The Great Beyond

The Great Beyond Independent craft booze shop owned by passionate locals, stocking good booze with a soul.

A couple of fresh ones from Hawkers! I'm quite partial to an Oat Cream IPA so one of these already has my name on it. Wi...
21/03/2025

A couple of fresh ones from Hawkers! I'm quite partial to an Oat Cream IPA so one of these already has my name on it.

Will be up on the website today.

Amanda

It's kinda hard to take a picture of with all of the reflection, but next door at .siti is very close to opening. Palest...
19/03/2025

It's kinda hard to take a picture of with all of the reflection, but next door at .siti is very close to opening. Palestinian grub & events space operated by a rather industrious and lovely young local family. Can't wait to see what's on the menu!

12/03/2025
Also big condolences to our esoteric buddies :(
07/03/2025

Also big condolences to our esoteric buddies :(

How many would be doing shots of Jager or Jamo at the bar if the taxes weren’t hidden. I.E. you paid the taxes on the sp...
06/03/2025

How many would be doing shots of Jager or Jamo at the bar if the taxes weren’t hidden. I.E. you paid the taxes on the spot, a $2.50 fee to have a shot….plus the cost of the drink, rent, labour etc. My guess is not many. It’s just a matter of time before someone is poisoned in Australia by bad booze.

Wilma makes her   debut and I applaud her texture. 26 / 10 very pattable.
05/03/2025

Wilma makes her debut and I applaud her texture. 26 / 10 very pattable.

Here is some expansion of my taxation thought bubble the other day, specifically about beer. If you’re doing the maths w...
15/02/2025

Here is some expansion of my taxation thought bubble the other day, specifically about beer. If you’re doing the maths with me, I don’t think the first 0.5% is counted.

15/02/2025

Are you aware how much tax is on beer & spirits in Australia?
11/02/2025

Are you aware how much tax is on beer & spirits in Australia?

Some great person left their water bottle behind, and you can have a bonus   for some traction to try to find the water ...
05/02/2025

Some great person left their water bottle behind, and you can have a bonus for some traction to try to find the water bottle's parents.

It's out of sorts for me to straight up post a product without any nonsense, memes, or anything attached. There's nothin...
01/02/2025

It's out of sorts for me to straight up post a product without any nonsense, memes, or anything attached. There's nothing funny here. I can't think of a haze fan beer that's been this good, ever. It's perfect. The colour is reminiscent of the best U.S. examples, that head lasts and lasts, the aroma is so plush and inviting, the palate so densely packed with flavour, but there's not a single molecule out of place. It's the best beer in this style I've had, period. It puts peak Deeds, MC, Banks to the sword. Buy it all next week. You deserve a treat and this beer deserves to be in your nostrils and mouths. I am shook.

I am bored in hospital so I grabbed the hun, and found this article about Kaiju, excise and the industry as a whole. It ...
23/01/2025

I am bored in hospital so I grabbed the hun, and found this article about Kaiju, excise and the industry as a whole. It says sales went from $6.4m in FY23 to $3m in 25. This is hard to read as their product is terrific and always has been. I love a good bitch session but I don't have anything to bitch about with Kaiju. If these guys can feel the pinch, anyone can. Please think about grabbing a few indie beers this weekend and sharing them with a mate. The industry needs all the help it can get.

I've had some upgrades installed to hopefully improve my reliability, I will be away from the shop for a while but the s...
23/01/2025

I've had some upgrades installed to hopefully improve my reliability, I will be away from the shop for a while but the shop's mum Amanda is opening from 2 Friday, 1 on Saturday and I will advise re next week. Thank you for the well wishes, and I look forward to my escape and seeing you soon.

“If the supermarket can spruik hot cross buns in January, why not have a go at flogging some whisky in summer” thought R...
14/01/2025

“If the supermarket can spruik hot cross buns in January, why not have a go at flogging some whisky in summer” thought Ryan. He has a very long connection to Australian whisky and is delighted that it is now at a quality and price point where there really is no need to look further afield. He also not sure why he is writing this in the third person.

Such comf.   Here til 7 today.
11/01/2025

Such comf.
Here til 7 today.

  - a work in progress, tiny business style.
08/01/2025

- a work in progress, tiny business style.

It's been a long hard day of watching Boland, almost time to put my feet up.
03/01/2025

It's been a long hard day of watching Boland, almost time to put my feet up.

I'm here, still without a delivery chariot. Feel free to come interrupt my cricket watching. Boland was robbed.
03/01/2025

I'm here, still without a delivery chariot. Feel free to come interrupt my cricket watching. Boland was robbed.

Address

152 Bell Street
Melbourne, VIC
3058

Opening Hours

Tuesday 2pm - 7pm
Wednesday 2pm - 7pm
Thursday 2pm - 7pm
Friday 12pm - 7pm
Saturday 12pm - 7pm

Telephone

+61370200278

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Hello Coburg

My name is Ryan. I’m a Coburg local who was fed up with travelling outside the ‘burg to get interesting booze to drink at home. So we set about fixin’ that problem with this here little shop here on Bell street. There’s 200+ good craft beers that change every week, I’ve got a couple of hundred great wines of all shapes and sizes, and a few dozen local gins, whiskies, liqueurs and delights. Every day I have something new and interesting open to taste and I’d love to help you along your booze discovery journey. I try to make it fun and w**k free. I look forward to seeing you soon.