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!

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The Brewery
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The Brewery

Introduction

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.

Brewhouse

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 (3600L) fermenters and 1 Bright Beer tank. If that’s all Greek 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, each fermenter holds about 12361 pots of brewery fresh beer!

Brewery Tours

Interested in learning more about Craft Beer? We’re now running tours at “The Nest” to help with your beer education! It’s $10/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 1:00pm.

Bookings essential and must be made a week in advance. Get down to The Nest this weekend!

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Tasting Room

Introduction

“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 – 4pm – 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.

What's on Tap

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
  • Winter Stout

    • Winter Stout

    In 2017, the Two Birds added a 5th beer to the flock, but one that changes with each season. Enjoy 4 different beers designed by the Two Birds to make the most of what Mother Nature has to offer. Rain, hail or shine.

    Winter Stout
    Dark and brooding, like chilly Winter nights, this Oatmeal Stout uses oats to create a creamy mouthfeel and warm you from the inside out. Delicately roasty with a subtle bitterness and dark berry hop notes.

    5.2% ABV

  • Hop Harvest

    • Hop Harvest

    It’s a brewer’s favourite time of year as the bright, golden green hops are ready to be picked. This is a once-a-year opportunity to brew with fresh “wet hops”, straight from the farm. It’s the truest expression of hops and is a rare chance to enjoy the unique character of wet hops, in all their leafy glory. The aim is to preserve the freshness of the hops, so they were flown from Tasmania, across Bass Strait and promptly put to work at The Nest, for our third Hop Harvest brewery; a day that smelt of promise and resulted in a beer that tastes like new beginnings.

    For Hop Harvest 2017, we’ve brewed an India Pale Lager with one of our brewery faves, Enigma hops. It’s full of juicy white peach, wine-like and grassy hop characters. It’s complex, intriguing and bright and showcases all that Enigma and the hop harvest have to offer.

    Picture yourself sitting among the hop bines, surrounded by these little clusters of joy, enjoy!

    6.2% ABV 50 BU

  • Netherworld – The Minotaur Salty Grapefruit Wheat Ale

    • Netherworld – The Minotaur Salty Grapefruit Wheat Ale

    Like the mythical Minotaur is half man, half bull, this beer is half Wheat beer, half salty sour Gose. Brewed with 2 types of wheat, a healthy dose of acidulated malt and an acid producing yeast strain, for a slightly tart finish. Salt was added to contribute fullness to the palate and give the beer a moreishness.

    For an extra twist, we added grapefruit peel with NZ Riwaka and US Chinook hops, known for their citrus characters.

    The Minotaur is hazy, pale and refreshing with subtle hints of grapefruit and a light briny-ness. If you’re a sucker for a margarita, try it with a shot of tequila.

    Brewed with our mates at Netherworld in Brisbane, The Minotaur is the unnatural offspring of a female owned brewery and a beast of a venue.

    4.1% ABV

  • Slayer

    • Slayer

    Dragonfruit Slayer is a kettle sour brewed with pink fleshed dragonfruit, it was soured with lactic acid bacteria in the kettle, then fermented with an ale yeast and dry-hopped. Slayer is tart, refreshing and pours with a light pink head. We used Ale, Wheat, Vienna and Oats for a clean, yet round mouthfeel. AU Cascade, US Amarillo & US Mosaic hops give a distinct fruitiness, while the dragonfruit adds juicy red berry notes. Slayer is here to slay for a limited time only.

    5.0% ABV

What to Take Home

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.

  • Golden
  • Taco
  • Pale
  • Winter Stout

    • Winter Stout

    In 2017, the Two Birds added a 5th beer to the flock, but one that changes with each season. Enjoy 4 different beers designed by the Two Birds to make the most of what Mother Nature has to offer. Rain, hail or shine.

    Winter Stout
    Dark and brooding, like chilly Winter nights, this Oatmeal Stout uses oats to create a creamy mouthfeel and warm you from the inside out. Delicately roasty with a subtle bitterness and dark berry hop notes.

    5.2% ABV

  • Hop Harvest

    • Hop Harvest

    It’s a brewer’s favourite time of year as the bright, golden green hops are ready to be picked. This is a once-a-year opportunity to brew with fresh “wet hops”, straight from the farm. It’s the truest expression of hops and is a rare chance to enjoy the unique character of wet hops, in all their leafy glory. The aim is to preserve the freshness of the hops, so they were flown from Tasmania, across Bass Strait and promptly put to work at The Nest, for our third Hop Harvest brewery; a day that smelt of promise and resulted in a beer that tastes like new beginnings.

    For Hop Harvest 2017, we’ve brewed an India Pale Lager with one of our brewery faves, Enigma hops. It’s full of juicy white peach, wine-like and grassy hop characters. It’s complex, intriguing and bright and showcases all that Enigma and the hop harvest have to offer.

    Picture yourself sitting among the hop bines, surrounded by these little clusters of joy, enjoy!

    6.2% ABV 50 BU

  • Netherworld – The Minotaur Salty Grapefruit Wheat Ale

    • Netherworld – The Minotaur Salty Grapefruit Wheat Ale

    Like the mythical Minotaur is half man, half bull, this beer is half Wheat beer, half salty sour Gose. Brewed with 2 types of wheat, a healthy dose of acidulated malt and an acid producing yeast strain, for a slightly tart finish. Salt was added to contribute fullness to the palate and give the beer a moreishness.

    For an extra twist, we added grapefruit peel with NZ Riwaka and US Chinook hops, known for their citrus characters.

    The Minotaur is hazy, pale and refreshing with subtle hints of grapefruit and a light briny-ness. If you’re a sucker for a margarita, try it with a shot of tequila.

    Brewed with our mates at Netherworld in Brisbane, The Minotaur is the unnatural offspring of a female owned brewery and a beast of a venue.

    4.1% ABV

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Frequent Flyers

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.

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Meals and Functions

What's Cooking

One of the most favourite past times of the Two Birds is to indulge in the amazing experience that is beer and food.

Matt Beard, our head chef, comes to us from establishments such as the Park Lane Hotel London and One O One in Knightsbridge…and Maha in Melbourne…Matts Menu is built around the philosophy of “good food to have with good beer” – we hope you enjoy it!

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Functions @ The Nest

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.

Feel free to get in touch with our bar manager to discuss your function.

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