Events

LOCAL TAPHOUSE GABS – BACK IN SYDNEY

Posted on March 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular is making its long-awaited return to Sydney, according to beer pub baron Guy Greenstone. Steve Jeffares and Guy Greenstone put their money where their taste-buds are nearly a decade ago by launching their craft beer

PUBS HOP INTO THE EASTER BONANZA

Posted on March 20th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs around the country are getting into the Easter festivities with events ranging from egg hunting to crab racing – many chaperoned by the Bunny himself. The family-run W.Short Hotel Group (WSHG) is a strong advocate of the holiday, with

COUGHLAN’S PUB WILL BE A ‘NEW’ LORD FOR A DAY

Posted on March 18th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Paddy Coughlan and Ned Kelly’s new pub is changing name – for one day. Having announced the acquisition in recent weeks, in a new venture with old partner Rodney ‘Ned’ Kelly, Paddy’s Lord Gladstone Hotel will be re-named the Lord

BIGGEST WEEK OF CRAFT BEER BACK IN PUBS IN 2015

Posted on March 11th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Back for a big fifth year, Sydney Craft Beer Week is calling on pubs to jump on the crafty train. Beergustations, Block Parties, Sydney Sausage-Fest and Ladies Beer High Tea will be some of the festival’s offerings when it takes

Merivale puts on biggest show in pubs

Posted on February 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Merivale juggernaut has leapt into the seventh instalment of March into Merivale, showing why it holds that crown as one of the country’s foremost entertainment providers. Offering up an all-singing, all-dancing five weeks of non-stop events, the 2015 March

Gallaghers Irish tipple set to celebrate St Patrick’s Day

Posted on February 20th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Gallagher Hotels team is rolling out the barrels around next month’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations, with a world-class feast of fine whiskies and custom degustation. Embracing its Irish-ness, on 25 March the PJ’s Irish Whiskey Bar, on the ground

Fairfield pub rides goat celebrations into New Year

Posted on February 20th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Fairfield Hotel is set to party tonight, bringing in the Year of the Goat with a large-scale community celebration. Situated in a district with a high percentage of Chinese and other Asian nationalities, the Hotel is catering to the

Surry Hills pubs becoming more Brewnique

Posted on February 11th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The owners of Surry Hills craft beer pubs the Keg & Brew and the Dove & Olive are ramping up their activity in the second annual Craft Beer Rising with a special collaboration they’re calling Brewnique. The one-off event will

Superbowl a boon for Americana-hungry patrons

Posted on February 4th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_519" align="alignright" width="316"] Manly Wharf Hotel[/caption] Entertainment-focused venues around the country packed in hundreds of patrons on Monday morning as the 49th Superbowl pulled record crowds around the world. Ben May’s Manly Wharf Hotel put on a Superbowl party

Pubs celebrate Australia Day celebrations

Posted on January 28th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Australia Day was celebrated with patriotic gusto around the country, with the iconic pub leading the charge to out-Aussie all comers. Possibly the most respectable and heritage-laden individual pub celebration was the 34th Annual Cockroach races at Brisbane’s Story Bridge