Australia’s original beer festival – Beerfest – returns to Melbourne next month

Australia’s longest running beer festival – Beer Fest – has announced they’re back in Melbourne next month, with the festival kicking off on February 29th at Catani Gardens, St Kilda. 

The festival is aimed at beer, cider, wine and spirit lovers, with over 50 craft brewers, cider makers, wine makers and distillers, including St Andrews Beach and Darraweit Cider offering their craft brews and ‘other one-off unique creations’.

The family friendly event includes entertainment for everyone with comedy acts including Danielle Walker, Luke Mcgregor and more, as well as roving entertainment and live music. Headlining the festival entertainment will be ARIA-award winning band Art vs Science who have partnered with BeerFest, Burnley Brewing and CryerMalt for a one-off beer which will be sold on-site during BeerFest.

The festival is a great chance to taste new brews, but attendees will also have the chance to learn about beer and the art of brewing through masterclasses and tastings lead by industry leaders.  Festival goers can also check out sessions including ‘Beer Sensory and Evaluation’ with Cicerone certified team members, ‘Discover the Art of Brewing’ with BrewArt and loads more.

While Beer is obviously the headliner, Foodies are also welcome, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options available. Foodies can also check out the Perfect Match: Food + Beer Pairing’ session with Bright Brewing Co.  to find out what to pair their meals with next time.

If your birthday is Feb 29th you’ll get free entry and a free gift from the Melbourne BeerFest team when you present you ID. If your birthday falls on any other day you can grab a ticket for just $37 from melbourne.beerfestivals.com.au with a reusable and dishwasher-safe BeerFest Festival cup also included in your ticket price.

Recent Posts

  • Tech

How I beat the excesses of the silly season with fitness tech

The silly season has been and gone, leaving many of us in our health and…

11 hours ago
  • Tech

Review: Lenovo Legion Go S — SteamOS officially or unofficially, still the best option

We have seen many Windows-based gaming devices hit the market recently.  Even more recently, Steam…

13 hours ago
  • Tech

Review: Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike — an innovative gaming mouse with haptics instead of switches?

Gaming mice are a dime a dozen when you get to the top end.  Some…

14 hours ago
  • Lifestyle

Sweet As – Pizza Hut brings back a fan favourite

Available right now on Pizza Hut menus right across the country the cult flavour Hot…

16 hours ago
  • Tech

Spotify’s Prompted Playlists collaborates with you to build a playlist based on your prompts and instructions

After a short trial in New Zealand, Spotify has today announced the availability of Prompted…

23 hours ago
  • Tech

Get ready for March Madness with new US College content now available in NBA 2K26 Season 5

Basketball in the US is heating up in the lead-up to College Basketball's March Madness…

4 days ago