Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

NATION MOURNS LAST PRIME MINISTER WHO DIDN’T LOOK LIKE HE HATED EVERY BEER HANDED TO HIM

Posted on May 17th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

Article courtesy of the Betoota Advocate The nation is mourning the death of Australia’s 23rd prime minister Bob Hawke, who died yesterday aged 89. The final day of the 2019 election campaign seems to have been overshadowed by the death

COOPERS DRIVES XPA OUT OF GABS

Posted on May 17th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

Coopers has today released its new Extra Pale Ale (XPA) at GABS, ushering on-point innovation in the evolving craft beer market. The 2019 Great Australasian Beer Spectapular (GABS) event has begun in Melbourne, showcasing the newest line-up products and creative

HARRY BARRY LISTS MOONEE BEACH AND VILLAGE GREEN

Posted on May 15th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

North Coast Pub Group is consolidating in northern NSW, listing its thriving large-format Moonee Beach Tavern in northern Coffs and Village Green in Grafton. Harry Barry’s North Coast Pub Group (NCPG) operates the big Hoey Moey in coastal tourist town

LICENSEE SLAMMED FOR ALLOWING MINORS TO SERVE

Posted on May 15th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

The manager of Gosford’s Coast Bar & Restaurant is facing heavy penalties for allowing two underage girls on school work experience to serve alcohol. An investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW, with review of CCTV footage, found two work

AUSTRALIAN DISTILLING CO STORMS WORLD STAGE

Posted on May 15th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

Artisan Australian spirits continue to make a splash in licensed venues across the country and across the seas, with Adelaide Gin bringing home a handful of international awards in its very short history to date. Australian Distilling Co officially launched

BOOMING IRIS LISTS KEARSLEY HOTEL

Posted on May 13th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

Fresh from its recent record-breaking acquisition of Hotel Steyne, Iris Capital has listed for sale the Hunter Valley’s Kearsley Hotel. Beyond $60-plus million buys in one of Sydney’s highly prized precincts, Iris has been steadily building a formidable presence in

AVC + COLES EXPANSION BEGINS WITH RIVERLAND

Posted on May 13th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

The brand new joint venture between Australian Venue Company and Coles has kicked off further expansion plans with purchase of Open Arms Hospitality’s Brisbane hot-spot Riverland. This marks the first acquisition for the newly-formed Queensland Venue Company (QVC), which sees

BRITAIN’S SMALLEST, AND NAKEDEST, PUBS

Posted on May 13th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

Statistics show pubs continue to rapidly close all over the UK, but some forge on through economies of lack of scale, and innovation continues to thrive in the form of London’s first nudist pub. The great British pub owes much

SURREY CLUB SLEEPER SET TO WOW MARKET

Posted on May 10th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

Redfern diamond in the rough the Surrey ‘Club’ Hotel comes to market, representing a torrent of upside and rare opportunity on the city fringe. Located on a prominent 368sqm corner of Cleveland and Elizabeth Streets, the Surrey is a three-storey

FAMOUS ETTAMOGAH PUB ON OFFER

Posted on May 10th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

The original legend of Ettamogah has come to market, boasting a most unusual structure and madcap reputation, just north of the NSW-Victorian border. Ettamogah is an Aboriginal word meaning 'place of good drink'. Budding cartoonist Ken Maynard used to cycle