Blobfish Beer Festival 2023

Sour, Funk & Wild Beer & Food Festival

WHERE & WHEN?

Meat Market, 3 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne

Saturday 22nd July
Afternoon Session: 11.30am – 4.00pm
Evening Session: 5.00pm – 9.30pm

ALL INCLUSIVE TICKETS!
Tickets include 60mL tasters of all 42 festival beers

In a much-anticipated return, Blobfish Beer Festival is back at North Melbourne’s iconic Meat Market. 

Like the Blobfish itself, sour, funky and wild beers emerge from the depths of the beer scene – intriguing, slightly obscure, somewhat unknown but always exciting. Get set to sip a diverse range of sours, saisons, barrel-aged brews, fruity concoctions and rare small-batch runs from 21 breweries across Australia and New Zealand.

Tickets include 60mL tasters of all 42 festival beers from all 21 breweries, a Blobfish branded festival glass and a festival tasting guide. 

WHAT TO EXPECT

As well as a sour beer extravaganza, the festival will feature:

• Rattenhund Bar – chill out and sip palate cleansers
• Natural Wine, Mezcal & Cocktail Bar – curated by one of Footscray’s favourite bars, Mr West
• Entertainment – DJs spinning tracks to keep the vibe
• Carwyn Cellars – Get yourself some takeaways at the bottle shop
• Pie Thief – arguably Melbourne’s favourite pies (including vegan and vegetarian options)
• Oyster Bar – Two buck shuck!
• Dingo Ate My Taco – The taco’s you’ve been waiting for!
  
• Bluebonnet BBQ – American style bbq with a ‘wild’ twist

PARTICIPATING BREWERIES

Beerfarm – BentSpoke Brewing Co – Black Arts Brewers and Blenders – Boatrocket Brewers & Distillers – Bridge Road Brewers – Deeds Brewing – Felons Brewing Co – Garage Project – Ida Pruul – La Sirène Brewing – Ministry of Beer – Molly Rose Brewing Co – Rocky Ridge Brewing Co – Sailors Grave Brewing – Site Fermentation Project – Slow Lane Brewing – Sobremesa Fermentary & Blendary – Stomping Ground Brewing Co – The Barrel Farm – Van Dieman Brewing – Wildflower Brewing & Blending

HOW DO I GET THERE?

Tram
Tram 19 – Alight at Haymarket (stop #9)
Trams 58 and 59 – Alight at Royal Melbourne Hospital (stop #14)

Train
Flagstaff Station – 15 minute walk
Melbourne Central Station – 15 minute walk
North Melbourne Station – 20 minute walk

Bus
Bus 402 – Courtney/Wreckyn St stop
Bus 401 and 403 – Royal Melbourne Hospital stop

Parking
Meat Market recommends utilising public transport options when visiting the venue. We have no public parking available on site. The surrounding area has limited permit, metered and timed on-street parking. Nearby hospitals have limited parking available for a fee

WHAT DO I BRING?

• Please bring a copy of your ticket, either printed or on your mobile to show at the entry
• The festival is strictly 18+ only, so please bring proof of age