Organisers report another record-breaking GABS in 2017, taking the Sydney event to a new location and repositioned demographic. 2017 was the 7th Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS), and the go-to event in Australia for celebrating the craft beverage industry shows no signs of slowing down. This year saw a third ‘Kegtainer’ required, bringing capacity for […]
The annual World Class Cocktail Week will return next month for the biggest year yet, offering over 100 experiences across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, from 7-13 May. Over forty events will take place in Sydney, at some of the city’s most celebrated boutique bars, such as Neighbourhood, Drake, Milky Lane, Longrain, and the award-winning This
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After a booming year of acquisitions and openings, on Wednesday Merivale delivered March Into Merivale 2017 in one spectacular night, taking over the entire ivy complex and surrounding laneways. Ash Street was transformed into an Asian street food market, sporting BBQ meats and sizzling seafood, led by the revered Dan Hong. Bao, charcoal, dim sum,
The new and evolved Sydney Beer Week will be back for 2017, and organisers are calling for venues to board the hop train and be part of the heady experience. Formerly the Sydney Craft Beer Week, the craft tag has been left by the wayside as Sydney Beer Week moves to be more inclusive and
Beer+Bubs is a program that teaches men what they really need to know about childbirth – in the comfortable setting of a pub amongst other men. The program has been running in Sydney since 2004, and nationally since 2009, and has now helped hundreds of fathers-to-be understand how to help their partner on the big
The Woollahra Hotel played host to the 2017 tribute to cricketing legend Richie Benaud, assembling around 200 ‘Ritchies’ sporting wig, microphone and the obligatory cream suit. Fans of one of Australia’s most revered icons of the game came to the Woollahra – located just a ball’s throw from the Sydney Cricket Ground – to honour
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The Malouf’s Royal Oak and Gregory Hills Hotels will attract frozen patrons to face off in an instalment of the latest internet craze – the Mannequin Challenge. The ‘Challenge’ is believed to have been started by some Florida students less than eight weeks ago, but has swept the world. There is even one done in
It’s footy final weekend, and plenty of pubs around the country are gearing up – and dressing up – for the twin NSW v Victoria grand final games. As the red & white Swans head south to their city of origin, they are now the outsiders to an army of red, white & blue taking
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Politics in the Pub came to Katoomba last weekend, with pundits debating the sense in the Baird Government’s decision to all but abandon prisoner rehabilitation through education. A packed house heard speakers on the topic of “Education Beats Crime” argue that investment in education and training for prisoners is vital to getting them on track
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One of Sydney’s best loved and oldest pubs has celebrated its 175th birthday, and legacy as a brewer of craft ales. The Lord Nelson is said to be the oldest continuously licensed hotel in Sydney, built by pardoned convict made liquor baron William Wells as an extension of his residence, and named by him after
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