The High Country Hop 2027
Description
MUSIC TO YOUR BEERS 👀
Join Bridge Road Brewers in beautiful Beechworth as we celebrate the Victorian hop harvest at The High Country Hop, Australia’s favourite destination beer + music festival.
On the village green of the Historic Precinct Reserve, taste the season’s freshest ales, wines and spirits from over 20 of the best independent producers of the High Country and beyond, including harvest beers brewed with hops picked just a few kilometres down the road.
Catch live music on the main stage featuring a lineup that swings from heartfelt haze to psych, soul and rock’n’roll. It’s all ages with kids face painting and imaginations are brought to life with Box Wars, so bring the whole crew. Feature brewery lineup dropping soon.
The music
The Belair Lip Bombs
From a Frankston bedroom to Jack White’s Third Man Records, the world is catching on to The Belair Lip Bombs. Big, angular guitars and Maisie Everett’s soaring, heart-on-sleeve vocals make for a sound that is classic, familiar but all their own. Sophomore album Again is a stone-cold banger.
Milo Eastwood
A voice Melbourne wakes up to on PBS Breakfast, Milo is a selector with no borders. Uplifting sounds are the order of the evening: a heady mash of house, disco and left-field electronica that’s captivated dancefloors of all shapes and sizes. When Milo’s on, the party finds another gear.
Ruby Gill
South Africa-born, Beechworth-based, Ruby’s got the rizz. Her intimate folk tales weave loss and love through the minutiae of the everyday. She’ll make you sob with a single line, then laugh with the next. Her latest LP ‘Fishing Is Not About Fishing’ truly is a stunner.
Intermood
Intermood have quietly become one of Naarm’s most exciting live dance acts. Psych jazz, cosmic disco and motorik electronics collide in sets that have lit up festivals and clubs alike. With a debut album on the way in 2027, things are heating up. Pack your dancing shoes.
Kee’ahn
Kuku Yalanji, Jirrbal and Torres Strait Islander songwriter Kee’ahn takes their name from a Wik word meaning to dance and to play. Soul, R&B and folk flow through songs of hope and healing, carried by a voice that once moved Uncle Archie Roach to tears. Pure magic under open skies.
Techno 666
Techno 666 are fun as hell. Whoever described their sound as ‘Post Pub Rock’, was clearly onto a winner. It sounds like Alan Vega covering the Sunnyboys at a dive bar in West Brunswick in the year 2075. That doesn’t make sense? It will.
Widowspeak (USA)
Brooklyn’s Widowspeak have spent fifteen years quietly making some of indie rock’s most beautiful records, and now they’re bringing them to Australia for the first time! Molly Hamilton and Robert Earl Thomas trade in hazy, twangy dream pop with a cinematic sheen. New album ‘Roses’, recorded on a Greek island, might just be their warmest yet. Golden hour, sorted.
The beers
Founded by Bridge Road Brewers in 2015, The High Country Hop shines a light on the brewers of the Victorian High Country, including a series of unique ales made with fresh, locally sourced hops from Hop Products Australia’s 2027 harvest.
They’ll be joined by some of Australia’s top craft beer names, plus international guests. Special guest brewers coming soon.
High Country brewers
Bridge Road
Ben and Maria Kraus started brewing in a Beechworth shed in 2005, and now pour from a gold rush coach house on Ford Street. They started the Hop in 2015.
Bright
Family owned and independent since 2005, with a brewery, bar and bike hub in the middle of Bright.
Crank Handle
At the foot of Mount Bogong in Tawonga South, run by local brothers Craig and Trev King since 2021.
King River
Nathan and Brianna Munt brew on Brianna’s family farm in the King Valley, and the bar sits inside an old tobacco kiln.
Last St
Beechworth’s historic brewery on Last Street, brewing since 1865 and once known as Billson’s.
Mitta Mitta
A family-run brewery in the Mitta Valley, about an hour from Albury-Wodonga, brewing with hops they grow on site.
Mountain Monk
European-style lagers and wheat beers in Mount Beauty, at the foot of Mount Bogong.
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FAQs
- WHEN AND WHERE IS THE FESTIVAL
The main festival is on Saturday March 20 at The Beechworth Historic Precinct Reserve, Victoria.
- WHATS INCLUDED IN THE TICKETS?
Hopped Up Admission (18+ only): includes a festival glass and $10 worth of drink token (applicable to alc and non-alc).
Youth Admission (U18): soft drink, Box Wars entry and complimentary face painting token.
Family Admission: 2x Hopped Up Admission and 2x Youth Admission.
- WHAT IS BOX WARS?
Boxwars is a high-energy performance art event where participants build elaborate creations out of recycled cardboard and completely destroy them in a spectacular mock battle. Part creative workshop and part chaotic demolition derby, the ultimate goal is to have fun and reduce beautiful cardboard engineering to absolute ruins.
Is Boxwars safe for kids?
Yes. While the battle looks chaotic, it is a supervised, high-energy game designed for pure fun. There are dedicated, age-appropriate building workshops prior to the main event so kids can craft their own armour and safely join in the action.What materials are allowed?
It's strictly recycled cardboard, paper packing tape and eco-friendly glue. Plastics, metal, wood, or heavy unyielding materials are banned from the battlefield to ensure everyone stays safe.What happens to all the cardboard afterwards?
We take recycling seriously. Once the battlefield is cleared and the dust settles, every single piece of shredded cardboard is collected and packed into recycling skips to be processed and turned into new cardboard boxes. - ARE PETS ALLOWED TO ATTEND?
While we love all fur-babies, this is a human only event. Service animals are an exception.
- WILL TICKETS BE AVAILABLE AT THE GATE?
Potentially, we can't make any promises if the event sells out. We recommend purchasing now.
- ARE TICKETS REFUNDABLE OR TRANSFERRABLE?
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable, except in the case of event cancellation due to severe weather or unforeseen circumstances. If this occurs, we will provide information on refunds or rescheduled dates. Please ensure you can attend before purchasing your ticket.
- IS THERE SEATING AVAILABLE?
We have plenty of seating available throughout the site. Everyone is welcome to bring their own camper chairs and picnic rugs.
Good to know
STAYING OVER
Beechworth accommodation books out fast, so have a look in Bright, Myrtleford, Wangaratta and Albury to make a weekend of it.
The High Country Hop is supported by the Victorian Government through the Community Support Fund and Creative Victoria, delivered by Music Victoria.
Bridge Road Brewers acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we hold this festival and pay our respects to the First Peoples of this country, their culture and Elders, past, present and emerging.
Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity
