Mona’s first Salamanca venue Manky Sally’s opens to the public this Saturday

There’s a stuffed squirrel wearing a kilt, snacks served in vintage ash trays, those pink bean bags - even the toilets are worth a look. STEP INSIDE >>

Manky Sally's. Picture: Jesse Hunniford/MONA

FROSTED amber glass, brown tiles, Axminster carpet, leather chairs and decorative vintage ash trays - it’s like visiting Nan’s house except you are at the pub.

Mona will make its mark on Salamanca with the opening of Manky Sally’s this Saturday.

Located Watermans Hotel and Irish Murphy’s, the Moo Brew team have turned a blank canvas into a taphouse and nano brewery.

Moo Brew managing director Lauren Sheppard said Manky Sally’s was a new chapter for the brewer which has to date focused on wholesale production.

“There’s nothing manky about it,” she said.

“From a design perspective it’s all about taking those colours we are surrounded with, those beautiful ambers and browns.

“From a business point of view, most breweries start in a direct to consumer model. In a typical Mona and therefore Moo Brew style we have gone about it in reverse. We turned 18 so we thought it was time we bought ourselves a pub.”

Manky Sally's. Picture: Jesse Hunniford

Much of Manky Sally’s interior decor and fittings have been gathered from some unusual locations as well as Mona’s own warehouses, with a focus on the reclaimed and repurposed. Finds include Axminster carpet from a cottage on Maria Island and plumbing fixtures that have been transformed into bespoke lighting.

Patrons will be welcomed through a curtained corridor leading to an installation made from

Moo Brew cans.

The retro front bar features wooden veneer panelling, sheer pinstripe curtaining, tiled bar frontage and vinyl menus and is connected via a mirrored walkway to a back lounge.

More than 3000 of Moo Brew’s amber bottles—each containing a glowing LED—make up an interior wall and false ceiling in the lounge.

Manky Sally's. Picture: Jesse Hunniford

There will be 14 taps at Manky Sally’s serving core Moo Brew beers, two seasonal releases, two experimental beers brewed on site, a guest Tasmanian beer and a cocktail.

There’ll also be batched cocktails, Tasmanian spirits, and wines from Domaine A, Moorilla and other local wineries.

Moo Brew head brewer Jack Viney said the nano brewery featured six 300L fermenters.

“It’s creative and fun, it gives us a place to experiment,” he said.

“It will be the only place you can drink these brews.”

Head chef Sam Bray said he asked two questions when considering each dish for the street food style menu:

“Is is delicious, is it good with beer?”

Manky Sally’s will be open to the public from Saturday.

Originally published as Mona’s first Salamanca venue Manky Sally’s opens to the public this Saturday