Whilst Johnny O'Keefe was screaming for us to throw our hands in the air and 'shout'! and the Easybeats put Friday on our minds, a new dawn was rising in the Australian pub scene. Six o'clock closing was no more and a new era of sophisticated drinking had begun. Soon after the swill ended, sheilas stepped out of the 'Ladies Lounge' and joined the fellas in the public bar for the first time while new voices such as Cold Chisel, Midnight Oil and The Angels were raging from the smoke filled back rooms heralding the greatest era in music this country has ever produced. But as regulations increased and profits dropped, a new saviour in the one armed bandits of yesteryear arrived. Poker machines exploded onto the scene and took the industry to a whole new level, no longer was it the domain of ex-footballers and veteran publicans; this hotel racket was now big business. Chasing the coin, the conglomerates moved in and punters became 'demographics'. Savvy customers looked into the smaller nooks and crannies of the inner cities and found a thriving small bar culture away from the alcohol fuelled violence of the streets. Featuring some of the most influential and iconic personalities of the Australian hotel industry and a killer soundtrack, 'After the Swill' is a celebration of our drinking culture and an in-depth look at how the industry reacts and adapts to an ever changing landscape in order to survive.