ABOVE & RIGHT: ANDREW FOX ACCEPTS AWARDS FOR CLAREMONT HOTEL & SAFFIRE FREYCINET MIDDLE: NICK HARRISON ACCEPTING TASMANIAN WILD SEAFOOD’S AWARD
a good position to have another crack at it.
Carpenter said. “It’s one of those things where you can open a stubby at home, but you can’t pour a schooner. So for us to be able to do that properly and the best? Once again, it’s a great accolade, and a great accolade for Tasmania. “We’ve got 48 taps running 20 different products. I’ve spent probably the last 18 years reinvesting in the business, reinvesting in the technology and reinvesting in the taps, the lines, everything. All that reinvestment back into the business itself, but it’s all so we can provide a world class product to our customers.”
“Certainly, I can say that it [Hobart] is an amazing place that is our home, and our next journey will only be temporary until we can get ourselves back here to where our home is now.” The Tasman’s award capped the stunning night for the state at The Star Grand Brisbane, with the seven titles the most ever in a single year. For the third year in a row, and fourth in five years at national level, the French-inspired fine dining Furneaux was named Best Restaurant – Regional, confirming its status as the premier regional eatery in the country. Saffire Freycinet took out the Best Luxury Accommodation category for the third time in four years, while Tasmanian Wild Seafood Adventures went back-to-back as the Best Tourism Initiative. Claremont Hotel was a first time winner after being named Best Gaming Venue – Regional and rounding out the success was Burnie’s Beach Hotel, which can lay claim to some of the best tasting beer in Australia after landing the Draught Beer Quality Award. “As a second-gen publican, having the best beer in Australia is an absolute accolade that I don’t think will sink in for quite a while,” Beach Hotel owner Ben
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