Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

SYNTHETIC ALCOHOL – NO SIDE-EFFECTS – ON TRIAL FOR FUN

Posted on September 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

A rebellious chemistry nerd is pioneering products to save the world from the effects of booze, with a pill to sober you up, and a synthetic alcohol with no ill-effects. David Nutt, from Imperial College London, is a neuropsychopharmacology professor

ROYAL BEER & CIDER WINNERS REVEALED

Posted on September 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Australia’s best and brightest brews and brewers were lauded on Friday night at the awards event for the Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show. 2016 marks the 10-year anniversary for the event, hosted by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW,

LOCALS CHOOSE GRUMPY OVER IRIS’ REBUILD OF HURLSTONE PARK HOTEL

Posted on September 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Locals in Hurlstone Park are complaining about a Canterbury Council decision to allow Iris Capital to construct a mixed use six-storey apartment complex on the site of the old Grumpy’s Hotel. Iris bought Grumpy’s in 2014 for $11 million, and

BAIRD STUBBORN AS PARTY GOES TO DOGS OVER KNEE-JERK LEGISLATION

Posted on September 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Premier Baird is standing firm one of his decisions, to ban the greyhound industry in NSW, despite mounting party pressure and the loss of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions. In July Premier Mike Baird and state National leader

FOOTY LEGEND TO TAKE OVER CREMORNE HOTEL

Posted on September 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Geelong star Billy Brownless has bought the Cremorne Hotel in his old team’s heartland from long-time owner Grant Ryan. Located at 336 Pakington St, Newtown, the Cremorne boasts a large bar, beer garden, TAB and Keno, lounge and function areas

PUB HUB DOUBLES SPACE TIME DOMINION

Posted on September 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Two guys have founded a company called Pub Hub – renting unused areas in pubs during the day as co-worker office space. The fledgling business is the brainchild of founders Daniel Rubin and Doron Maman, who noted the amount of

NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE WINNERS REVEALED

Posted on September 21st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

On Monday night over 460 guests and professionals of the hotel industry gathered to recognise the Australian Hotels Association’s 2016 National Awards for Excellence. The red carpet event was held at the RACV Royal Pines Resort and nominees from around

LAUNDY DOUBTFUL OF REDCAPE PURCHASE

Posted on September 21st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Pub giant and active transactor Arthur Laundy has quashed rumours he is close to buying the $700 million Redcape portfolio. As the Australian pub industry waits with bated breath the fate of the New York hedge-fund-owned collection of big-performance gaming

LOCKOUT REVIEW PART II GAINS TRACTION

Posted on September 21st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Just eight days since the ill-fated ‘review’ into Sydney’s lockout trade restrictions, plans for ‘Phase 2’ of the solution are gaining momentum. In accordance with the Liquor Act, Government is compelled to allow for a “flexible and practical regulatory system”

COLES LANDLORD HPI SELLS

Posted on September 21st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Listed landlord to ALH and Coles pubs HPI has divested the Payneham Tavern to an unnamed Sydney investor. The Payneham Tavern and Liquorland drive-thru bottleshop are tenanted by Coles on a 20-year lease plus two ten-year options, with built-in annual