Drinks menu
On tap — 12 rotating, all independent, all Australian
The taps change too fast for a website. Follow @sneakypossumbar for what just got tapped, or come look at the board. Fortnightly Meet the Brewer Thursdays, the brewery takes the taps over entirely. → /whats-on
Tinnies
Stone and Wood Pacific Ale $11 · Reschs Pilsner $10 · Young Henry's Stayer Mid Strength $10 · Philter XPA $12 · Heaps Normal XPA (non-alcoholic) $10 · Sommersby Pear Cider $10 · Young Henry's Cloudy Apple Cider $10 · Framer Seltzer (ask for flavours) $11 · Little Dragon Ginger Beer $11 · Coopers Sparkling Ale $11 · Young Henry's Motorcycle Oil $12 · Yulli's Dolly Aldrin Sour $12
Signature cocktails
Strawberry and Sage Bramble — Tanqueray, strawberry & sage coulis, lemon. $23
Mandarin & Elderflower Spritz — mandarincello, Aperol, elderflower, Mandarin Napoleon. $22
Spicy Margarita — Casamigos Blanco, agave, lime, jalapenos. $22
La Siesta — Casamigos Mezcal, Braulio Amaro, grapefruit, pomegranate molasses, agave. $24
Presley Sour — peanut butter whiskey, bourbon, banana, egg, lemon, bacon garnish. $22
Sneakin Dead — smoked & spiced rums, pineapple, falernum, bitters, absinthe, smoke, fire. Yes, actual fire. $25
Maple Bacon Old Fashioned — maple and bacon-washed bourbon, bitters. $24
Sneakingway Daquiri — Pampero Blanco, Suze, grapefruit, lime, sugar. $24
Rum Rebellion Espresso Martini — with a couple of house secrets. $22
Pearadise City — pear liqueur, gin, pear syrup, lemon. $22
Elderflower Slipper — sake, whisky, elderflower, Licor 43. $24
Barrel aged
Time does the work; you get the credit.
Negroni $22 · Martinez $24 · Boulevardier $24 · Me Gusta — Casamigos Blanco, jalapeno, Suze, agave, citrus rind $24 · MacArthur's Rum Grog — Bundaberg Black 12yr, house native botanicals amaro, treacle, choc bitters $24
Classics
If it's got a name and a history, we make it properly — Aperol Spritz to Sazerac, Aviation to White Lady, $14–$26. A Bloody Mary with twelve different herbs, ports and spices ($16), a Martini that behaves ($22), a Manhattan that doesn't ($26). Full list at the bar.
Not drinking? Still drinking well.
A real non-alcoholic cocktail list built on Lyre's — proper drinks with proper garnishes. Nobody's stuck with soda water at this bar. (There's Heaps Normal in the fridge too.)
NA Negroni — Lyre's London Dry, Aperitif Sweet, Bitter Italian. $19
NA Spicy Marg — Lyre's Blanco Spirit, agave, house jalapeno sauce, lime. $18
NA Amaretti Sour — Lyre's Amaretti, lemon, egg white (or aqua fava). $19
NA Sneakin Dead — Lyre's Spiced Cane Spirit, pineapple, falernum, bitters, lime. $19
Wine
Australian-heavy and proud of it — Barossa to King Valley to the Hunter, by the glass from $9.
Whites from Mortar & Pestle Semillon–Sauv Blanc ($9/$36) to Collector "Lamp Lit" Marsanne ($72) and Chaffey Bros Not Your Grandmas Riesling ($68)
Rosé from $11/glass · Reds from Mortar & Pestle Cab Merlot ($9/$36) up to Dandelion Vineyards Treasure Trove Grenache ($118)
Doom Juice natural wines — rouge, rose, weiss, skins. $16/$66.60
Sparkling from $9 a glass — and yes, Veuve ($128–$198) for when the function upstairs goes well.
Happy hour — 4 til 6, every day we're open
Free beer upsize, $12 margaritas (pick your flavour), $7 house wine, $9 natty wine. Full details → /happy-hour