PolicyEconomyConsumer spendingPrint articlePub would have to charge $20 a beer to survive. It’s closing insteadGus McCubbingReporterMay 28, 2024 – 4.11pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginA cost crunch has killed the Carringbush Hotel.The inner Melbourne watering hole will close its doors on Sunday at 10pm as the business succumbs to soaring expenses that co-owner Liam Matthews says are hitting pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes especially hard.Loading...Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreConsumer spendingRestaurantsSpendingInterest ratesInflationRetailMelbourneSydneyLatest In EconomyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Policy