CUB TAPS INCENTIVE TO ‘LOVE YOUR LOCAL’

Carlton & United Breweries has today launched an initiative aiming to inject a million dollars into pubs and clubs around Australia closed due to the virus crisis. The brand-new For the Love of Your Local campaign calls on Australians to

APOCORONA: THE DARK SIDE

As coronavirus fever continues to infect the lives and future of people around the globe, there are those that have taken the time to offer some perspective on matters such as toilet paper. While stocks last, and likely for a

LAUNDY’S MARSDEN BREWHOUSE DRESS REG’S LAMPOONED

Pub king Arthur Laundy and his massive new Marsden Brewhouse are back in the headlines and the talk of the greater west, after outraged locals took offense to the (new) dress regulations. The $45 million pub-brewery is the result of

ALH’S ROYAL OAK BANS 72-YEAR-OLD FOR SHORTS

ALH’s Royal Oak Hotel is the subject of commentary suggesting the world has “gone mad” with political correctness, after a 72-year-old regular was banned for commenting on a staffer wearing shorts in a heatwave. Leonard Lee is a retired screenwriter,

ABAC NOT LAUGHING AT BREWERY DRINKING MEME

By Emma Castle Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC) regulators have upheld a complaint against a Twitter meme created on behalf of Geelong-based Southern Bay Brewery Co. ABAC is arguing that the meme (pictured) is promoting binge drinking and has argued

THE HYDE’S QUIRKY 16 RULES OF CHI

A Chicago publican has earned some publicity and stirred a little controversy by posting rules regarding the political views and even sports teams of its patrons. The Hyde is a password-protected speakeasy-style drinking den that opened in the windy city’s

HEAT DRIVES CAR-POOLING TO THE PUB

As punters battle to beat the summer heat across the country, two Adelaide pranksters have taken to an innovative new form of car-pooling to stay cool as they drive to the pub. Employees of Keith McCullum’s Lonsdale Hotel watched as

COOPERS HOTEL SACKS GM OVER SOCIAL MEDIA

Newtown’s popular and long-established Coopers Hotel has found itself in the hot media spotlight over a Facebook post that seemed to suggest violence against women in the name of the NRL finals. Just two days ago (Wednesday 18 July) Gary

ABBOTT’S GETS DIRT OVER HIPSTER BAN

Everyman’s publican, Bill Smith, is again riding the publicity wave with an announcement that Abbott’s Hotel Waterloo has put hipsters on notice, banning man-buns and handlebar moustaches. Lurking just south of the CBD and increasingly gentrified Redfern, Waterloo is still