Solotel’s The Bank held the semi-final of its popular “Whichcraft” beer events, with three finalists to battle for the title during the upcoming Sydney Craft Beer Week. Held in the craft beer haven Uncle Hops, which has occupied The Bank’s back room for the past year, the events pit three breweries against each other in […]
Twenty-one years ago Broken Hill came into the spotlight as a film about three drag queens put it on the LGBTI map. Priscilla, Queens of the Desert, is about two drag queens and a transsexual that convert an old bus into their transport to a stage show in Alice Springs. En route, they pass through
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Pub backbar staple Jack Daniel’s is celebrating ‘the man’s’ birthday with a crafty promotion to have patrons build brand engagement – and a “Bar that Jack Built”. The world-first totally crowd-sourced bar, built on-tour throughout the promotion, is the 2015 instalment of traditional birthday party “in honour of the legendary craftsman”, whose unrecorded birthday is
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Redcape’s Willoughby Hotel will host its latest Craft Beer Fair next week, continuing the success of its “community engagement”. Back for a fifth year, the Fair has grown considerably, with live performances, unique gourmet food, competitions and kids’ entertainment to fill the Macmahon Street block outside the Hotel. Licensee John McGurk told PubTIC the event
A bartender from the world-famous Baxter Inn* has taken out the Australian chapter of the bi-annual Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge. Five top bartenders from around Australia each represented their State at the national finals of the prestigious competition, which was held at Castle Hill’s Hillside Hotel on Wednesday night. As the current title holders and
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Over 70 of Perth’s on-premise fraternity gathered at Universal Bar for the inaugural Citrus WA Cocktail Competition. Citrus WA supplies fresh produce to Perth licensed venues, and ran the competition to further engage with its on-premise clients and allow bartenders to showcase its range of fresh products. Bartenders had to work at a venue supplied
One of Sydney’s best-loved beer pubs is taking its ‘Fight Club’ to the next level, with a bigger “Sunday arvo” timeslot and the first Trans-Tasman clash for the Golden Growler. Kick-starting over two years ago, Surry Hills beer mecca the Dove & Olive hosts a ‘battle’ between two crafty brewers every month. Furthering the goal
The 2015 Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is underway, with attendance reflecting the interest in the hospitality gaming sector and hospitality innovation. The AGE threw open the doors yesterday to an eager crowd. Operators of the big show, the Gaming Technologies Association, report an 18 per cent increase on last years’ first day attendance. Visitors to
Some of the next 20 years’ greatest opportunities lie within hospitality – according to top economic advisory firm SGS Economic Planning. Hospitality specialist builder Rohrig commissioned SGS to present a forecast on suburban growth over the next 20 years, focusing on the future and merits of Sydney and its unfaltering growth. SGS’ Terry Rawnsley captivated
The 2015 Australasian Gaming Expo begins next Tuesday, with “more of everything”. Guests will see more exhibitor space, products, innovation, food and bev and every type of hospitality industry business across three days – 11-13 August – in the Sydney Exhibition Centre on Glebe Island. With gaming venues setting new highs, the recent announcement of
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