O’Mahony’s Pub, Warwick
Posted by Mike in Queensland on 30 August, 2010
O’Mahony’s Hotel is in Warwick, on Queenslands Southern Downs. I first saw this pub a couple of years back but never got to have a beer in there at that time. So I’ve promised my self that this unfulfilled desire would be rectified on the next visit. I heard to my horror that a classic old pub had burned down in Warwick about 12 months ago, and was greatly relieved that it was not O’Mahony’s, but none the less saddened that another classic pub is gone. So last weekend, I find myself back in Warwick and demanded a visit to the pub.
The Burketown Pub (Burketown, QLD)
Posted by Robert in Pubs, Pubs visited by Rob, Queensland on 20 May, 2010
The Burketown Pub has the claim to fame of being the best pub in Burketown. no joke, it really is. Actually this is a good pub, with a great story to tell. Check out their website for some of the “tall tales” which encompasses some of this pubs colourful history.
The Purple Pub (Normanton, QLD)
Posted by Robert in Pubs, Pubs visited by Rob, Queensland on 18 May, 2010
This was a super quick visit to the famous Purple Pub with Nicky Jurd and my good self. Leaving Cairns around midday, we flew to Normanton and grabbed a hire car. I love these outback towns – the lovely lady from Dougs Car Hire dropped off the car to the airport, handed me the keys with a smile and that was it. No forms, inspections, safety briefings or anything. You want a car – here it is, have a nice day.
Now – we had to drive to Karumba (for work people!) so we had to hoof it. But I couldn’t resist stopping at the famous pub that I had heard so much about!
The beer was super-cheap. I had a schooner and my friend had a dark&stormy… all up this round was less than $5! I had to go back and check that I was charged correctly, but the lovely lady insisted that it was all covered.
The Sunset Tavern (Karumba, QLD)
Posted by Robert in Pubs, Pubs visited by Rob, Queensland on 17 May, 2010
Some dumb-arse tourist that stood in front of me
What a bloody great pub. I start this very post on the front lawn, but had to stop with the sheer beauty of the view, the wit of the company and the sheer tenacity of the beer itself.
This gem of a pub is not actually in Karumba itself, but in Karumba point as it is known locally. It is a tops-as establishment and I would have to say that is has surprised the socks off me.
Hambledon vs Grafton Hotels, Edmonton QLD
Posted by Mike in Pubs, Queensland on 7 February, 2010
Head to Head Shoot Out!
Which Would you Choose? – Read On!
These two pubs are perched on either side of the Bruce Highway / Mill Road Intersection. A busy intersection it is too, and in times past, not only were they separated by the Mill Rd, but also by a Railway Branch Line, and Cane Railway, that once ran down the side of the Grafton. So getting from one pub to the other, especially after imbibing the offerings of any of the establishments, was always going to be a hazardous exercise. Shrugging aside the risks, Andrew and I were determined to do this head to head review for our reader.
Alpine Retreat Hotel (Warburton, Vic)
On a recent trip to Victoria, this was the last non urban pubs visited. We had intended to stop and drink at, and review far more than we did, but for some reason, many of the pubs were not open. Visiting Hotels early in the week in some of the smaller and quieter locations around the state had possibility of discovering later than usual opening hours, in some cases not until 4.30 pm. Because I can’t review them here, the photographs on their impressive external edifices have been posted into the Facebook Classic Pub Group . So having got that off my chest, let’s look at the Alpine retreat.
Boorhaman Hotel (Boorhaman, Vic)
AKA The Buffalo Brewery
One amazing feature about Boorhaman, is there is really nothing there, except for some farm houses and a pub. I am not familiar with the area, so stand to be corrected, but it appears as if the Pub is located somewhere between where the maps describe as the actual location of Booraham, and Peechelba East. What I am getting at is there is no town or similar surrounding infrastructure, just this pub on a single lane road in the back blocks of Victoria’s North East. This is not a bad thing, for a hotel anywhere is like an oasis in the desert of life, and more so this place, as we reached it by bicycle.
The Golden Age Hotel (Omeo, Vic)
On a recent tour to Victoria, I was informed that we would be passing through the town of Omeo in Victoria’s Gippsland, and might have a chance to visit the classical Art Deco Golden Age Hotel in that town.
Admittedly, this pub is barely legal to be in these pages, as you will note all the external signage suggests that it is a Motel. However, the business actually trades as a private hotel, and importantly, the bar functions as you would expect from any pub. From what I understand, it was closed for a while, and fairly recently, re-opened as an ‘accommodation hotel’. Happily the license appears to be restored and delightfully crisp cold Carlton Draught is served to thirsty Travelers. Anyway, when you flick through the Gallery, you will note that I have included a close up of the etching on one of the windows, which clearly has ‘hotel’ printed thereon. My reviewing companions on this trip were Andrew Soper from Cairns, and Rebecca Edwards, from Melbourne.
Lake Eacham Hotel, Yungaburra, QLD
Posted by Mike in Pubs, Queensland on 8 November, 2009
It was a very unseasonably rainy, drizzly, miserable and otherwise bleak November Sunday morning in Cairns, and with the weather came canceled plans and a need for alternative activities and amusement. Noting that this blog has been very inactive recently, or perhaps the other contributors have been remarkably slack, I thought it appropriate to take matters into my own hands and get a pub review done. When the weather is as crook as it was on the coast, it is usually a lot worse up on the tablelands, and with that thought came mental images of cosy iconic country pubs and how much better beers tastes when you’re in a warm bar watching the rain outside lashing the windows. So a hastily recruited reviewer – eldest daughter Melissa – and we were of the Yungaburra, to visit the Lake Eacham hotel.
Peeramon Hotel (Peeramon, QLD)
Posted by Matt in Pubs, Pubs visited by Rob, Queensland on 11 September, 2009
In my opinion one of the biggest losses from Cyclone Larry was the almost total destruction of the brilliant Peeramon Hotel. Rob and I had the oppurtunity to get away for a few hours so we decided to head up to the tablelands and visit a couple of pubs. This was my first visit to Peeramon since 2006 and it was interesting to see how the reconstruction effort, a slow process due to lack of funds, had changed this iconic north Queensland pub.