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Yalumba, a Great Australian Owned Winery

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000

With our Wine Dinner coming up and Yalumba Wine offering to be up to the "Challenge" to win the Wine Challenge Crown at our Cellar Dwellers Wine Degustation Dinner, we thought it was time to give you the background on this wonderful Australian owned wine business.

Matilda Bay Beer

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1000

At the QA we have now held a couple of Matilda Bay Beer appreciation dinners. We feel there is no reason degustation dinners should only be offered with wine.

The Power of Aphrodisiacs: Myth or Magic?

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Gearing up for a Friday date night? Nothing spells sexy like an intimate dinner for two with a serving of oysters and champagne, both believed to be aphrodisiacs.

Not your usual Pub Crawl - Part 2

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Not Your Usual Pub Crawl continues. Nothing spells a good night out like a drink at your local bar. Read on about some more interesting bars to try.

Not your usual Pub crawl - Part 1

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Not Your Usual Pub Crawl. Nothing spells a good night out like a drink at your local bar.

Sunday Brunch

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:00:00 +1100

I love brunch. Most people do it on Sunday, but there is no reason that it can’t be a 7 day a week affair if you have both the motive and opportunity to do the crime.

QA Australia Cup

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:00:00 +1100

Organisers of the Queens Arms Hotel Australia Cup Event last Saturday said it was “A NEW TRACK RECORD AND SMASH HIT” with the punters.

Religious about Beer?

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:00:00 +1100

Our team of beer investigators have done some digging through the historical archives to discover that some of the finest beers in the world are produced by the Trappist monks of the Roman Catholic “Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance”.

Milk or Beer for Strong Bones?

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:00:00 +1100

Do you remember the advertisements that touted the wonders of milk for strong bones?

Well, ever on the look out for another reason to justify a friendly drink of the golden ale, we have discovered that beer may actually be good for you, at least when it comes to bone health.

Celebrating Australia’s Wine Success

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:00:00 +1100

As you know the QA hotel’s function rooms are set in the original cellars of the building built in the late 1800’s. The rooms remind us to celebrate our Aussie wine heritage and we felt that a little reference to the wonderful journey that Australian wines have taken would not be remiss.