The home of Two Birds Brewing, affectionately called ‘The Nest’ is located in Melbourne at 136 Hall Street, Spotswood and is an easy 5 min (450m) walk from Spotswood Train Station.
The Nest is open to the public 4 days a week, and here you will find fresh beer on tap, amazing food, takeaway growlers & squealers (these are containers not grumpy kids), the full bottle range and Two Birds Brewing merchandise!
As independent brewers, having a home that is part of the local community is important to us and something we are proud to share with our flock. The Two Birds do love to chatter as well, so when you visit, make sure you also join in on a brewery tour where you can learn more about their beers and Brewing Philosophies.
There is so much to love about The Nest, so why not drop in some time!
The Brewery
Our state of the art brewhouse has been designed in Canada and is definitely worth a visit. We also have our very own bottling line, tasting room and serve fantastic food. So if you want an ‘authentic’ but relaxed brewery experience why not take flight to ‘The Nest’ and see what is on offer. Tours and times book out quickly so hit the button below to book your place.
Our brewhouse is a 2 vessel 1800L DME system, designed in Canada. It has a combined Mash/Lauter Tun and combined direct fired gas Kettle/Whirlpool. We have 4 double-sized (4000L) fermenters, 6 quad sized fermenters (8000L), 4 bright beer tanks, and a pilot plant. If that’s all gibberish to you, all you really need to know is that the equipment makes good beer, is super easy to use and most importantly, it’s shiny. Also, one of our quad fermenters holds about 24,242 bottles of brewery fresh beer!
Interested in learning more about Craft Beer? We’re now running tours at “The Nest” to help with your beer education! It’s $15/head for the tour, which lasts about 45 mins to 1hr, and includes a tasting session of our 4 regular beers (~150ml pour each). Tours are limited to groups 15 people, and we run tours every Saturday at 12:30pm.
Bookings essential and must be made a week in advance. Get down to The Nest this weekend!
Tasting Room
“The Nest”- Brewery and Tasting Room is the home of Two Birds Brewing. The Nest is housed in a 900 square metre warehouse, that once made beer cans back in the mid 1900’s. The facade is heritage listed and features the sign from the original owners of the site, W.G. GOETZ & SONS.
The Tasting Room area that is open to the public, spans across the cosy inside front room and out into sun drenched brewery. It comfortably seats 90 and is open 4 days a week, offering all kinds of beverages (not just beer!), tasty food and a warm, casual atmosphere. Stay for 1 drink or settle in for a session.
The Nest is also available for functions and happy to cater for groups, so please get in touch.
Opening Hours
- Thursday – 4pm – late
- Friday – 12 noon – 11pm
- Saturday – 12 noon – 11pm
- Sunday – 12 noon – late
For enquiries phone: 03 9762 0000.
We are happy to accommodate group bookings, so please drop us a line! To discuss arrangements for a function, please contact us.
Our Tasting Room features 12 taps, so you’ll be sure to find a beer or two, just for you. We pour beer in two sizes, (pots and schooners) and also offer tasting paddles, where you can choose four different beers to compare and contrast. Our current beers on tap can be found below. We also have a number of guest beers on tap – check out NowTapped for the latest listings.
Current Beers are:
- Golden
- Sunset
- Taco
- Pale
- Spring Saison
- That Old Chestnut
- Blackberry Crumble
- Uncharted IPA
- Wild Bird – Double Dry Hopped Double IPA – Collaboration With Wild Card Brewery
- Free The NEIPL
- Jucius Caesar
- PASSION VICTIM
Spring Saison
Much like a bird migration, every few months we welcome a new beer to the flock. Enjoy four seasonal beers as they show off the best of what Mother Nature has to offer.
ABV: 5.6%
That Old Chestnut
Ahhhh that old chestnut. We’re all ready to say goodbye to Winter, but it’s got one last cold blast before it’s done. So let’s warm the cockles of our hearts with this chestnut brown ale while we wait for the golden weather.
With subtle vanilla on the nose, it’s full bodied with roasty notes of chestnut and a sweetly malty finish that will have you dreaming of chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Perhaps this cold weather isn’t so bad after all…
ABV: 5.6%
IBUs: 32
Blackberry Crumble
Uncharted IPA
Join us as we throw caution to the wind and take a step into the unknown with Uncharted IPA, a beer created solely with new and experimental Aussie ingredients.
Featuring a single Victorian experimental hop known only as HPA-016, and a new small batch malt from a single farm in New South Wales, this IPA is filled with the spirit of adventure and delicious to boot, with hints of mandarin peel and pine resin leading you on a journey of discovery.
ABV: 6.2%
IBUs: 60
Wild Bird – Double Dry Hopped Double IPA – Collaboration With Wild Card Brewery
We love nothing more than collaborating with amazing women, so when the chance arose to brew a beer with female-fronted Wild Card Brewery from London, it was a done deal. So, what do two women brew, given a blank slate and a desire to prove that beers brewed by women are anything but girly?
Introducing Wild Bird, an 8.4% double dry hopped double IPA with all Aussie hops – the biggest beer that either Two Birds or Wild Card have brewed. With a lingering tropical bitterness supported by deep notes of pine and a dry finish, this bird is wild, and flying straight for your tastebuds!
ABV: 8.4%
IBUs: 70
Free The NEIPL
Free your mind! This limited release New England India Pale Lager is not afraid to show what it’s made of, with juicy mango, peach and apricot making themselves known with every sip.
Brewed in support of the global Free The Nipple campaign for gender equality, Free The NEIPL proudly uses the Pink Boots Society hop blend of Palisade, Simcoe, Mosaic and more to bring this hazy, fruit-forward creation to life.
With a full mouthfeel and a touch of spicy bitterness, Free The NEIPL blurs the lines and challenges you to think differently.
ABV: 6.7%
IBUs: 38
Jucius Caesar
What could be better than a cornucopia of tropical fruits in beer form? Jucius Caesar is a Limited Release New England IPA packed with citrus and tropical hops, including Mosaic and Citra. It creates a party of rockmelon, pineapples and grapefruit, so tasty it’ll have you dancing the samba!
Dense with a pillowy white head, this hazy tropicana creation pours golden and aromatic.
Veni, vidi, juicy.
ABV: 6.4%
IBUs: 55
PASSION VICTIM
Because we love long days and short shorts, we dreamed up a beer to capture the essence of the warmer months – a Passionfruit Summer Ale. Pale and hazy like balmy arvos, this Summer Ale uses the tropical fruit hop trio of Amarillo, Mosaic and Galaxy with passionfruit puree added to the fermenter.
It tastes like sunshine and is best enjoyed in a hammock. Or a tent. Or at a festival. Or at a BBQ, Or in a beer garden. As if you needed an excuse.
ABV: 5.0%
IBUs: 24
We have a high pressure filler that allows us to fill Growlers (1.89L) and Squealers (1L), which are glass vessels, so you can enjoy brewery fresh beer at home. We have special sized kegs just for this system, so the beers available for takeaway can be different to what’s on tap. Our current beers to take home can be found below.
- Pale
- Taco
- Jucius Caesar – 500ml
- Spring Saison
- Blackberry Crumble
- Uncharted IPA
- Free The NEIPL
- PASSION VICTIM
Jucius Caesar – 500ml
What could be better than a cornucopia of tropical fruits in beer form? Jucius Caesar is a Limited Release New England IPA packed with citrus and tropical hops, including Mosaic and Citra. It creates a party of rockmelon, pineapples and grapefruit, so tasty it’ll have you dancing the samba!
Dense with a pillowy white head, this hazy tropicana creation pours golden and aromatic.
Veni, vidi, juicy.
ABV: 6.4%
IBUs: 55
Spring Saison
Much like a bird migration, every few months we welcome a new beer to the flock. Enjoy four seasonal beers as they show off the best of what Mother Nature has to offer.
ABV: 5.6%
Blackberry Crumble
Uncharted IPA
Join us as we throw caution to the wind and take a step into the unknown with Uncharted IPA, a beer created solely with new and experimental Aussie ingredients.
Featuring a single Victorian experimental hop known only as HPA-016, and a new small batch malt from a single farm in New South Wales, this IPA is filled with the spirit of adventure and delicious to boot, with hints of mandarin peel and pine resin leading you on a journey of discovery.
ABV: 6.2%
IBUs: 60
Free The NEIPL
Free your mind! This limited release New England India Pale Lager is not afraid to show what it’s made of, with juicy mango, peach and apricot making themselves known with every sip.
Brewed in support of the global Free The Nipple campaign for gender equality, Free The NEIPL proudly uses the Pink Boots Society hop blend of Palisade, Simcoe, Mosaic and more to bring this hazy, fruit-forward creation to life.
With a full mouthfeel and a touch of spicy bitterness, Free The NEIPL blurs the lines and challenges you to think differently.
ABV: 6.7%
IBUs: 38
PASSION VICTIM
Because we love long days and short shorts, we dreamed up a beer to capture the essence of the warmer months – a Passionfruit Summer Ale. Pale and hazy like balmy arvos, this Summer Ale uses the tropical fruit hop trio of Amarillo, Mosaic and Galaxy with passionfruit puree added to the fermenter.
It tastes like sunshine and is best enjoyed in a hammock. Or a tent. Or at a festival. Or at a BBQ, Or in a beer garden. As if you needed an excuse.
ABV: 5.0%
IBUs: 24
We’re busily working away to enrich your experience at The Nest, so join our Frequent Flyer Program and work towards free refills of Two Birds goodness.
Meals and Functions
One of the most favourite past times of the Two Birds is to indulge in the amazing experience that is beer and food.
We have changes happening in the kitchen – find our current menu here!
Our space is a unique brewery setting and can be booked for small or large functions. We’ve had weddings, networking nights, art exhibitions and of course a few birthday parties. See our function menu here: tbbfunctions2018
Feel free to get in touch with our bar manager to discuss your function.
- 136 Hall Street
Spotswood, VIC 3015 - 03 9762 0000
- thenest@twobirdsbrewing.com.au
