Drinks
Moon Dog’s Footscray brewpub ready to pour first beers after launch debacle
A fire hydrant has stopped the kegs from running at a brewpub set to open on a site many Melburnians hold dear. But the end is in sight.
- Emma Breheny
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Where to find the cheapest and most expensive coffee in Melbourne
The price of a cup of coffee in Melbourne varies wildly depending on which suburb you order it in. Search our interactive graphic to find out how coffee prices compare in your suburb.
- Cara Waters
Guy Grossi drinks espresso, but most Melburnians like to add milk. Find out your suburb’s most popular coffee order
Our deep dive into Melburnians’ preferred coffee orders tells a story of changing tastes. Use the interactive to find out where your suburb sits on Melbourne’s cappuccino curve.
- Cara Waters
Goodbye music festivals, hello food festivals? Where to plan your next regional road trip
From community-led harvests, to cheese and bread workshops with Australia’s best, regional food festivals have a lot to offer – and they’re booming. Here’s our pick of five to visit this autumn.
- Bianca Hrovat
What is the best way to store a bottle of port if it has a screwcap?
The bottle cap doesn’t need to be kept wet like cork does. Just don’t call it “vintage port”.
- Huon Hooke
How a cobbled-together ‘Franken-brewery’ became a craft-beer juggernaut
This local brewer does venues with childlike imagination, and beers and seltzers that are now quintessentially Melbourne. We find out where it all began and what’s to come.
- Tomas Telegramma
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- Just open
Footscray’s legendary Franco Cozzo site has undergone a wild transformation
A mechanical bull, tequila-sunrise slushies, sizzling fajita platters and a huge rooftop bar. Welcome to Moon Dog Brewery’s new three-level mega-venue.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Opinion
- Beer
$16 a pint, in this economy? Stuff that, I’m starting a moonshine side-hustle
In recent years, I made the mistake of acquiring a taste for expensive booze. I would find beers with exceptional can designs and phrases such as “NEIPA” and “hazy pale” which made me feel special. Now I can’t afford the cheap stuff.
- Doug Hendrie
Drink straight after buying: Is the majority of wine made to be enjoyed immediately?
The most popular wines at the moment are not intended for storing in a cellar, writes Huon Hooke.
- Huon Hooke
These are the best places to eat, drink (and scoff pizza) in buzzing Rutherglen and surrounds
Talented producers are adding lustre to this charming high country gold rush town and its surrounds.
- Jane Fraser
Why does my champagne taste oxidised? How to sniff out wine faults
Many factors can make your bottle of bubbly taste a little off. Here is how to avoid them.
- Huon Hooke
