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LAUNDY’S MARSDEN BREWHOUSE DRESS REG’S LAMPOONED

Posted on May 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
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

Posted on March 13th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
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

Posted on February 13th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
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

Posted on February 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
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

Posted on January 18th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
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

Posted on July 20th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
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

Posted on July 6th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
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

UK’S BIGGEST PUB GROUP SHUNS SOCIAL MEDIA

Posted on April 20th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
By Kylie Kennedy Love it or hate it, Facebook seems to be hanging around (unlike My Space). What started out as a social networking tool amongst students at Harvard University has expanded into one of the biggest websites worldwide, with

DRUNK GUY NAILS BEER AD

Posted on April 6th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
A Californian carpenter has become the unofficial spokesperson for Kirkland Light, producing his own lovingly intoxicated endorsements for the value-priced American beer. Attempting to prove a mainstream US lager can be better and more than sex on the beach (f*ing