Program.
We’ve teamed up with 11 of Mooloolaba’s best bars, all located within a short walking distance from The Wharf precinct to the Esplanade.
Each bar will be showcasing a curated selection of 18 Sunshine Coast breweries and distilleries, as well as delicious food, live music and more. Expect signature cocktails, unique and flavourful beers, gin flights, rum tastings, meet-the-maker talks and creative food & drink pairings.
Each ticket includes five (5) Sunny Coast Signature drinks (approx. 100mL each). Each MooloolaBARS venue will feature a ‘Sunny Coast Signature’ drink as part of their offering for the day (list below). All Signatures will be available for sale, but you can choose up to five as part of your ticket. Just show your lanyard at one of our venues to redeem your drink.
NINTH STREET
with Moffat Beach Brewing Co
Australia’s most awarded brewery paired with the Coast’s tastiest burgers, dogs and sundaes!
Sunny Coast Signature 1: NINTH STREET CEREAL KILLA
When Ninth Street’s vanilla ice cream and housemade chocolate sauce meets Moffat Beach's Cereal Killa Oatmeal Stout, you’re in for a DECADENT beer float experience.
Sunny Coast Signature 2: MOFF’S SUMMER ALE
Like that first dive under the waves, this beer is as refreshing as it gets. Crisp and full-flavoured, with aromas of passionfruit and mango. Made for moments like this.
On Tap: Moff’s Summer Ale • Deadbeat Boyfriend Easy Drinker • Cereal Killa Stout
On The Menu: Deep Fried Pickles • Cheeseburger Spring Rolls • Mac & Cheese • Pulled Beef Sliders • Sticky Chilli Caramel Wings • Flamin’ Cheeto Corn • Buffalo Chicken Skewers
and MORE: MooloolaBARS ROCK PAPER SCISSORS Championship (every hour on the hour), plus try the Ninth Street Deadbeat LAGERITA. It’s like a margarita. But with beer!
PRAWN STAR
with Your Mates Brewing Co
Beers & prawns on a boat! Now, this is proper Mooloolaba!
Sunny Coast Signature: STRAWBERRY ‘TILLY’ MOJITO
Fresh strawberry puree topped with Your Mates’ Tilly Ginger Beer, mint and lime, it’s the perfect quencher for a sunny arvo by the water.
On Tap: Larry Pale Ale • Tilly Ginger Beer
On The Menu: Prawn Star PRAWN PLATE ($10 MooloolaBARS Special)
and MORE: Live entertainment 3 - 6pm
SEE RESTAURANT
with Heads Of Noosa
Glam it up with over-the-water dining and exquisite lagers.
Sunny Coast Signature: JAPANESE BLACK LAGER
A taproom favourite, now making its way into bottles for the first time, Heads Of Noosa’s Japanese Black is delicately dark, sophisticated and sessionable.
On The Menu: Feast on Japanese Black Lager and pearl onion braised octopus, pumpkin and rosemary brioche w/ smoked black garlic mayo.
BOSTON SHAKER BAR
with Sunshine & Sons and NIL Desperandum
Step into the 1920s with stunning cocktails in this stylish speakeasy.
Sunny Coast Signature: 3-COURSE CULINARY COCKTAIL PLATE
Enjoy three signature cocktails featuring Sunshine & Sons and NIL Desperandum spirits, accompanied by local artisan foods matched to each cocktail. Entree, main and dessert!
At The Bar: Cocktails • Beer • Wine • Boutique Spirits
On The Menu: Sunshine Coast Artisan Plate - Silver Tongue Celery Salt Sourdough Crackers • CC's Kitchen Rosella Jam • CC's Bread & Butter Pickles • Maleny Vintage Cheddar • Yandina Macadamia Nuts
and MORE: Hosting tastings of Sunshine & Sons gin & NIL Desperandum rum(first in, best dressed).
BLACKFLAG
with Diablo Ginger Beer, Black Cockatoo Rum & more
Devilishly delicious ginger beer and cocktails under umbrellas in a laneway luau!
Sunny Coast Signature: TROPICAL MOJITO
A mouth-watering melange of Diablo Ginger Beer, Black Cockatoo Coconut Rum & Big Pineapple Liqueur. Your ticket to a tropical paradise!
On Tap: The full Diablo cocktail range taking over all taps!
On The Menu: Feast on Mexican delights. Enjoy Taco and Nacho specials all day.
and MORE: It’s a beach party! Blackflag are turning on the beachy vibes for MooloolaBARS.
TAPS
with Terella Brewing & Noosa Hinterland Brewing Co
Mooloolaba’s home of craft beer, showcasing two of our finest hinterland breweries. Get around it!
Sunny Coast Signature: SUNNY COAST SHANDY
It’s a shandy but not as you know it. Terella Mango XPA, lightly malted with hints of fresh mango and a balanced bitterness, is blended with Mad Dog Hard Lemonade for the ultimate in boozy refreshment.
Music: Just for MooloolaBARS, we’re hosting a celebration of live music with an all-day busker competition. On the hour a new busker will perform, splashing in some of the beers into their lyrics. Hosted by Corey Josland, with winning buskers decided by our brewmasters! Prizes awarded at 6pm.
and MORE: Hot wing competition kicking off at 4pm! Try the hottest wings you’ve never wanted to taste.
DIRTY MOES
with Blackflag Brewing
Old-school low-and-slow smoked barbecue and beers to set your palate alight!
Sunny Coast Signature 1: BEERY BEER
Blackflag’s Beery Beer is a big, bold 18.1% Quad IPA. Not one for the faint of heart!
Sunny Coast Signature 2: LIMITED RELEASE AMERICAN PORTER
This dark monster is super roasty, toasty and delicious.
Sunny Coast Signature 3: LIMITED RELEASE AMERICAN BROWN ALE
The perfect fireside beer, also goes down a treat with Dirty Moes low and slow BBQ!
On The Menu: Rage marinated beef brisket burgers all day long.
and MORE: It’s a hot dog race with a twist! 3 heats held at 3pm, 4 pm, 5pm. 2 people race to the middle of a foot long hotdog. If you meet in the middle and your lips touch, you’re both winners!
VIRTUE BAR & EATS
with Jarrah Boy & Steampunk Distillery
Rockstar cocktails, an all-local beer lineup and a menu to dream about.
Sunny Coast Signature 1: STEAMPUNK LEMON EUCALYPT SOUTHSIDE
A taste of the Aussie bush, this award winning Lemon Eucalypt gin is distilled with homegrown Steampunk orchard finger lime and a touch of Woombye honey. The rural distillery lemon eucalypt leaf is gently vapour infused to create this soft and balanced gin. A taste of the Hinterland.
Sunny Coast Signature 2: JARRAH BOY GWANGAL RED LAGER
Be one of the first to try Jarrah Boy's new beer, Gwangal, a red lager brewed with native honey, and a tribute to the red earth of Country.
On The Bar: We’re all about celebrating local distilleries and breweries, with a full service cocktail bar and ten Sunshine Coast beers on tap.
On The Menu: Our native Australian menu offers inspired modern twists on the classics, using Indigenous native ingredients sourced locally.
and MORE: Meet the teams behind Steampunk Distillery and Jarrah Boy Brewing, two local producers making waves on the local scene and beyond.
WAT DEN
with Pomona Distilling Co
Swish whisky and tequila bar meets one of the Sunny Coast’s best distillers for an all-star matchup!
Sunny Coast Signature: POMONA GIN FLIGHT
Raise your tray table and take a gin journey with Pomona Signature Blue Gin, Pomona Signature Dry Gin, and Pomona Pink Gin, expertly guided by your WAT Den captain.
On The Bar: Featuring the Coast’s largest range of Whisky and Tequila.
Feature Cocktails:
Summer Town (Pomona Blue Gin, Zesty Limoncello, lemon, honey chamomile & soda)
Pomona Shuffle (Pomona Dry Gin, Peppercorn Gin, bush tomato & kaffir lime cordial, verjuice)
and MORE: The good folks at Pomona Distilling Co will be on hand to showcase their best wares! PLUS buy a gin paddle and go in the draw for a double pass to the Pomona Goddess Weekend (11-13 Aug).
BACKLANE BAR
with Brouhaha
Sours and sunshine, who could ask for more!
Sunny Coast Signature: BROUHAHA IMPERIAL BLASTA
Beachtree Gin, Brouhaha Imperial Strawberry Rhubarb Sour, beer-infused sugar syrup, topped with soda and fresh strawberry.
4 PINES
Beachside beers and burger bliss!
Sunny Coast Signature 1: 4 PINES JAPANESE LAGER
A modern dry rice lager that tastes as if it’s been yanked right from the streets of Tokyo. Light malts and flaked rice provide an ultra light bodied pale beer with brightness reminiscent of the neon lights of the Shibuya skyline. A hint of residual sweetness is balanced out by a subtle herbal bite from a dash of hops, resulting in a dry, crisp and refreshing finish that’ll leave you wanting more.
Sunny Coast Signature 2: 4 PINES HAZY PALE ALE
A juicy drop with a mystic haze and loads of tropical fruit notes from heavy additions of Strata, Idaho 7 and Nectaron hops, finishing with a smooth bitterness.
On The Menu: $25 Burger & Beer Special
and MORE: Live music from 5.30pm - 8.30pm