| Location | Bad Shepherd Brewing Co 386 Reserve Rd, Cheltenham VIC 3192 |
| Route | 20km circular route Cheltenham, Sandringham, Brighton, Hampton East, Highett. |
| Coffee Stop | Alister McAllister 9 South Rd, Brighton VIC 3186 |
| Make a day of it | Nearby recommendations Merindah Park Brighton Beach Gardens Brighton Bathing Boxes Black Rock Jetty Museum of Play and Art |
| Mary’s Rating | ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ 🥑 But ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ on a Sunny Day |
| GPX/Strava | https://www.strava.com/routes/3397889015851701890 |
| Date ridden | 4 September 2025 If you have ridden these route and have any updates that need to be made, then leave a comment on this post. |
We went back towards the beach side suburbs for the the third Melbourne Beer Loop for 2025. We found a brewery called Bad Shepherd Brewing Co that fit the bill well in a ‘shed’ in a light industrial area opposite a cemetery! It was all sunny as we headed through the cemetery, Adelaide Bromptoneering style.
Heading down the road after the cemetery, I was on the look out for a little lane. It connected into a nice looking park – but unfortunately, but not too surprising for a near beach side area, the paths were too sandy to be fun. You’ll be pleased to know that I have removed it from the route. But, if you want to check it out head to Merindah Park/George Street Reserve.
We headed towards the sea front – so did the weather. Headwinds and horizontal stinging rain wasn’t so much fun – so while on a sunny day you’d enjoy a view scenic stops – we just buckled down to get to the warm rest stop.
The rest stop is like a Time Machine when our lives were simpler. Cassette tapes and records line the walls at Alister McAlister. But, fortunately for us it also had a small fan heater to warm my hands, espresso coffee and freshly made muffins. YUM!
We then headed down the road little further for the obligatory Brighton Beach Box photograph and then headed into the suburbs to checkout some pretty BIG houses.
Getting pretty hungry we cycled through a pretty impressive park and introduced ourselves to the local dogs and their walkers. Did an obligatory line up with a local bike in the park? There was also some impressive wattle.
You may not have know it, but there was a non-Brompton riding with us today. She was too embarrassed to line up her big wheel bike with our little ones. But Mary did snap a candid spot of me talking with her about the route we had just ridden at the microbrewery. Good beer was available – this is the place to go if you want some low and slow cooked meet. We took advantage of the excellent Beer and Burger offer!
The route taken is shown below.
