Manky Sally's

Manky Sally’s is Moo Brew’s home in Hobart: a taphouse, bar, restaurant and nano brewery at Ground Floor/25 Salamanca Place in Battery Point. The venue serves Moo Brew beer alongside other drinks, food for lunch and dinner, and takeaway options. Tours are also listed, giving visitors another way to engage with the brewery behind the bar.

The setting is deliberately distinctive rather than polished in a conventional way. Manky Sally’s describes itself as a luxury dive bar, with carpet worth a closer look and dim, mildly luxurious surrounds. Its Salamanca Place position puts it on the Hobart waterfront, while the nano brewery means guests can watch brewers at work. That combination makes it a natural stop for people who want a beer-focused venue with a strong sense of place, rather than a generic bar.

The drinks are tied to Moo Brew’s wider brewing operation in Bridgewater, which the brewery describes as Tasmania’s largest craft brewery. The team’s beer interests cover a range of styles: head brewer Jack Viney is particularly fond of IPA, brewer Andrew favours the Stout, and also brews saisons at home. The brewery’s online material also refers to experimental and limited releases, as well as keeping its established beers in good form. At Manky Sally’s, that gives beer drinkers a reason to look beyond a single visit, although the website does not provide a current tap list.

Moo Brew began after David Walsh decided to build a brewery around a bottle of beer he had encountered in eastern Europe. It first operated at Moorilla Estate before moving to the Bridgewater brewery, while Sally’s opened in Salamanca Place in 2023. The story remains part of the venue’s character: the brewery says its core is a little arty, a little unusual and focused on making good beer. With a 4.7 Google rating from 118 reviews, Manky Sally’s is well suited to small groups, solo visitors and anyone keen to explore Moo Brew in its Salamanca Place setting. It is an alcohol-focused venue, so visitors should check the current details before planning a visit.