Good Places To Drink In Brisbane

[MarkBastard]

I'm hoping this thread can be an up to date list of good places to drink in Brisbane. Good means good range of beer etc. I'll get it started.

Archive Beer Boutique (West End)
http://www.archivebeerboutique.com.au/
Around 14 taps of craft beer from Australia and the world. Good bottle shop as well. Big venue. Pool tables.

The Brewhouse (Woolloongabba)
http://www.brewhouse.com.au/
A brewpub serving their own beer.

The International Hotel (Spring Hill)
http://www.internationalhotel.com.au
A brewpub serving their own beer.

Bitter Suite (New Farm)
http://www.bittersuite.com.au/
Cafe serving craft beer. See this thread for more info: http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...=57742&st=0

The Platform Bar (CBD)
http://www.grandcentralhotel.com.au/hotel/bars.gch
Located in the Grand Central Hotel at Central Train Station.
Not sure what's going on with it lately, when it opens or what beer it has, however this thread has updates: http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...0&start=720

The End (West End)
http://www.73vulture.com/
I haven't been here and their website isn't helpful. Can anyone comment?

Cartel Bar (Paddington)
2 Caxton St, Paddington
A very interesting setting right on Caxton Street. Small bar that serves boutique beer mainly from the bottle but also has Little Creatures on tap. Good before or after the footy.

5th Element (Southbank)
http://www.5thelement.com.au
More of a wine bar however they do have Matilda Bay Alpha Pale Ale on tap and quite a decent selection of bottled beer

Belgian Beer Caf Brussels! (CBD)
http://www.belgianbeercafebrussels.com.au/
Belgian beers. Enough said.

Bavarian Bier Cafe (CBD)
http://www.bavarianshavemorefun.com/home/
Bavarian Beer. Enough said.

The German Club (Woolloongabba)
http://www.brisbanegermanclub.com/


I'm also going to include pubs that don't specialise in craft or interesting beer, but do serve it, or at least have something going for them.

Pig N Whistle Riverside (CBD)
http://www.pignwhistle.com.au/
They have a few Australian micros on tap all the time and a few decent British beers too. Australian beers typically Little Creatures, Stone & Wood, and Murrays. International typically Old Speckled Hen etc.

The Elephant & Wheelbarrow (Fortitude Valley)
http://www.elephantandwheelbarrow.com.au/
May have some genuine English beers on tap. If you find yourself in the valley at night, this may be one of your best bets.

The Breakfast Creek Hotel (Breakfast Creek)
http://www.breakfastcreekhotel.com/
Mostly megaswill. There's some drinkable beers in the substation bar. You can also get XXXX from a wooden cask, which is surprisingly alright.

Casablanca (Paddington)
http://www.casablanca.com.au/
Has some good bottled beer downstairs e.g. La Fin Du Mond, Skull Splitter

Please reply with your own input and I'll update this post with the latest.

 

[Will88]

That covers everywhere I know of to get some good drops on tap.

 

[bconnery]

The German Club, Woolloongabba
http://www.brisbanegermanclub.com/

 

[MarkBastard]

That covers everywhere I know of to get some good drops on tap.

Damn :-( I was hoping I'd missed some out...

I'd like to include suburban pubs that at least have one drinkable beer on tap too if anyone knows any.

My two local pubs have nothing even remotely drinkable, at least the last time I checked.

 

[Bribie G]

Although the Elephant and Wheelbarrow on Wickham St FV started off as a British Themed pub, their UK offerings have dwindled, but you can occasionally luck an OSH or a Bombardier or a Tetleys Smoothflow (why would you bother).

 

[winkle]

Also on Caxton the Casablanca (whatever it is) has some surprising good bottled stock down stairs, La Fin Du Mond, Skull Splitter amongst them.

Edit: Grand Central/Platform Bar - Fihelly's Bar has a few Squires taps (Amber was drinking well last I was there).

 

[MarkBastard]

Also on Caxton the Casablanca (whatever it is) has some surprising good bottled stock down stairs, La Fin Du Mond, Skull Splitter amongst them.

Edit: Grand Central/Platform Bar - Fihelly's Bar has a few Squires taps (Amber was drinking well last I was there).

Cheers Winkle, I'll add Casablanca. I tried Jamaican Red Stripe there thinking it was going to be horrible and it was actually half decent...

With regards to beers like James Squire (Amber, Golden, Lager) and Matilda Bay (Fat Yak, Bees Nees) I'm not sure whether to include them? Thoughts? There's probably 50 pubs in Brisbane that have those beers on tap. Not sure where to draw the line really. If it was some of the more interesting offerings from James Squire or Matilda Bay it'd be a different story. Interested in what people think with regards to this.

 

[winkle]

Cheers Winkle, I'll add Casablanca. I tried Jamaican Red Stripe there thinking it was going to be horrible and it was actually half decent...

With regards to beers like James Squire (Amber, Golden, Lager) and Matilda Bay (Fat Yak, Bees Nees) I'm not sure whether to include them? Thoughts? There's probably 50 pubs in Brisbane that have those beers on tap. Not sure where to draw the line really. If it was some of the more interesting offerings from James Squire or Matilda Bay it'd be a different story. Interested in what people think with regards to this.

Yeah, I only mentioned it in case you'd found the Platform bar shut (like I did last week).

 

[MarkBastard]

Great, I forgot I'm not allowed to edit my own damn posts after a certain time limit :-(

 

[WSC]

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I'm hoping this thread can be an up to date list of good places to drink in Brisbane. Good means good range of beer etc. I'll get it started.

Archive Beer Boutique (West End)
http://www.archivebeerboutique.com.au/
Around 14 taps of craft beer from Australia and the world. Good bottle shop as well. Big venue. Pool tables.

The Brewhouse (Woolloongabba)
http://www.brewhouse.com.au/
A brewpub serving their own beer.

The International Hotel (Spring Hill)
http://www.internationalhotel.com.au
A brewpub serving their own beer.

Bitter Suite (New Farm)
http://www.bittersuite.com.au/
Cafe serving craft beer. See this thread for more info: http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...=57742&st=0

The Platform Bar (CBD)
http://www.grandcentralhotel.com.au/hotel/bars.gch
Located in the Grand Central Hotel at Central Train Station.
Not sure what's going on with it lately, when it opens or what beer it has, however this thread has updates: http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...0&start=720

The End (West End)
http://www.73vulture.com/
I haven't been here and their website isn't helpful. Can anyone comment?

Cartel Bar (Paddington)
2 Caxton St, Paddington
A very interesting setting right on Caxton Street. Small bar that serves boutique beer mainly from the bottle but also has Little Creatures on tap. Good before or after the footy.

5th Element (Southbank)
http://www.5thelement.com.au
More of a wine bar however they do have Matilda Bay Alpha Pale Ale on tap and quite a decent selection of bottled beer

Belgian Beer Caf Brussels! (CBD)
http://www.belgianbeercafebrussels.com.au/
Belgian beers. Enough said.

Bavarian Bier Cafe (CBD)
http://www.bavarianshavemorefun.com/home/
Bavarian Beer. Enough said.

The German Club (Woolloongabba)
http://www.brisbanegermanclub.com/


I'm also going to include pubs that don't specialise in craft or interesting beer, but do serve it, or at least have something going for them.

Pig N Whistle Riverside (CBD)
http://www.pignwhistle.com.au/
They have a few Australian micros on tap all the time and a few decent British beers too. Australian beers typically Little Creatures, Stone & Wood, and Murrays. International typically Old Speckled Hen etc.

The Elephant & Wheelbarrow (Fortitude Valley)
http://www.elephantandwheelbarrow.com.au/
May have some genuine English beers on tap. If you find yourself in the valley at night, this may be one of your best bets.

The Breakfast Creek Hotel (Breakfast Creek)
http://www.breakfastcreekhotel.com/
Mostly megaswill. There's some drinkable beers in the substation bar. You can also get XXXX from a wooden cask, which is surprisingly alright.

Casablanca (Paddington)
http://www.casablanca.com.au/
Has some good bottled beer downstairs e.g. La Fin Du Mond, Skull Splitter

Please reply with your own input and I'll update this post with the latest.

The Villager on George St is ok for tap range and bottles.

Also if you include Ipswich you have the Yamanto Tavern. Which has tap craft beers and a big range of bottles.

 

[Snowdog]

How about The Spotted Cow in Toowoomba...

 

[Bribie G]

Toowoomba - Western Suburb of Brisbane


Now, for those who have never been there - try a schooner or 3 of XXXX heavy off the wood at the Brekky Creek Hotel off Kingsford-Smith Drive- much as one derides the XXXX on gas, the cask offering is not pasteurised, not pushed by pub gas and honestly you'll be surprised.
If you never go you'll never know.

Has anyone been in the Story Bridge of late? Used to be a range of Coopers but I haven't popped in for about 4 years.

 

[Gar]

The Elephant & Wheelbarrow (Fortitude Valley)
http://www.elephantandwheelbarrow.com.au/
May have some genuine English beers on tap. If you find yourself in the valley at night, this may be one of your best bets.

Last time I went here (about a year ago with 5-6 mates) they wouldn't let me in because my shoes weren't fancy enough, pffft its the elephant and the wheelbarrow, can't stand that pretty boy wanker attitude.

 

[jasonharley]

Pig and Whistle at Indooroopilly has Greene King IPA and Spitfire as well as the usual Guinness fare.....

The trick is to find a good place that serves both good bier and good food !


Hungry and Thirsty 5 eyes

 

[Liam_snorkel]

went to The End for a few yesterday. Pretty cool place, had 4 craft beers on tap plus SN Torpedo and a few others in the fridge. definitely worth a look.

 

[edschache]

http://www.kerbside.com.au/

no taps but a well stocked fridge and some staff that'll give good advice

 

[WSC]

There is a new place in Milton opening too.....craft beer explosion!

 

[Samuel Adams]

There is a new place in Milton opening too.....craft beer explosion!

Yeah a mate of mine is opening this (if it's the same one), didn't want to put up details until he gives me the ok.
Should be right up AHB'ers alley !!

 

[Will88]

Courier mail had a similar idea it seems:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/life/fooddri...w-1226138040852

 

[Bribie G]

Are we reaching a tipping point?