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.

Join the Auckland-wide battle between boozy classic cocktails and their non-alcoholic clones made with Lyres (the unbelievable 0% ATB spirit).

From 4 to 7 pm at every Joylab location this September, you can wrap your lips around any of these cocktails for only $8.

If you can taste the difference between them, we'll be impressed. If you can't taste the difference, then you might just discover your next favourite drink without the morning-after consequences.

New Zealand's first ever Beer & Bacon Festival is back for its third year bringing you all the beer, bacon, bacon & beer you can handle!

• BEER + BACON STALLS
  Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen
  Tuatara Brewery
  Urbanaut Brewing Co.
  Lagunitas Brewing Co.
  Deep Creek Brews
  Black Dog Brew Co.
  Laughing Bones Brewing
  Isthmus Brewing
  
  
• SWEET AXE THROWING CO. POP UP
  
  
• BACON LOVERS MENU
  
  
• LIVE MUSIC
  
  
• BACON EATING CHAMPIONSHIP
  Think you've got what it takes to chow down a plate full of bacon faster than all the rest? With a winner-takes-all-the-bacon prize, epic trophy and $500 Sweat Shop voucher up for grabs, NZ's third annual bacon-eating championship will leave you ready for none less than another brew to wash it all down.

Tickets $10, includes bacon treat on arrival.

See you there folks!

With thanks to Beehive.

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

Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen
Tuatara
Black Dog
Monteith's Crushed Apple Cider
Prosecco

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.

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.

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.

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.

Looking to lock in your Christmas party this year?

Here’s a tip: do it quickly, because Aucklanders love a good spot to celebrate the end of their working year. Luckily for you, Auckland has some of the best xmas party venues for friends, family, offices, and work crews. No matter where you are, there’s a bloody good spot just around the corner—and we’ve got you covered!

Here's some extra Christmas joy...

Host your Christmas event on any Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday during the silly season and access:
+ $10 glass of Mumm on arrival
+ $5pp off any set menu

Last year, our bookings filled up fast - so make sure you get in before Jenny from across the road does.

The classic kiwi dad. The guy who wants nothing, yet is happy with everything. The one person that makes every Christmas, birthday and Father's Day feel so easy, it's hard.

Treat your Dad not only to a meal fit for a King this Father's Day weekend, but thanks to our pals at The Car Cleaning Company one lucky dad will WIN A YEAR'S WORTH OF CAR WASH VALETS valued at $2500.

Simply visit any Joylab establishment with your Dad over Father's Day weekend (Sat 31 August - Sun 1 Sept) and we'll give you one entry into the draw for every $10 you spend.

See below for full competition terms.
Please note not all Joylab establishments take pre-bookings for Father's Day.