We're back hosting brewers from ACT and the Canberra region for a second year, with heaps of beers never before seen in Melbourne hitting our taps and events throughout the ten days of the festival.
They include our Friday night launch party, bonus beers for Pint of Origin Passport holders, a meat raffle, epics roasts and Pint-Mortem: Drain The Kegs! on the closing Sunday.
Plus we'll have:
- An IPA-only Beer Garden Bar
- Build Your Own Beer Cocktails
- A fleet of delicious specials perfectly paired for pots
See you at the bar!
#PoO26 Events
As well as their weeklong tap showcases, Sporting Club Hotel is hosting the following events
Naughty Sporty Presents Hops, Spit & A Jug!
📅 Friday May 15
A Launch Party with a sensible bedtime.
- Pots from Midday
- DJs from 3pm
- Fine Fair for Abundant Ales
- Spit Spinning from 5pm
Tunes by:
- DJ Earl Grey 3pm to 6pm
- Millu 6pm to 9pm
Roast With The Most!
📅 Sunday May 17
Head to Sporting Club Hotel for the Sunday special you know and love made better with beer!
Passport 2 Parmas
📅 Tuesday May 19
Enjoy a free pot of any PoO beer with your Parma for Passport Holders who have completed the Brunswick Mini-Crawl. Plus! Special beer-spiked Parma.
Meat Raffle
📅 Thursday May 21
Join us for your regular Thursday Meat Raffle with extra beery prizes!
Roast With The Most & Pint-Mortem!
📅 Sunday May 24
We close out Pint of Origin 2026 with anothe Roast with the Most: the Sunday special you know and love made better with beer! PLUS! Pint-Mortem: Drain the Kegs! Free entry with every PoO purchase. Raffle called on the hour, every hour from 4pm to 8pm Merch and beer to be won!
Featured Brewers
Capital Brewing
Cypher Brewing
Ale Mary Co
Ambush Brewing
Frogs Hollow Brewing Co.
Breakwall Brewing
Broulee Brewhouse
Longstocking Brewery
Rate your #PoO26 experience at Sporting Club Hotel
We'd love to know what you make of Pint of Origin – and if you've got any great ideas for future years, we're all ears!
