Where to Find Melbourne Black on Tap
Struggling to track down Melbourne Black? We’ve made it simple—check out the list of venues pouring this deliciously creamy nitro stout on tap.
How to pour the perfect nitro stout pint, using our Melbourne Black
Some call it an art form. We call it a pour-play. Nitro stout isn’t tricky—it just asks for a little patience (yeah, we know, that part’s tough—but you’ve got this).
Follow these steps, trust the process, and let the creamy magic happen.
What's Melbourne Black? The answer is, Melbourne's go-to nitro stout
Dark, dry, and defiant. Melbourne Black is a stout with soul, with the quality you expect from a Hop Nation brew. Brewed in Melbourne, solely for a city that knows its draught nitro stouts. Taste-wise, expect a full, creamy, nitro pub stout with depth but surprising drinkability. A walnut cream head that settles just right, with a subtle, enticing aroma of clean, quality malt.
National Tree Planting Day 2025
Yesterday was National Tree Planting Day, and the Hop Nation crew made the most of it by heading down to the beautiful Mornington Peninsula to lend a hand—and get our hands dirty. Big thanks to all the volunteers who joined in, and to the local organisers for having us. Here’s to more days like this.
Australia's only Sour, Funky & Wild Beer Festival is back for 2025!
Back for 2025, Blobfish is Australia’s celebration of wild, sour, and funky beer — from barrel-aged beauties to fruit-filled oddities and small-batch rarities. It’s not your average beer fest… and that’s exactly the point. Nothing ugly about this.
The Return of 'Us': Nitro Dry Irish Stout
Hop Nation & Wildflower reunite for Us: a traditional dry Irish stout brewed with English ale yeast and hops, blended with a portion of Wildflower’s barrel-aged Amber — a naturally fermented sour beer.