When Molly Rose Brewery first opened its doors in 2019 in a Collingwood backstreet, northside craft beer lovers rejoiced. The venue itself is hard to define, a narrow warehouse hodgepodge of drinking and dining areas, each with a different sense of purpose. If you’re all about a beer-matched meal, here you can enjoy a very good one. For beer lovers who prefer to sink their frothies among the silver vats, there’s a seat by the separate bar in the space next door. The brewery's founder, Nic Sandery, is known for creating excellent brews that combine traditional styles with playful new riffs.
Melbourne’s craft beer scene is one of the best in the world. In recent years, the folks behind our best local frothies have figured out that rather than relying on pubs and bottle shops to dispense their hoppy creations, they can do it themselves, creating some of the city’s best hospitality experiences at their open-to-the-public brewery bars and taprooms. Here are ten of our favourites.