Drinking Culture

PUBS WILT AS UK SIZZLES

Posted on July 20th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs across Britain have been closing as a record-breaking heatwave cooks the country. Brits have been sweating and swooning in temperatures not seen in the history of weather records, claiming lives across Europe. Monday night went down as the warmest

CARBON NEUTRAL BEER TAPS NEXT GENERATION

Posted on April 27th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Capital Brewing Co is leading the charge into brewing sustainability and the hearts of the next generations, becoming the first ‘carbon neutral’ brewery and products in Australia – and sharing the secrets with the industry.   Capital Brewing Co (CBC) has

MAN AND VAN GO TO THE PUB

Posted on August 25th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A UK man has lost his vehicle, after a trip to the pub carried on through high tide. Britain has some of the most loyal pub patrons in the world, and a resident of Exmouth demonstrated his dedication with a

BETTER MIXERS AND KEGS, WITH STRANGELOVE

Posted on July 19th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Drinks innovator StrangeLove has begun supplying some of its most popular mixer and soda flavours in 50-litre kegs. The kegged versions of premium mixers provide value and convenience for venues, as well as playing a “small – yet important” part

UK CLOSES AGAIN: ONE THIRD OF PUBS MAY NOT REOPEN

Posted on November 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Due to a massive resurgence in coronavirus cases since mid-September, the United Kingdom has again gone into total lockdown, closing all pubs in a second attempt to get the pandemic under control. The nationwide lockdown came into effect again on

COVID CAROLINE NOT WELCOME

Posted on August 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
An Irish pub has taken a significant step in its efforts to battle the spread of coronavirus by no longer allowing sing-alongs serenading Neil Diamond’s lyrical sweetheart, Caroline. Diamond began belting out his triumphant anthem to the reportedly very sweet

PUB GETS TOUGH ON SOCIAL DISTANCING

Posted on July 17th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Concerned about patrons’ ability to socially distance themselves from staff, the quaint, welcoming Star Inn, in the rural community of Cornwell, has installed an electric fence to keep people back from the bar. The Star Inn is a small pub,

SUPER SATURDAY 4 JULY SEES THE PULL OF THE PUB

Posted on July 8th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
After lying dormant for 104 days, on 4 July Britain’s pubs burst back open in what became dubbed ‘Super Saturday’, and much of the nation popped in for a pint or ten as socially-starved revellers shrugged off crisis caution. Brits

UK PUBS IN TROUBLE AND ON THE ROPES

Posted on June 26th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Defying continued prohibition orders, some UK pubs have been secretly serving booze, and their begrudged patrons resorting to violence in defence of their perceived right to sip a pint. Australian pubs are mostly resuming trade, albeit subdued, but thousands of

BRITAIN’S WORST PUBLICAN

Posted on February 28th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Steve Cotton, proprietor of the Poltimore Arms, is the self-confessed least interested publican in Britain, making patrons serve themselves and having eyes only for his feral rescue cat named Hitler. The 59-year-old former engineer encountered opportunity to take over the