Revel Brewing Co Has Launched a Pop-Up Bar Outside Powerhouse Just for Brisbane Comedy Festival

2023 marks six years since Revel Brewing Co set up shop on Oxford Street in Bulimba, and started both brewing and pouring its beers. And, when the end of the year hits, it will have been two years since these purveyors of yeasty beverages opened their second location in in Morningside, a sprawling spot in a century-old riverside factory in the Rivermakers precinct. They're usually the only two places you'll find the brewery doing its thing — except during the 2023 Brisbane Comedy Festival. Fancy a brew while you're giggling? Until the end of May, Revel has launched a pop-up bar outside Brisbane Powerhouse.

It's a first for both — Revel's first time at Brisbane's annual laughfest, and the first time that the event has boasted its own bar at all. And, it's one of only a few places where beer lovers can sip a brand-new brew whipped up just for the occasion: the aptly named Laughing Lager, a limited-release drop that's on tap at the Revel Bar, plus BCF's hubs at The Tivoli and Fortitude Music Hall.

With the Revel Bar making itself at home on the Powerhouse Plaza until Sunday, May 28, Brisbane Comedy Festival attendees can also kick back under strung-up lights and grab a bite from a range of food trucks. Eating and drinking here should be familiar — the space just hosted the first Night Feast markets back in March, which will return again in October.

"For the first time, we have a designated festival bar with the Revel Bar, which includes a selection of great food trucks out on Brisbane Powerhouse's Plaza. We look forward to watching this space come to life throughout the Festival," said Brisbane Comedy Festival Director Phoebe Meredith.

"As well as developing the limited-release Laughing Lager, we are excited to deliver the Revel Bar. We look forward to offering a fantastic, streamlined customer experience where visitors to the festival can get great quality food and beverages quickly, then relax and enjoy before they head into their show for a laugh," added Revel Brewing Co Founder and CEO Jay Neven.

Until Monday, May 22, Revel and Brisbane Powerhouse are also giving one lucky person the chance to win a year's worth of beer to celebrate the Revel Bar — which you can enter online.

Find the Revel Bar at Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington Street, New Farm during the 2023 Brisbane Comedy Festival until Sunday, May 28.