Smoked by AI · Melbourne · people
Will Ziebell
Journalist · Critic — Melbourne and Victorian craft beer; brewery venues and neighbourhood beer geography.
long-standing Crafty Pint writer and the author of its Crafty Crawls suburb guides, which are bylined venue-by-venue assessments rather than listings.
Their own reviews and picks.
Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.
- The Crafty Pint, 'Crafty Crawls: Abbotsford' ↗their review · 2020-02-28
- Bodriggy Brewing CompanyAbbotsford
“Add in left-of-centre events, a giant glitter ball and (sometime in 2020) new spaces on side lining Johnston Street and you've got a brewery venue up there with the most distinctive and impressive in Australia.”
- Bodriggy Brewing CompanyAbbotsford
Pieces they wrote about these places.
Reporting, openings and roundups. Kept for the trail, and not read as their endorsement — a writer relaying someone else's award is not recommending it.
- The Crafty Pint, brewery directory listing signed by Will Ziebell ↗roundup · 2026-08-01
- Bridge Road Brewers BrunswickBrunswick East
“For many years, Bridge Road Brewers has been a regional destination and, while it remains so, the brewery's welcoming hospitality and beers are now part of Melbourne's craft beer heartland.”
- Bridge Road Brewers BrunswickBrunswick East
- The Crafty Pint, '3 Ravens To Open A Perth Brewpub' (Will Ziebell), quoting head brewer Brendan O'Sullivan ↗they interviewed · 2022-07-12
- 3 Ravens BreweryThornbury
“This site will always be focused on new product development and innovation. That will never change and we won't be particularly geared towards high production volumes.”
- 3 Ravens BreweryThornbury
- The Crafty Pint, 'Crafty Crawls: Abbotsford' ↗roundup · 2020-02-28
- Moon Dog Craft BreweryAbbotsford
“Moon Dog World in Preston might be hogging the limelight these days but there's much to love about drinking a beer in the understated spot in which the Moon Dog story began. The Duke Street venue sits in the shadow of CUB and is an indoor-outdoor-tropical delight, complete with palm trees, some of the comfiest old couches in Melbourne and pictures of John Candy on the wall.”
- Moon Dog Craft BreweryAbbotsford
- The Crafty Pint, 'Behind Bars: East of Everything & Rosalita's' (Will Ziebell) ↗they interviewed · 2019-10-22
- East of EverythingCamberwell
“The tongue-in-cheek name was a reference to how quickly craft beer offerings dried up just a few kilometres east of the city centre.”
- East of EverythingCamberwell