Popular Canberra pub the Wig and Pen is brimming with beer-clad drinkers enjoying a last pint on Friday night before the popular Civic-based brewary closes its doors.
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Beer lovers will have to wait until late October for their next glass when the pub re-opens in the foyer of the Llewellyn Hall at ANU.
Owner Lachlan McOmish previously said the much loved venue almost called final drinks last year amid plans to redevelop Canberra House, but a lifeline offer from ANU school of music director Peter Tregear prompted him to consider relocating.
"It's business as usual until the final day but we have to be out of here by September 19, which means we have to cease trading on the 12th so we can disassemble the shop," he said.
"The process is underway and it's going to be expensive but we're determined to deliver a first-class venue in a first-class location."
Wig and Pen fans have congregated inside the pub to clang their last glasses, forcing late-comers to line-up outside the venue.
