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Okay, we just realised October is only a couple of weeks away and sorry, but how exactly did that happen? Thankfully, October is undeniably a cracker of a month, mostly because the weather is mint and it makes us think of beer. Apparently we’re not the only ones channelling some springtime amber ales, with The Star Gold Coast celebrating two Aussie banger beer brands (say that after a few) all month long! Stone & Wood and Eumundi Beer are the flavours of the month, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Oktoberfest, eat your heart out!!
Stone & Wood Beer Garden Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October, get on down to the Stone & Wood Beer Garden on The Lawn at Garden Kitchen & Bar, thanks to Stone & Wood Brewing and Eumundi Brewery. But get this, they’re not just serving up any old brews, with some exclusive beers made just for this event. Heck yes!
Up there on most beer drinker’s top five, Byron Bay fave Stone & Wood invite you to knock back your choice of Pacific Ale, Green Coast Crisp, Pilot Batch Hazy IPA, or their Limited Release Sour. Nothing says Queenslander like a frothy from Eumundi, and the super cool official Eumundi Caravan will be onsite pouring Pale Ale, Refreshing Lager, Oktoberfest Altbier or Ginger Beer (side note – how GOOD is ginger beer!?!). For the indecisive or greedy amongst us, both brewers will offer tasting paddles, and this has us written all over it.
Soak up the froth with yummy nosh from the Container Kitchen, including a special Brewer’s Board, plus enjoy live music to make your arvo/evening sesh one to remember. Entry is free so there’s no excuse not to ‘hop’ along and partake in some serious thirst quenching!
Stone & Wood Brewer’s Lunch Snap up a ticket to the four-course beer masterclass Brewer’s Lunch on Saturday 22 October. You can expect a frothy line-up of fan faves and limited release beers, once again presented on a fun beer-tasting paddle. Paired with a special menu curated by Garden & Kitchen Bar’s Chef De Cuisine and Stone & Wood’s Cicerone, you’ll learn all about the delicious food and amazing ales (code for impress your mates with beer intel at the next barbie).
Your tastebuds will be on high alert for an onslaught of delicious flavours complemented perfectly by the chosen nectars of the Gods. After freshly baked bread with house-made herb butter, enjoy an entrée of Muscovado Salmon with white soy and lime, a main of Massaman Braised Stockyard Rib, served with palm sugar, pickled cucumber, and chilli salad, and for dessert, Grandma’s toffee tart, with whipped white chocolate. Married up with Cloud Patcher Ale, Green Coast Crisp, Pilot Batch Hazy IPA and the Limited Release Sour, it’s a beer and foody’s wonderland. Tickets are $105.53 and can be purchased here
Live on The Lawn As always, The Lawn at Garden Kitchen & Bar is serving up free quality live entertainment every weekend, along with their palette-pleasing food and drinks.
In addition to crowd faves and Sunday sesh regulars McKenzie Band and Soul Collective, catch the Queen of Motown, soul, funk and disco Lisa Hunt on Friday 7th and 21st of October. Performing with the likes of Pavarotti, James Brown, Jimmy Barnes and Midnight Oil, her voice has been called “a force of nature”!
Two headline acts will also be confirmed shortly for Saturday 1st and 22nd, and if we know The Star, they’ll be worth the wait! Check here for updates.
For bookings or to find out more about any of The Star Gold Coast’s Stone & Wood Beer activations, click here.
Where: 1 Casino Drive, Broadbeach When: Various activations throughout October
STORY SPONSORED BY THE STAR GOLD COAST
The Star practises the responsible service of alcohol.
When we hear the words “Squealing Pig”, precisely none of us think of a noisy swine. Our minds wander straight to our happiest of happy places – anywhere treating us to a tipple or two of our fave vino.
So you can imagine the woo-girling when we heard our all-time-fave eats and entertainment venue, The Star Gold Coast, is making Squealing Pig the hero of their food and drinks menus this month. Wine not we say, and clearly we’re not alone as The Squealing Pig Prosecco Long Lunch at Cucina Vivo has officially sold out (reaches for Kleenex). But don’t despair because there is plenty of other mouth-watering food and get-in-my-glass-worthy grape-juice action at The Star this month and as always, we are here for ALL.OF.IT!
Wine & Dine Lunches Ahhh, our two favourite words – wine and dine. And no-one does a wine and dine sesh quite like Garden Kitchen & Bar, our ultimate cheers-to-the-weekend destination. Available every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for lunch throughout September and onwards, we’re invited to partake in a delectable two-course meal, paired with two-hours of glorious free-flow wine (#RSVPyes).
Choose from either an entrée and main or main and dessert, and devour the likes of Calamari with Citrus Aioli, Macadamia Crusted Salmon and Sticky Medjool Date Pudding to name a few. Enhance the amazing flavours with your choice of select Rosé, Prosecco, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio, and #LifeMade. Bookings are highly recommended. $99 per person.
Wine Pairings Once again at Garden Kitchen & Bar, all lunch and dinner menus have been updated with Squealing Pig wine pairings. Squeal! Available throughout September, why not try your favourite Garden Kitchen & Bar dish (or a newbie) levelled up with one of the Marlborough’s finest drops. For example, choose the delicious Ceviche of Yellowtail Kingfish starter matched perfectly to the Squealing Pig Sauvignon Blanc or complement the Crumbed Borrowdale pork cutlet main with Squealing Pig Pinot Noir. You don’t have to tell us twice!
Wine of the Month Make your way to either Harvest Buffet or Food Quarter to celebrate the wine of the month! What is it you ask? The Squealing Pig Sauvignon Blanc of course, because nothing says spring like sav. $11 per glass or $50 a bottle (our tip – order the bottle. Always.Order.The.Bottle).
Special Squealing Pigs Inspired Cocktails There’s only one thing better than a glass of Squealing Pig and that’s a cocktail with Squealing Pig! Head to Garden Kitchen & Bar or Atrium Bar and sample a Limoncello Spritz, Cointreau Spritz, Peach Bellini, or Pimm’s Spritz. If you can’t decide (same), we won’t judge if you order all four! $20 per cocktail.
Live on The Lawn Good times are always had taking in the vibes and tunes of Live on The Lawn at Garden Kitchen & Bar. September is no different with the honest and poetic sounds of Byron Bay based singer-songwriter Kyle Lionhart on Saturday 10th from 5pm – 6:30pm. If you’re around a little earlier, catch Sydneysider Gaudion performing one of his exciting and energetic sets from 3pm – 5pm. GC institution Sex & Chocolate are in da house on Friday 30th (eeee), and quintessential crowd-pleasers McKenzie Band and Soul Collective have your September Sundays on The Lawn sorted.
For bookings or to find out more about any of The Star Gold Coast’s Squealing Pig or September activations click here
Where: 1 Casino Drive, Broadbeach When: Various activations throughout September
STORY SPONSORED BY THE STAR GOLD COAST
The Star practises the responsible service of alcohol.
How good is an icy cold beer on a balmy afternoon? Heck, or any afternoon for that matter. Especially right here on the Gold Coast, where not only are we blessed with copious amounts of year-round sunshine, but an increasing array of talented breweries and equally impressive spots to take a load off and enjoy their hard work.
Although the possibilities for lavishing yourself with a great beer are endless, here’s our whittled down top 11 spots (listed north to south) to grab a brew on any (post-lockdown) afternoon you please! Cheers to that.
Fortitude Brewing Company Fortitude Brewing Company is special because they brew under not one but two names. Fortitude for the dependable beers you enjoy with mates and Noisy Minor for the loud beers we all love now and again. Due to brewing excellent beers, it’s Tamborine Mountain’s best spot for a Sunday sesh. Enjoy hot gourmet pizzas and one of their 14 icy-cold beers while you listen to the live band on the patio. Beer to sip: Fortitude Pacer — the perfect session pale ale. Where: 165 Long Rd, North Tamborine
BOB’s Beer The newest beer stop of the bunch is BOB’s Beer. This highly anticipated first microbrewery in Surfers Paradise opened with an impressive range of beers on tap and an incredible menu filled with bites you might not expect. Positioned on a corner block means there’s also plenty of window seating for watching the world go by outside. Talented (former) Melbourne brewer Ryan Fullerton and his team have created inhouse a lager, IPA, XPA and a Saison among six others, all available on tap (plus six guest taps from around Australia and NZ). Beer to sip: Turmenator, a brut IPA that’s dry, spicy and tropical with hints of fresh tumeric root and saffron. Where: 10/2 Elkhorn Avenue, Surfers Paradise
House of Brews The name says it all. House of Brews has a whopping 32 beers on tap! In fact, they have so many kegs, they’ve even got a ‘keg room display’. If you aren’t a beer lover (sacrilege), there’s every chance if you still head to House of Brews, they’ll make a beer lover out of you. The food menu is inspired by traditional American BBQ so grab yourself some sticky ribs and maybe an Onion Ring Volcano tower. You’ll be one ever so happy afternoon beer drinker. Beer to sip: Huge selection! Try something — left of centre — from North America if you can. Where: 17 Orchid Avenue, Surfers Paradise
Bine Bar & Dining The Gold Coast’s first craft beer bar, Bine, is adored by locals and packed to the brim every single weekend (and often throughout the week). Serving over 100 bottled beers and with eight rotating taps, the folks at Bine know their brews. Not to mention there are food specials daily, including regular 50 cent chicken wings specials every weekday evening! Wash those down with a beer or two, and that’s an excellent way to pass some time by anyone’s standard. Beer to sip: Something local like Currumbin Valley Brewery. Where: 1/28 Chairlift Avenue, Nobby Beach
Lost Palms Brewing Co. The baby of the Gold Coast’s brewery bunch, Lost Palms joined us just four years ago, all bright pink and pretty and with a unique selection of very delicious beers on offer. Currently, you’ll find a Hibiscus and Guava sour and American style mango and passionfruit wheat ale. And if you feel like something a little different and looking after the rig, they’ve even knocked up a peach seltzer brewed from grain and coming in at a marginal 80 calories a serving — that’s just a 25-minute stroll on the treadmill, by the way. They also have a small share-style menu and a basketball hoop so you can both feast and play while you sip. Beer to sip: Lost Palms Hibiscus & Guava Sour — a sour tropical lolly in a glass. Where: 11 Oak Avenue, Miami
Precinct Brewing Bursting onto the Miami arts precinct scene with a rapacious welcome, Precinct Brewing has quickly made itself a solid status as a place to grab a freshly made beer, pull up a stool and forget all of life’s woes. They make matters much more bearable with the tastiest of pizzas, stand-up comedy, and some captivating, limited releases like their recent Lime & Chilli Lager and Manuka Smoked Pilsner — yummy! Beer to sip: Check out their weekly Friday releases for exclusive flavours! Where: 17 Christine Avenue, Miami
AWOL If robust and deep flavoured ales get your heart rate rising, you have to try out Black Hops newest foray into brewing beer. Located a hop, skip and jump away from Black Hops HQ, this new — hidden in plain sight — stylish bar will take your tastebuds on an odyssey with imaginative barrel-aged beers. Ex gin, wine, and whisky barrels from worldwide have been sourced to help produce the Gold Coast’s most inventive brews with some serious ABVS to match. Not for the faint of heart, but nevertheless some seriously great drinking to be had. Beer to sip: AWOL Rebellion Stout — imperial stout aged in used Tasmanian whisky barrels: delish. Where: 4 Hibiscus Haven, Burleigh Heads
Black Hops Brewing What do you get when you mix three mates, a passion for beer and a little know-how? Damn good beer. That’s the story behind Black Hops who have three brewery/taproom sites across Burleigh Heads, Biggera Waters and Brisbane. The boys have worked super hard to build a solid reputation for themselves not just here on the Gold Coast but nationally with multiple awards and trade recognitions. Their original easy-going taproom tucked away in Burleigh Heads is the perfect watering hole when the mercury starts to rise. Beer to sip: Black Hops Send It Session Ale — light, fruity, and not too strong. Where: 15 Gardenia Grove, Burleigh Heads and 14 665 Pine Ridge Road, Biggera Waters
Burleigh Brewing Co. One of the unprecedented and best brewers on the Coast, husband and wife team Brennan and Peta Fielding opened Burleigh Brewing Co. to rave reviews, and it’s been onwards and upwards ever since. The brewery is spacious with lots of outdoor seating and always filled with revellers having an absolute time. When they’re not throwing big events, be sure to slip in for an exceptional selection of craft beers, all of which we’re big fans of. Beer to sip: Burleigh Brewing Burleigh Bighead — No carb, no-fuss big flavoured thirst quencher. Where: 2 Ern Harley Drive, Burleigh Heads
Balter Brewing Company When a gang of pro surfers came together and created an award-winning brewery, Australia sat up and paid attention. And although the original owners may have parted ways with their baby, the beer is still on point, and it’s still the perfect spot to enjoy a few brews with the crew. There’s a sweet outdoor area where the kiddies can run about and weekly food trucks with live music in the evenings. Too hard not to love this spot: plenty of tasty frothies to sample. Beer to sip: Balter XPA — Balter’s most awarded beer can be yours fresh from the production line. Where: 14 Traders Way, Currumbin Waters
Craft House Bar & Restaurant Craft House has the Tugun beer-drinking scene covered with 20 Australian craft beers on tap at any given time. When one tap runs dry, they swap it out for a completely different kind, meaning you can go there often and experience something new. And if you feel like trying as many as possible, you must do one of their tasting paddles. Not to mention their food menu is pretty all-time with share plates aplenty, meaning you might nip in for a quick one but end up staying a little longer. Beer to sip: Lots of choices — try something you’ve never had before. Where: 445 Golden Four Drive, Tugun
Picture the scene: it’s your team’s game night, and you and your crew are more than keen to catch the action in a location with full coverage, the coldest of beers, and a sprinkling of outstanding food options. Anything less would be a colossal failure, right? Seeking down such establishments that are solely devoted to delivering these things is not always the most straightforward task. But at the same time, neither is it impossible! Luckily for you, we’ve done our homework and compiled a list of the best sports bars on the Gold Coast to enjoy the action while adequately showing your support for your team. Shouting at screens may or may not be included.
The Star Sports Bar Many would say this place is in pole position as the Gold Coast’s premier sports bar venue, and we think that’s rightly deserved. If the 23 large screens, private (pre-bookable) booths and a gigantic 10.5-metre screen aren’t impressive enough, you should be swayed by the coldest beer around and a multitude of nearby food outlets for you to fuel up pre-game or celebrate your team’s victory. Where: The Star Gold Coast, Main Gaming Floor, 1 Casino Drive, Broadbeach
Crafty’s Sports Bar Aptly positioned at the northern Gold Coast’s prime shopping outlet Harbour Town, Crafty’s gives you the option of mixing shopping with seeing whatever sporting event you might be into. Or, if it’s better suited, the chance for you or your partner to do so whilst the other takes their time with over 200 stores. Make plans to grab some essentials and then settle in with some fantastic food and craft beers. Score! Where: Harbour Town Eats – 147/189 Brisbane Road, Biggera Waters
The Sporting Globe Bar and Grill Part of a sizeable chain of sporting bars across the country, these guys certainly know how to look after sporting fans. Apart from expansive coverage of all the action, there are food specials every day of the week, and if you’re seeing the Gold Coast Titans game at the Cbus Stadium, come in beforehand for a drink, and these guys will even take you there and back. How good is that? Where: Robina Town Centre, 19 Robina Town Centre Drive, Robina
The Cavill Hotel This Surfers Paradise venue ticks so many boxes. Come game day, it makes hitting up The Cavill Hotel a legitimate option when you consider their location and food offering. And if you fancy it, there’s even a pool table should you want to continue your competitive streak or perhaps kill that half-time interval time. Where: 46 Cavill Avenue, Surfers Paradise
Harry’s Sports Bar Those familiar with Harry’s Steak Bistro will have noticed the venue did some slicing down the middle a little while back, and in doing so, created Burleigh Heads’ premium answer to a traditional sports bar experience. Waltz yourself in off the street after an afternoon on the beach and be met by a tasty American-style menu, big screens, as well as prime people-watching potential — for when your team are losing and you can’t bear to watch anymore. Where: 1744 Gold Coast Highway, Burleigh Heads
The Avenue This hotspot is more renowned as the place you head to take the night up a gear with vibrant music, entertainment, and drinks specials. And that’s a fair comment. However, should you want a great place to catch the next big fight with eating options and the ever so easy decision of sticking around and partying till the small hours, it’s a slam dunk! Where: 3-15 Orchid Avenue, Surfers Paradise
Coolangatta Hotel On the southern end of the Coast, The Coolangatta Hotel is the prime location to catch any sporting activities and be assured of a buoyant and passionate atmosphere. Pair it with a splash and lounge on one of Coolangatta’s famous golden beaches, and then be sure to stick around for the post-game live music, and you are onto a hole in one. Where: Marine Parade, Coolangatta
Fat Freddy’s How does an American-style sports bar with a Gold Coast twist sound? Too good to be true, right? Wrong. Because you need to look no further than Fat Freddy’s on Broadbeach’s Surf Parade. Grab a highchair at the bar and enjoy unhampered views of seven screens overhead as bartenders look after you with libations galore and a polished bar snacks menu which should make getting up to leave your seat an arduous feat if you ask us! Where: 50 Surf Parade, Broadbeach