Epic Craft Beer Happy Hours In Sydney
Sydney’s craft beer scene is packed with great pubs, breweries and neighbourhood bars, and some of the best places to drink local beer become even better during happy hour.
From $6 schooners at One Drop Brewery and $7 craft pints at The Occidental to discounted Young Henrys beers at some of Sydney’s best-loved pubs, there are plenty of ways to explore Sydney craft beer without paying full price.
Whether you’re looking for after-work drinks in the CBD, a brewery session in Botany, a classic pub in Surry Hills or a Sunday jug in Newtown, we’ve rounded up 12 epic craft beer happy hours across Sydney worth knowing about.
Sydney Craft Beer Happy Hours at a Glance
| Venue | Best For | Happy Hour | Craft Beer Highlight | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Occidental | CBD after-work drinks | Daily, 4:30–6:30pm | $7 & $8 rotating craft beer pints | CBD |
| Harts Pub | Serious craft beer fans | Mon–Fri, 4:30–6:30pm | $9 craft schooners | The Rocks |
| Taphouse | Craft beer & food | Mon–Fri, 4–6pm | $7.50 craft beer | Darlinghurst |
| Dove and Olive | Long weekday sessions | Mon–Fri, 4–7pm | $7.50 craft beer; $10 pints Sundays | Surry Hills |
| Keg and Brew | Classic pub drinks | Mon–Thu, 5–7pm | $7 craft schooners | Surry Hills |
| Botany View Hotel | Young Henrys fans | Mon–Thu, 5–7pm | $8 schooners & $18 jugs of Young Henrys | Newtown |
| Cauliflower Hotel | Early afternoon drinks | Mon–Fri, 2–6pm | $7 craft beer schooners | Waterloo |
| Warren View Hotel | Enmore locals | Mon–Fri, 4–6pm | $7 craft beer schooners; $18 jugs all day | Enmore |
| One Drop Brewery | Brewery experience | Wed & Fri, 4:40–6pm | $6 schooners from the core craft range | Botany |
| Mary’s | Young Henrys fans | Mon–Fri, 4–6pm | 49% off Young Henrys craft beer | Multiple Sydney locations |
| Munich Brauhaus | Big beer steins | Mon–Fri, 4–6pm | $15 1L local & German beer steins | The Rocks |
| Young Henrys Brewery | Brewery regulars | Mon–Fri, 3–5pm; Sun 12–6pm | Pints at schooner prices; $19 jugs Sundays | Newtown |
How We Chose Sydney’s Best Craft Beer Happy Hours
We looked for Sydney happy hours where craft beer is genuinely part of the attraction rather than simply one discounted drink on a large menu.
Price matters, but we also considered the length of the happy hour, the range of beer available, the type of venue and how useful the deal is for different occasions; from quick after-work drinks to long brewery sessions and weekend catch-ups.
The result isn’t simply a ranking from cheapest to most expensive. It’s a guide to some of Sydney’s most useful craft beer specials across pubs, breweries and bars.
The Best Craft Beer Happy Hours in Sydney
The Occidental
Perfect for: CBD workers • Craft beer • After-work drinks • Finance district catch-ups • Casual pub sessions
$7 & $8 pints of rotating craft beers + $7 wine & spirits. Daily, 4:30–6:30pm.
The Occidental is a classic CBD option for anyone looking for affordable craft beer after work. Its daily happy hour features $7 and $8 pints from a rotating selection of craft beers, alongside $7 wine and spirits.
The central city location makes it particularly useful for quick knock-off drinks, casual catch-ups and those evenings when one drink after work turns into several.
Harts Pub
Perfect for: Craft beer enthusiasts • The Rocks • After-work drinks • Beer exploration • Pub regulars
$9 craft schooners, wines & spirits. Monday–Friday, 4:30–6:30pm.
Harts Pub has built a strong reputation around craft beer, making it a natural inclusion in a guide like this. During weekday happy hour, craft schooners drop to $9, with wine and spirits also included in the offer.
Its location in The Rocks makes it a particularly good option when you want something more beer-focused than a typical CBD bar.
Taphouse
Perfect for: Craft beer • Darlinghurst drinks • After-work sessions • Food & beer • Small groups
$7.50 craft beer & wine. Monday–Friday, 4–6pm.
Taphouse offers $7.50 craft beer and wine during its weekday happy hour, giving Darlinghurst drinkers an easy reason to stop in between 4pm and 6pm.
The combination of craft beer and an upscale Chinese menu makes it a little different from the standard pub happy hour and particularly useful if drinks are likely to turn into dinner.
Dove and Olive
Perfect for: Surry Hills locals • Long happy hours • Craft beer • After-work drinks • Sunday sessions
$7.50 craft beer, wine & spirits Monday–Friday, 4–7pm, plus $10 pints all day Sundays.
Dove and Olive delivers one of the longest weekday happy hours in this guide, with $7.50 craft beer, wine and spirits running for three hours every Monday to Friday.
Sunday adds another reason to visit, with $10 pints available all day.
Keg and Brew
Perfect for: Surry Hills pubs • Craft beer • Weeknight drinks • Casual groups • Traditional pub atmosphere
$7 craft schooners, wine & spirits. Monday–Thursday, 5–7pm.
Keg and Brew keeps things simple with $7 craft schooners, wine and spirits from 5pm to 7pm Monday through Thursday.
The Surry Hills venue has long supported craft beer, making it an easy destination for a low-cost weekday pint.
Botany View Hotel
Perfect for: Young Henrys drinkers • Newtown locals • Craft beer • Groups • Midweek pub sessions
$8 schooners & $18 jugs of Young Henrys. Monday–Thursday, 5–7pm.
Botany View Hotel puts a local craft beer favourite at the centre of its happy hour, offering $8 schooners and $18 jugs of Young Henrys between 5pm and 7pm Monday to Thursday.
For groups, the jug pricing makes this particularly appealing, while the Newtown setting feels perfectly matched to the beer.
Cauliflower Hotel
Perfect for: Early knock-offs • Waterloo locals • Long happy hours • Craft beer • Casual pub drinks
$7 schooners of craft beer. Monday–Friday, 2–6pm.
Cauliflower Hotel starts happy hour earlier than almost anyone else on this list, with $7 craft beer schooners available from 2pm to 6pm every weekday.
That four-hour window makes it one of the most flexible craft beer specials in Sydney.
Warren View Hotel
Perfect for: Enmore locals • Craft beer • Weeknight catch-ups • Pub gardens • Casual groups
$7 craft beer schooners Monday–Friday, 4–6pm. $18 Warren View jugs all day, every day.
Warren View Hotel combines $7 craft beer schooners during weekday happy hour with $18 Warren View jugs available all day, every day.
That gives you a useful happy-hour option without making the venue completely dependent on a narrow discount window.
One Drop Brewery
Perfect for: Brewery visits • Craft beer enthusiasts • Botany • Experimental beer • Wednesday & Friday drinks
$6 schooners of the core craft range. Wednesday & Friday, 4:40–6pm.
One Drop Brewery offers the cheapest headline craft beer price in this guide, dropping schooners from its core craft range to just $6 on Wednesday and Friday afternoons.
And because you’re drinking at the brewery itself, the experience is about much more than simply finding a cheap pint.
Mary’s
Perfect for: Young Henrys fans • Burgers • Newtown • North Sydney • Entertainment Quarter • Casual groups
49% off Young Henrys craft beer. Monday–Friday, 4–6pm.
Mary’s runs one of the more distinctive deals in this guide, offering 49% off Young Henrys craft beer during weekday happy hour.
The special is available across its Newtown, North Sydney and Entertainment Quarter locations, giving you several different ways to take advantage of it.
Munich Brauhaus
Perfect for: Big groups • Beer steins • The Rocks • German beer • After-work sessions
$15 one-litre local and German beer steins. Monday–Friday, 4–6pm.
Munich Brauhaus takes a very different approach to happy hour: rather than discounting schooners or pints, it offers one-litre steins of local and German beer for $15.
For anyone who believes happy hour should involve a properly large beer, this one is difficult to miss.
Young Henrys Brewery
Perfect for: Brewery fans • Newtown locals • Young Henrys drinkers • Sunday sessions • Craft beer enthusiasts
Pints at schooner prices Monday–Friday, 3–5pm. $19 jugs on all taps Sunday, 12–6pm.
Young Henrys Brewery rounds out the list with two different ways to save. During the week, pints are available at schooner prices from 3pm to 5pm, while Sundays bring $19 jugs across all taps between midday and 6pm.
For anyone who likes drinking craft beer directly at the brewery, it’s an easy choice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find the cheapest craft beer happy hour in Sydney?
One Drop Brewery offers one of the cheapest craft beer specials in this guide, with $6 schooners from its core craft range on Wednesdays and Fridays from 4:40pm to 6pm. Several pubs also offer $7 craft beer specials, including The Occidental, Keg and Brew, Cauliflower Hotel and Warren View Hotel.
Where can I get cheap craft beer in Sydney CBD?
The Occidental is one of the best CBD options, offering $7 and $8 pints from a rotating craft beer selection every day from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.
Which Sydney craft beer happy hour runs the longest?
Cauliflower Hotel has one of the longest weekday craft beer happy hours, with $7 schooners running from 2pm to 6pm Monday to Friday. Dove and Olive also runs a generous three-hour happy hour from 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.
Where can I visit a brewery with a happy hour in Sydney?
One Drop Brewery in Botany and Young Henrys Brewery in Newtown both offer specials directly at the brewery. One Drop has $6 schooners from its core craft range, while Young Henrys offers pints at schooner prices during weekday afternoons.
Where can I find craft beer happy hours in Surry Hills?
Dove and Olive and Keg and Brew both offer discounted craft beer in Surry Hills. Dove and Olive has $7.50 craft beer from 4pm to 7pm Monday to Friday, while Keg and Brew offers $7 craft schooners from 5pm to 7pm Monday to Thursday.
Where can I get cheap craft beer in Newtown?
Botany View Hotel offers $8 Young Henrys schooners and $18 jugs Monday to Thursday, while Mary’s offers 49% off Young Henrys craft beer Monday to Friday. Young Henrys Brewery itself also runs weekday and Sunday specials.
Which Sydney craft beer happy hours are best for groups?
Munich Brauhaus is a strong choice for groups thanks to its $15 one-litre beer steins, while Botany View Hotel and Young Henrys Brewery both offer discounted jugs. Mary’s is another easy group option if burgers and Young Henrys are part of the plan.
Where can I get craft beer in The Rocks during happy hour?
Harts Pub offers $9 craft schooners Monday to Friday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm, while Munich Brauhaus serves $15 one-litre local and German beer steins Monday to Friday from 4pm to 6pm.
Which craft beer happy hours are available on Sundays?
Dove and Olive offers $10 pints all day Sunday, while Young Henrys Brewery has $19 jugs across all taps from 12pm to 6pm on Sundays.
Where can I find the latest craft beer happy hours in Sydney?
The Happiest Hour website and app feature updated happy hours and drink specials from pubs, bars and breweries across Sydney. Because offers can change, it’s always worth checking the latest venue listing before heading out.
Ready to Find Sydney’s Best Craft Beer Happy Hours?
Sydney’s craft beer scene gives you plenty of reasons to skip full-price drinks.
From $6 schooners at One Drop Brewery and $7 craft beers at neighbourhood pubs to discounted Young Henrys, one-litre German beer steins and long Sunday jug sessions, there’s a craft beer special for almost every type of beer drinker.
Grab your mates, pick a neighbourhood, download The Happiest Hour app and start exploring Sydney’s best craft beer happy hours.
Cheers!
