" Executive B.E.E.R.S."
Attendees: Cam, Ben, Michael, Ivanka, George.
Price: $8.80 for all tap beers, $6 for all bottled beers. Great that it is one standard price for good quality beers.
Location: Suburbia! 145 Plenty Rd, in Preston. On the fringe of inner city.
Distance: 27 min tram ride from Wellington
Ambiance: Good background tunes, option to change with a public use turntable.. The bar has a warehouse feel, but they have managed to make what could have been a cold and harsh place into a warm and welcoming bar.
Character: Still maintains its Preston working class vibe, but with an added trendiness. Blends the exposed roofs and concrete floors with nice wooden tables and warm lighting. The bar is refreshingly long, with great bar seating options available.
Decor: Slightly kitsch. Overall is quite good, but some bits seem to be a bit out of place. Although there are some really nice touches like the spray-painted animals on the concrete floor.
Comfort: Even if this place was packed, it would still feel spacious and comfortable. The one long room with the long bar means that you would never feel cramped. Also has a variety of different seating options, with large tables for big groups, down to intimate couches or small tables for couples or for the individual punter there is a number of bar stools to sit and chat to the friendly bar staff.
Patrons: Everyone has their own agenda, as in people come here with their own groups and keeps to them. Not really a place to mingle and meet people, but rather hangout out and enjoy the company of your friends. It is an 'outer-inner city' crowd meaning that people are trendy but not to the extent of your inner city hipster that we normally see in the Collingwood area.
Staff: Very accommodating! Gave us free nuts and nibblies as well as letting us sample some new beers! Very friendly and chatty, seem to know most of the clientele, great place for regulars. The bar is very new so the staff are very enthusiastic and bring a refreshing and friendly bartending vibe that comes with their extensive drinking knowledge.
Selection: Mostly specialty Victorian craft beers with constantly updated beers on tap. Refreshing, but also ballsy considering the area, not to have a crap standard beer like Carlton Draught. Although they do sell Melbourne Bitter longnecks if you feel inclined to get your bogan-ness on!
Outdoor: Ivanka doesn't like the iron railing fence out the front, but it didn't really concern the rest of us. Perhaps it's there to keep some of the Preston riffraff out! It is nice to walk through the beer garden at the front to get into the bar. The beer garden is minimalistic with some token pot plants to jazz it up a bit.
Specials: Free pool, boardgames and cards creates a friendly, relaxed vibe. The fact that you can play your own choice of records, or even bring in your own vinyl is really cool.
L.S.R.: Very good. Nice selection of music and intimate ambient lighting. Although the outside beer garden seems overly bright.
Amenities: Really enjoyed the wall decorations, they have gone to great efforts to completely cover the walls in individual black and white pictures of famous faces. Makes the toilet trip quite an enjoyable experience..
Top Suggestion: Ivanka really wants to get rid of the fence, but for the rest of us...A great addition to the place would be a kitchen that serves good quality meals to go along with the great quality beers.
Memorable Quotes: "A lot less 'ironic' facial hair and a lot more real facial hair." B.H. when comparing the patronage to Collingwood bars.
Arbitrary Score: 78
It's a bit of a trek from Wellington Manor, but it is great bar with fantastic beers, welcoming staff and good times to be had! Well worth a visit.
Attendees: Cam, Ben, Michael, Ivanka, George.
Price: $8.80 for all tap beers, $6 for all bottled beers. Great that it is one standard price for good quality beers.
Location: Suburbia! 145 Plenty Rd, in Preston. On the fringe of inner city.
Distance: 27 min tram ride from Wellington
Ambiance: Good background tunes, option to change with a public use turntable.. The bar has a warehouse feel, but they have managed to make what could have been a cold and harsh place into a warm and welcoming bar.
Character: Still maintains its Preston working class vibe, but with an added trendiness. Blends the exposed roofs and concrete floors with nice wooden tables and warm lighting. The bar is refreshingly long, with great bar seating options available.
Decor: Slightly kitsch. Overall is quite good, but some bits seem to be a bit out of place. Although there are some really nice touches like the spray-painted animals on the concrete floor.
Comfort: Even if this place was packed, it would still feel spacious and comfortable. The one long room with the long bar means that you would never feel cramped. Also has a variety of different seating options, with large tables for big groups, down to intimate couches or small tables for couples or for the individual punter there is a number of bar stools to sit and chat to the friendly bar staff.
Patrons: Everyone has their own agenda, as in people come here with their own groups and keeps to them. Not really a place to mingle and meet people, but rather hangout out and enjoy the company of your friends. It is an 'outer-inner city' crowd meaning that people are trendy but not to the extent of your inner city hipster that we normally see in the Collingwood area.
Staff: Very accommodating! Gave us free nuts and nibblies as well as letting us sample some new beers! Very friendly and chatty, seem to know most of the clientele, great place for regulars. The bar is very new so the staff are very enthusiastic and bring a refreshing and friendly bartending vibe that comes with their extensive drinking knowledge.
Selection: Mostly specialty Victorian craft beers with constantly updated beers on tap. Refreshing, but also ballsy considering the area, not to have a crap standard beer like Carlton Draught. Although they do sell Melbourne Bitter longnecks if you feel inclined to get your bogan-ness on!
Outdoor: Ivanka doesn't like the iron railing fence out the front, but it didn't really concern the rest of us. Perhaps it's there to keep some of the Preston riffraff out! It is nice to walk through the beer garden at the front to get into the bar. The beer garden is minimalistic with some token pot plants to jazz it up a bit.
Specials: Free pool, boardgames and cards creates a friendly, relaxed vibe. The fact that you can play your own choice of records, or even bring in your own vinyl is really cool.
L.S.R.: Very good. Nice selection of music and intimate ambient lighting. Although the outside beer garden seems overly bright.
Amenities: Really enjoyed the wall decorations, they have gone to great efforts to completely cover the walls in individual black and white pictures of famous faces. Makes the toilet trip quite an enjoyable experience..
Top Suggestion: Ivanka really wants to get rid of the fence, but for the rest of us...A great addition to the place would be a kitchen that serves good quality meals to go along with the great quality beers.
Memorable Quotes: "A lot less 'ironic' facial hair and a lot more real facial hair." B.H. when comparing the patronage to Collingwood bars.
Arbitrary Score: 78
It's a bit of a trek from Wellington Manor, but it is great bar with fantastic beers, welcoming staff and good times to be had! Well worth a visit.
