Burleigh Brewing Co comes to St. Kilda Ale Stars

One of Queenland's great craft breweries, Burleigh Brewing Co is our guest this November Ale Stars. Join Brewmaster Brennan Fielding as we sample four of his delicious beers.

Date: Tue, Nov 19th
Time: 7pm
Cost: $40 includes beer & food
Tickets: Click here

The line up includes:

Hassle Hop Pale Ale
Figjam IPA
Hef - award winning beer at World Beer Cup 2012 "German Wheat Beer" category
My Wifes Bitter - English Bitter.

Looking forward to it - see you there!

 

Celebrate Cup Eve and Cup Day with Style in St. Kilda

Looking for something to do this Cup Eve and Cup Day?

Monday night we've got a great comedy set - 8pm - 9pm following by great tunes from one of the Local's favourite bands - Sim's Holiday Adventure.

Continue the fun on Cup Day and book a table to watch the race.  Any group booking of 6 or more will receive complimentary sparkling for the table.

If you prefer to celebrate privately - why not have a function in Wilfred's Room & Terrace with your friends? Enjoy great function packages, your own private bar, TV and more to watch the race!

Call (03) 9537-2633 to book or email us here.

St. Kilda celebrates Good Food Month this November with great events!

Bring on The Age Good Food Month this November!

We're thrilled to be involved with this fabulous month long event celebrating great food and beverages across 4 cities!

Each Sunday in November, we'll host a Spring Sunday Roast lunch on the terrace from 12-3pm.

Choose your meat and we'll do the rest! Only $38 and includes a drink on arrival and a delicious roast lunch with all the trimmings.

Bookings are essential from minimum 2 people to maximum 60 people. More information can be found here

Fancy learning more about matching your beers & food?

Join us on Thu, Nov 21st for "A Heavenly Pairing: An Introduction to Beer & Food Matching" where 5 great beers are paired with 5 food dishes. Learn about contrasting and complementary flavours and get more out of your food and beer experience. Open to novices right through to enthusiasts

Tickets are $65 and are available here

Download the full Good Food Month guide here and looking forward to enjoying a month of great food across Melbourne.

7 Cent Brewery brews up something special for St. Kilda Ale Stars this October

A new Victorian craft brewery on the scene, 7 Cent Brewery is producing some cracker beers and we've got them in the house on Tues., Oct 22nd from 7pm.

We'll sample beers from their core range - Hard Deck IPA, Whapping Wharf ESB and their B4 Dark Belgian Strong Ale. The boys are also brewing up a special treat for us...a one-off beer especially for the Ale Stars!

Join us for the usual fun, trivia, food & more - $40 for 4 beers + food.

Tickets can be purchased here or email here with any queries.

St. Kilda Oktoberfest Beer Line Up Announced!

Only 10 days until the 6th annual Oktoberfest SpecTAPular is back in St. Kilda and we've got the full beer line up for your drinking pleasure!

The International German beer line up:

Erdinger Oktoberfest Weissbier

Köstritzer Schwartzbier

DAB Lager

Schöfferhoffer Hefeweizen

Gilden Sion Kölsch

Franziskaner Dunkel

Hofbräu Original

Paulaner Munich Helles

Weihenstephaner Pilsner

Radeberger Pilsner

The Australian beer line up:

Red Hill Weizenbock

Mornington Peninsula Brewery Hefeweizen

Bridge Road Oktoberfest Marzen

Moo Brew Hefeweizen

4 Pines Oktoberfest Marzen

Mountain Goat/Brooklyn Brewery Hopfweizen Bock

Pinchgut Oktoberfest Lager

HopDog Steinlager

True South Schwartzbier

Join us from 12pm on October 12th for a great day of delicious German food & entertainment, Oompah band, costumes and more!

All proceeds from the gold coin entry will be donated to Guide Dogs Victoria.

Ein Prosit!

Heretic Tap Showcase lands September 26th in St. Kilda

Be a heretic and come out to enjoy the first kegs of Miscreant (a sour ale in the Flemish red ale style) and Dead Weight (a malty, English-style barleywine) ever tapped in Australia.

Along with these two rare kegs, there will be a keg of Evil Twin - their delicious amber ale + bottles of Shallow Grave Porter, Evil Cousin West Coast IPA and their Rye Pale Ale, Gramarye.

Thursday, 26th September from 6pm.

Don't drink ordinary beer.

Oktoberfest returns to St. Kilda!

Everyone's favourite SpecTAPular is back - join us Saturday, Oct 12th from 12pm for Oktoberfest.

There'll be 20 taps dedicated to the best in German style beers from overseas and Australia along with a great German inspired menu, live Oompah Band and all the lederhosen & dirndls you can handle!

A gold coin donation on the door will support Guide Dogs Victoria.  And every (appropriately) costumed individual will be shouted a tasting paddle!

Stay tuned for a full listing of beers in the next few weeks.

Prost!

Curds for the Birds - Barley's Angels October event in St. Kilda

Ladies, join Barley's Angels this October for 'Curds for the Birds': a great evening of cheese, beer and discussion.

We'll sample 4 international and Australian farmhouse cheeses carefully paired with 4 outstanding brews from local and international breweries.

Details:

Tuesday, October 8th, 7pm
$40 non-members, $35 members
Purchase tickets here

For more information on joining as a member click here or email us.

Looking forward to a great night, hosted by, Kirrily, the Beer Diva.

See you there!

Get Bright this Spring with St. Kilda Ale Stars

Join us on Tues, Sept 17 from 7pm.Spring Ale Stars gets off to a great start with special guests, Bright Brewery.

Join us on Tues, Sept 17 from 7pm.

The guys are bringing along their best beers and there will be food, fun, trivia and the usual good times.

The line up is as follows:

The 2013 AIBA Silver Medal winning Staircase Porter

Fainters Dubbel - whisky barrel-aged Dubbel

Stubborn Russian - whisky barrel-aged Imperial stout

the recently re-worked and newly dry-hopped Blowhard Pale Ale

Book tickets here or email us with any queries.

Celebrate Grand Final Day in St. Kilda!

Looking for a place to watch the game with your mates and enjoy great food and beer?  Book a table with us, enjoy scones at half time (bookings of 6 or more), your favourite food & our 20 taps of great craft beers & cider.

Evening entertainment from 9:30pm with the Holiday Adventure, so stick around and make a big day out of it!

Email us here to book, or call us on (03) 9537-2633.

Spaces will be limited, so get in quick!

Celebrate Father's Day at the St. Kilda Local Taphouse

Father's Day is just around the corner, Sunday September 1st.

Treat Dad to a meal (you know he's shouted you a few over the years) and book a table with us for lunch (from 12pm) or dinner (from 6pm).

Dad gets a free paddle of 5 delicious beers, his choice!

If you've got a group of 8 or more coming - ask about our great Roast lunch/dinner options.

Email us here for a booking or call (03) 9537-2633.

Mountain Goat returns to Ale Stars in St. Kilda, Darlo

So, it's been a while since the Mountain Goat crew have been at Ale Stars Beer Appreciation Session.

We've missed them and they've missed us.

This month, Will and Dave are back and in the house to officially launch "The Naz" Mocha Porter. We'll sample three of their other brews + "The Naz", there will be good food, fun and all things Goat.

Details:

St. Kilda
Date: Tuesday, 20th August, 7pm
BOOK HERE

Darlinghurst
Date: Wednesday, 21 August, 7pm
BOOK HERE

See you there!

Barley's Angels makes a "Dark & Brewdy" return to St. Kilda

Barley's Angels is back!  For all those ladies out there who have missed our catch ups, join us August 13th and take a walk on the DARK & BREWDY side with Lucy from well-known coffee Melbourne purveyors Proud Mary.  

Lucy will be exploring and showcasing coffee in all its dark, rich glory, whilst we compare the distinctive roasted characters found in our favourite darker brews. 

Together we will learn about the difference between espresso, cold drip, pour over, syphon, french press and various other brewing techniques. 

FINAL LINE UP ANNOUNCED:

Feral Brewing Company Wit - Matched with Panama Auromar
Burleigh Brewing Co. Black Giraffe - Matched with Colombia Buena Vista
Heilala Vanilla Milk Stout - Matched with Brazil Lais Junqueira
Mornington Peninsula Brewery Russian Imperial Stout - Matched with Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Konga Natural

The coffees will be prepared using different methods such as cold drip & cold brew and matched with a few delicious treats from the kitchen.
Join us on Tuesday 13th August at 7:00pm. 

$35.00 ($40 non-members) includes beer, coffee and nibbles

Book your tickets here and join the fun!

Like us on facebook and keep up to date with Angels' news. For more information on memberships please email us here.

Beer Academy Australia courses return to St. Kilda

Ever wanted to learn more about beer, different beer styles and beers from around the world?

Well, the Beer Academy Australia is back on Tuesday, July 9th at The Local Taphouse.

Hosted by Pete "Prof" Mitcham, learn all you can about beers from around the world in a great, information, small group session.

Open to novices or people who just want to get more from their beer and experience different styles from a spritzy Saison to warming Porter.

Nibbles, 8 beers and a good chat with Prof.

Book here. Limited seats available so don't miss out!

The Age LIVE: Inside the world of JMW Turner (St. Kilda)

Two centuries before Damien Hirst there was another ‘enfant terrible’ on the English painting scene. 

Just as controversial in his day, Joseph Mallord William (J.M.W.) Turner is now credited with elevating English landscape painting to a whole new level. 

To celebrate the National Gallery of Australia’s outstanding “Turner from the Tate” exhibition, The Age is hosting a very special event here at The Local Taphouse on Thursday, July 11th from 6:45pm.

Escape the winter chill and join us by the fire for a robust discussion on Britain’s greatest artist. Featuring The Age arts writer Andrew Frost in conversation with NGA Curator Lucina Ward, along with a selection of British ales and canapés.

For tickets visit the website.

For more information email here.

Fete de la Musique in St. Kilda - June 20th

Join the Alliance Francais as they present their annual Fete de la Musique at The Local Taphouse on Thursday June 20th in the Bocce Room.

Music starts at 6:30pm with Josh Rennie-Hyne (folk) and continues with Nicolette Forte & Friends (roots & world music) until 8:30pm.

Stay on for more music in the main bar from 9pm where well known jazz musician Paul Coyle and his newly formed Paul Coyle Trio will continue the great tunes into the night.

Get your Smoke on with Schlenkerla in St. Kilda

Join our Ale Stars Tuesday, June 18th as we sample smoked beers from Schlenkerla - Germany's leading brewery of the famous 'rauchbier'.  We chat to Brewmaster Matthias direct from the brewery in Germany via Skype.

The line up for the night consists of:

Schlenkerla Marzen
Schlenkerla Weizen
Schlenkerla Helles Lager &
St. Peter's Suffolk Smoke Scotch Ale

As smoked beers pair nicely with all food, there will be some interesting European inspired food on hand to compliment the beers.

Click here to purchase tickets and we'll see you in a week's time!

Prost!

GABS 2013 - Cellarman's Selection

The highly anticapted Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular, or GABS for short, is being held this coming weekend in Melbourne and wraps up the end of Good Beer Week. With 92 specially brewed beers it's going to quite a task to sample them all, so we spoke to our local cellarman, Ozzy, and beertender, Scott, to gather their picks for GABS.

Sierra Nevada Tap Showcase Line up in St. Kilda

Just another event to add to your growing list of things to do this May! 

Join Sierra Nevada's Steve Grossman on Monday, May 20th when 10 of Sierra Nevada's best brews are showcased on our taps.

The line up is as follows - your old favourites and some special treats thrown in:

Pale Ale
Torpedo
Porter
Stout
Kellerweis
Ruthless Rye

Scotch Ale
Schwarzbier
Barrel-Aged Bigfoot 

Ovila Abbey Quad with Plums 

This event is FREE and no bookings are required, simply join us in the upstairs bar from 6pm.

Menu for St.Kilda's Brewers & Chewers Event announced

The menu for Good Beer Week event Brewers and Chewers has been announced!

Lucky guests will be dining and chatting with brewing 'royalty', drinking delicious beers from said royalty and enjoying the most scrumptious three-course menu around.

Entrée
Beet cured ocean trout, celeriac remoulade, toasted crumbs and horseradish.

Main
The Local's roast pork, sweet potato gratin, buttered sprouts, Chantenay carrots, parsley, rose and date salad, jus.

Dessert
Honeycomb ice-cream, chocolate stout brownie, hazelnut praline, butterscotch sauce

There are still tickets available, so book here and get in quick!