Stomping Ground is one of the bigger names in Melbourne's craft-beer boom, and its Collingwood brewery and beer hall is the place to drink it at the source. The cavernous indoor-outdoor space, built into an old brush factory, has a retractable roof, long communal tables, a wood-fired kitchen, and around twenty taps pouring everything from the flagship pale ales to seasonal experiments. It is family- and dog-friendly by day and a loud, full beer hall by night.
Collingwood's industrial backstreets have become a small brewing district, and Stomping Ground is the easiest entry point — large enough to absorb a crowd, with enough range that a group with different tastes will all find something. Tasting paddles let you work across the range; the kitchen does the kind of food built for soaking up beer.