Our humble Auckland brewery is home to an absolute legend of a brewer, Paddy Molloy, our in-house brew wizard. He has years of experience getting his hands dirty with beer, and his mission with us is to show Auckland that even a small brewery can smash out some big flavours. Join us every Wednesday at 3pm for a Brewery Experience to find out more, or give us a bell anytime to organise private group bookings. Enquire Here.

Walk on in to the new wing of our award-winning brewery in Freemans Bay for a good old fashioned cut or shave. Our barbers pay keen attention to the finer details, adding a personal touch to make sure every hair is in place while you sip at the sweet nectars brewed right next door.

Get involved at Sweat Shop with an honest recipe for a bloody good night. Fresh beer straight from the in-house brewery, taps on rotation, a mouth-watering menu of smoked meats and hearty feasts, a crowd of keen Aucklanders and live music as the backdrop. Check back here every month to see who's on stage next.

Sit back on our sun-soaked deck and sip on a cold one, or two every day from 4-6pm.

$8 CRAFT BREWS
Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen
Tuatara
Black Dog
Monteith's Crushed Apple Cider

Short on moolah? Save your budget for the beers and bubbles and stroll right over to our sunny outdoor deck for the best bang-for-your-buck lunch in Auckland CBD.

$10 SALAD OR BURGER
Let our Chef make the tough decisions for your daily lite-bite or carb craving every Sunday - Thursday.

$10 LUNCH PIZZAS
Just 10 bucks for 10 inches of four of your fav's, every Monday - Friday.

Join us this July for The Great New Zealand Toastie Takeover, presented by McClure's Pickles.

The loved toasted sandwich – a treasured staple in every Kiwi household – is getting an upgrade this winter, with 50 Auckland eateries putting their unique spin on the classic snack for The Great New Zealand Toastie Takeover.

Don't miss out on The Sweat Shop Reuben, complete with house smoked brisket, three cheese hot sauce, McClures pickles, Emmental on sourdough and served with fried McClures pickles for only $15.

You can learn a lot over a beer, and you can learn even more in our award-winning Brewery Experience.

• Enjoy tasters of award-winning Sweat Shop brews
  
• A pint of your favourite
  
• Food matched and social platters
  
• Brewer Discussion
  

Experience beer in the best way possible every Wednesday at 3pm, or speak to us about booking your own experience at a time that works for you.

The Beat Council is Auckland's authority on live music. Week in, week out, The Beat Council delivers a two hour genre mashup spanning 40 years of music hits that translates into a lot of head bopping and foot stomping on the heaving dance floor - a truly unique and entertaining sound unlike any other to be found in Auckland.

Over the years, The Beat Council has built a solid and loyal following that leaves queues out of Sweat Shop's door so, if you want to be sure to catch them in all their glory, make sure you get down to Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen nice and early every Friday from 10pm – midnight.

Nothing brings about joy like a bunch of kiwis coming together for the big game.

So round up the troops and watch our boys LIVE and LOUD this season.

Saturday 27 July, 7.35pm
NZ vs. South Africa
Followed by Australia vs. Argentina

Saturday 10 August, 10pm
NZ vs. Australia

Saturday 17 August, 7.35pm
NZ vs. Australia

Celebrate your ladies in love this summer with a hen’s package to rule the roost.

Keep the whole group entertained with a one-hour burlesque class including flower back drop and props, exclusive access to Sweat Shops Velvet Room with personal bartender, a glass of bubbles and cocktail per person and gourmet share platters.

Only $55 per person for 12 guests or more.

Begin your farewell to the man he once was with a crafternoon like no other.

Let our Brew Wizard show you the ropes in our Brewery Experience including beer tasters and a pint of your favourite, followed by exclusive access to our Man Cave from 4.30 - 6.30pm complete with pool tables, table tennis, an arcade game and two massive screens with access to sporting channels, pizzas and platters to share.

We'll even top it all off with a fresh cut from our onsite barber to keep you looking fresh when you get home. Yeah, right.

Want to celebrate for another reason? Our Lads Crafternoon is available for all group bookings no matter the occasion. Ladies, unlike most, this man cave is even flexible on its rules of entry.

Only $55 per person for 12 guests or more.

Need an excuse to get out of the house this winter?

Heading out for a brew or bite all across Auckland just got better this July with the chance to win a tropical getaway for 4 to escape the kiwi chill.

Simply swipe your registered Joylab Rewards card on 4 separate days at any of our establishments this July and you’ll automatically enter the draw for a chance to win return flights to Rarotonga and 4 nights’ accommodation, for 4 people.

Not a Joylab Rewards member? There’s never been a better time to join the joy before your next visit to any of our 20+ bars, gastropubs and restaurants across Auckland.

Enter as many times as you dare - just remember, every four separate days you visit and swipe your card gains you one entry.

So get planning that well-overdue date night, treat yourself to a night off cooking or wrangle the troops, because getting tropical could be just around the corner.

See below for full competition terms.