first time in Australia. Famous flagship beers and rare specialties all week.

THE BEER HAS ARRIVED AND IS TASTING DELICIOUS!

Come join the team at Abacus for paired beers with food such as chocolate stout with beer coated smoked ribs all week. Live music, beer paddles and talks from one of the first craft brewers in Australia.

Brooklyn takes over four taps to accompany American style burgers and dogs only available during Good Beer Week. Pair your burger or dog with Brooklyn Lager, East IPA, American Pale or Summer Ale, all for only $25.

Throughout Good Beer Week, The Catfish will serve up events offering you the chance to meet our Portland mates, and a tap takeover Melbourne's never seen before, including beers from Breakside Brewery, Commons Brewery, Upright Brewing, pFriem Family Brewers, Gigantic Brewing and Baerlic Brewing Co.

Gage Roads is pairing up with Collingwood’s legendary Lazerpig Pizza Parlour to create four unique Good Beer Week pizzas. Each pizza will be inspired by one of four Gage Roads beers pouring.

Challenge your beer-trained taste buds at our Mikkeller tasting designed to break the rules. Includes four Mikkeller beers, authentic Danish street food, such as hotdogs, smørrebrød, fish n’ chips and our beer lover's goodie bag.

Stone Brewing's Director of Brewing Operations Joel Grosser is coming to Melbourne and bringing some special releases to taste alongside a light supper provided by the Le Bon Ton chefs.