18 April 2020
Struggling pubs have received a helping hand from leading brewer Lion, which has partnered with AHA NSW to allow venues to sell take-away draught beer as part of the Support Your Local campaign.
The move follows on from Lion’s announcement that it would offer pubs forced to close credit for any unused kegs. Lion has now credited more than 4,000 customers nationally a total of $23.5 million for over 85,000 unused and capped kegs.
It’s a welcome move for patrons who miss a draught beer down at the local, and also means millions of litres of beer won’t go to waste.
Lion has committed to deliver as many amber 1.25 litre bottles and caps, as well as dispensers to be affixed to the tap to fill the bottles as required to help pubs sell through their draught beer right across Australia. 10,000 “growlers” and caps, and 500 dispensers are now on their way to hundreds of pubs across NSW, totally free of charge. This will allow them to provide take-aways of their favourite draught –including Tooheys New, Furphy and James Squire – to customers.
AHA NSW CEO John Whelan said the move would help keep many NSW pubs in business and their staff in jobs during the most difficult time in their history.
“Hotels across NSW have been shut for almost a month now and I know many people are missing a draught beer down at their local with mates,” he said.
‘We can’t quite do that yet, but a cold draught beer to take-away is certainly next best.”
“Hotels are the hearts of their communities – especially in regional and suburban areas – and the truth is many are struggling to survive with take-away sales the only form of income.
“This move by Lion will particularly help out many of the small local pubs at a time when they need it most. I thank James Brindley and his team at Lion for this great initiative. Not only does it provide an immediate boost to venues, it prevents millions of litres of draught beer literally going down the drain.”
Lion Managing Director James Brindley said the brewer was committed to doing everything it could to support licensed venues during this challenging period.
“On 23 March we announced immediate support for pubs, in the form of credits for all unused and capped kegs, but we knew many pubs would have tapped kegs sitting in their cool rooms they would still need to get through, and this initiative will make that possible,” Brindley said.
“We have also supported pubs with cleaning procedures for their draught beer systems to keep them in working order, ready and able to open up quickly again when the time comes. Our draught quality team has now cleaned 10,000 couplers and taps for our on-premise customers, and this number will keep growing. So committed to the cause, our team has been doing all this vital work from home.”
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NSW Venues
| Venue Name | Address Line 1 | Address Line 2 | Suburb | State | Postcode |
| Young Hotel | 89 Lynch Street | Young | NSW | 2594 | |
| Cellarbrations Bathurst | 110 William Street | Bathurst | NSW | 2795 | |
| Union Club Wagga | 122 Baylis Street | WAGGA WAGGA | NSW | 2650 | |
| The Oxford Bathurst | Cnr William & Piper Streets | Bathurst | NSW | 2795 | |
| The Grafton Village Green | 230 Pound Street | Grafton | NSW | 2460 | |
| Seaview Tavern | 51 River Street | Woolgoolga | NSW | 2456 | |
| St Kilda Hotel Armidale | Cnr Rusden & Marsh Sts | Armidale | NSW | 2350 | |
| Whitebull Hotel | 117 MARSH STREET | ARMIDALE | NSW | 2350 | |
| Vandenberg Hotel | 7 Court Street | FORBES | NSW | 2871 | |
| Metropolitan Hotel | 107 Byng Street | Orange. | NSW | 2800 | |
| Robin Hood Hotel Orange | 30 March St | Bletchington | NSW | 2800 | |
| The Palace Hotel | Cnr George & Hay Streets | Haymarket | NSW | 2000 | |
| Blue Mountains Hotel Lawson | 286 Great Western Hwy | LAWSON | NSW | 2783 | |
| Gordon Hotel Goulburn | 96 Union Street | Goulburn | NSW | 2580 | |
| Hibernian Hotel | 145 Auburn Street | Goulburn | NSW | 2580 | |
| King O’malleys | 131 City Walk | CANBERRA | ACT | 2601 | |
| The District at Crace | 56 Abena Ave | CRACE | NSW | 2911 | |
| St George Motor Boat Club | 2 Wellington Street | Sans Souci | NSW | 2219 | |
| Beverley Park Golf Club Kogarah | Jubilee Ave, | Kogarah | NSW | 2217 | |
| Western Suburbs Leagues Club | 1 Hargrave Street | Unanderra | NSW | 2526 | |
| Banjo Patterson Inn | 1 Kosciuszko Road | Jindabyne | NSW | 2627 | |
| Harden Country Club | East Street | HARDEN | NSW | 2587 | |
| Harbord Beach Hotel | 29 Moore Road | Harbord | NSW | 2096 | |
| Coramba Hotel | 17-21 Gale St | Coramba | NSW | 2450 | |
| Riverside Tavern | 92 New Entrance Road | South West Rocks | NSW | 2431 | |
| Moonee Beach Tavern | 2 Moonee Beach Road | Moonee Beach | NSW | 2450 | |
| Park Beach Hotel Motel | 60 Ocean Parade | COFFS HARBOUR | NSW | 2450 | |
| Coffs Harbour Hotel | 135 High Street | Coffs Harbour | NSW | 2450 | |
| Bayview Hotel Gladesville | 166 VICTORIA RD | GLADESVILLE | NSW | 2111 | |
| Blaxland Tavern | 150 Great Western Highway | Blaxland | NSW | 2774 | |
| South Grafton Ex Services Club | 2 Wharf Street | South Grafton | NSW | 2460 | |
| Tullamore Bowling Club | Haylock Street | Tullamore | NSW | 2874 | |
| The Pavilions Hotel | 2-14 Henry Lawson Dr | Shop 6 | TERRANORA | NSW | 2486 |
| Appin Hotel Appin | 84 APPIN RD | APPIN | NSW | 2560 | |
| Finnians Irish Tavern | 97 Gordon Street | Port Macquarie | NSW | 2444 | |
| The Wollongbar Tavern | 53 Simpson Ave | Wollongbar | NSW | 2477 | |
| Oxford Hotel Casino | 159 Walker St | Casino | NSW | 2470 | |
| Cauliflower Hotel | 123 Botany Rd | WATERLOO | NSW | 2017 | |
| Botany View Hotel | 597 King Street | Newtown | NSW | 2042 | |
| Churchills Sports Bar | 532 Anzac Parade | Kingsford | NSW | 2032 | |
| Hornsby Inn Hotel | Cnr Hunter & Burdette St | Hornsby | NSW | 2077 | |
| Gosford RSL | Yallambee Street | Gosford West | NSW | 2250 | |
| Federal Hotel Mudgee | 34 Inglis Street | Mudgee | NSW | 2850 | |
| Dudley Hotel | 242-250 Stewart Street | Bathurst | NSW | 2795 | |
| Royal Hotel Orange | 223 Lords Place | Orange | NSW | 2800 | |
| Fortune of War | 469 Willarong Road | Caringbah South | NSW | 2229 | |
| Mercantile Hotel Sydney | 25 George Street | Sydney | NSW | 2000 | |
| Point Hotel Pyrmont | 59 HARRIS STREET | PYRMONT | NSW | 2009 | |
| The Terminus Pyrmont | 61 Harris St | Pyrmont | NSW | 2009 | |
| Murramarang Beachfront Nature Resort | 110 Banyandah St | South Durras | NSW | 2536 | |
| Penrith Gaels Cultural & Sporting Club | 75 Richmond Road | Kingswood | NSW | 2747 | |
| Clarendon Tavern | 244 Richmond Road | Clarendon | NSW | 2756 | |
| Hero of Waterloo | 469 Willarong Road | Caringbah South | NSW | 2229 | |
| Westmead Tavern | 24-26 Railway Parade | Westmead | NSW | 2145 | |
| The Zetland Green Square | 936 Bourke Street | ZETLAND | NSW | 2017 | |
| The Berry Hotel | 120 Queen St | Berry | NSW | 2535 | |
| Gerringong Bowling Club | Pacific Ave | Gerringong | NSW | 2534 | |
| Colliery Inn Hotel Wallsend | 87 Cowper Street | Wallsend | NSW | 2287 | |
| Mary Ellen Hotel | 51 Railway St | Merewether | NSW | 2291 | |
| Hotel Delany | 134 Darby Street | Cooks Hill | NSW | 2300 | |
| Ravesis Hotel | Cnr Campbell Parade & | Hall Street | Bondi | NSW | 2026 |
| Beresfield Bowling Club | Anderson Drive | Beresfield | NSW | 2322 | |
| Blackbutt Hotel | 80 Orchardtown Road | New Lambton | NSW | 2305 | |
| Shortland Hotel | 269 Sandgate Road | Shortland | NSW | 2307 | |
| Charlestown Bowling Club | 5 Lincoln St | Charlestown | NSW | 2290 | |
| Customs House Hotel | 1 Bond Street | Newcastle | NSW | 2300 | |
| Beach Hotel Merewether | 99 Frederick Street | Merewether | NSW | 2291 | |
| Cessnock Leagues Club | 1 Darwin Street | CESSNOCK | NSW | 2325 | |
| Chelmsford Hotel Kurri Kurri | 126 Lang Street | KURRI KURRI | NSW | 2327 | |
| Paterson Tavern | 25 Prince Street | Paterson | NSW | 2421 | |
| Pennant Hills Inn Hotel | 352 Pennant Hills Rd | Pennant Hills | NSW | 2120 | |
| St George Tavern Rockdale | 531 Princes Highway | Banksia | NSW | 2216 | |
| Hornsby Railway Hotel | 31 Station Street | Hornsby | NSW | 2077 | |
| Greystanes Inn | 701 MERRYLANDS ROAD | GREYSTANES | NSW | 2145 | |
| Earlwood Hotel | 347 Homer Street | Earlwood | NSW | 2206 | |
| Crown on McCredie Hotel | Fairfield & Mccredie Rds | Guildford West | NSW | 2161 | |
| Coolabah Hotel Merrylands | 15-25 Sherwood Rd | MERRYLANDS | NSW | 2160 | |
| All Hands Brewing House | King Street Wharf | 22 The Promenade | Sydney | NSW | 2000 |
| Royal Hotel Bondi | 283 Bondi Rd | BONDI | NSW | 2026 | |
| Cellarbrations Rozelle | 706 Darling Street | ROZELLE | NSW | 2019 | |
| The Plough and Harrow Hotel | 75 Argyle Street | CAMDEN | NSW | 2570 |
VIC & TAS
| Tall Timbers Resort (Tasmania) | Scotchtown Road | Smithton | TAS | 7330 | |
| Notting Hill Hotel | 260 Ferntree Gully Road | Clayton | VIC | 3168 | |
| Hop Temple | 24-28 Armstrong St North | Ballarat | VIC | 3350 | |
| Bar Royal | 5 Royal Avenue | Glenhuntly | VIC | 3163 |
Media Contacts: AHA NSW Jason Bartlett, 0433 95 46 57 / Lion Elizabeth Bold 0421 765 446
