The best way to enjoy Pint of Origin is to grab some mates and head out on a crawl of a few venues – or a few crawls over the course of the ten days.
To make things easy, once again we've suggested some #PoO26 Mini-Crawls in the West, Brunswick, Central and South & East regions of Melbourne, plus one in the Inner North you can mostly navigate on the 86 tram.
Better still, visit all of the venues in any Mini Crawl – getting your Pint of Origin Passport stamped as you go – and you'll go into our prize draw at the end of the festival. Up for grabs are cases of beer from Stomping Ground, Boatrocker, Feral, Double Vision Brewing X SURE Brewing and Bridge Road Brewers, a home kegerator setup from KegLand, plus prizes from Proud Mary Coffee if you get a stamp at their Collingwood café during the festival.
You can peruse the Crawl maps here, and as the festival approaches, you'll be able to pick up a copy of the full map and Crawls in every Pint of Origin venue. What's more, there's a chance to join some hosted Crawls too – see below!
Hosted Crawls
Central Crawl
📅 May 16, 3pm
Hosted by Drinking History Tours x The Crafty Pint, this guided crawl dives into Melbourne’s Central Crawl with great beer and even better stories.
Kick things off at The Lincoln before heading through venues like Heartbreaker, Whisky & Alement and Venom, with curated pours and tales from Melbourne’s past along the way.
🗓 May 16, 3pm
🎟 Tickets cover the tour (drinks purchased at venues)
West Crawl
📅 May 17, 12pm
All board! Beer Belts are taking you Westside. Hosted by Beer Belts and The Crafty Pint, grab your seat on the bus and visit four Pint of Origin venues pouring beers from around the world.
With expert hosts, scheduled stops and transport sorted, all you need to do is enjoy the beers, meet new people and collect your passport stamps.
🗓 May 17 – midday to 5.30pm
🎟 $35 per person
Run The Brunswick Crawl
📅 May 17, 1pm
Explore the Pint of Origin Brunswick Crawl with the crew from the Bridge Road Brewers Run Club.
Starting at BRB's Brunswick East brewery, run, jog or walk (and drink) around Brunswick as we visit our neighbours at the Sporting Club Hotel (ACT & Canberra Region), Miss Moses (Sydney), CoConspirators (Regional QLD) and the Woodlands Hotel (Regional NSW) for a beer at each, before returning to Bridge Road Brewers.
This is an inclusive, guided event, not a race, but attendees are encouraged to be familiar with the route and be self-sufficient during the travel between venues. The total distance is approximately 9km. This is a free event, all food and drinks purchased separately.
The run / jog / walk starts at 1pm.
This is a free event but spaces are limited – secure your spot here.
Beer Ride – Northside Creek Trails
📅 May 24, 1pm
Journey to our waterside neighbours along the Merri and Yarra with the crew from the Bridge Road Brewers Ride Club.
Starting at BRB's Brunswick East brewery, we'll pedal along quiet streets and creek-side bike paths to Carwyn Cellars (USA), the Park Hotel (Brisbane) and the Royston Hotel (Regional WA), stopping at each venue for a beer before returning to Bridge Road Brewers for a pot of PoO beer for all riders.
This is an inclusive, guided event, not a race, but attendees are encouraged to be familiar with the route and be self-sufficient during the travel between venues.
Tickets cost $10 per person, and must be purchased in advance.
