Good Bastards Hall of Fame

Gary and Gloria McGill

Gary, more commonly known as Goog, and Gloria run a Good Bastards pub at Kokatahi inland from Hokitika about 15 minutes drive (depends on hoe thirsty you are).

They have promoted the hell out of Good Bastards Day in their area and always turn up with a good muster from within their clientele.

They do this every year at expense to there own custom. Now if that isn’t a Good Bastard act I don’t know what is.

This Good Bastards pub is appropriately called the Kokatahi Hotel and was the second pub on the planet to stock Good Bastards Beer.

They have a great restaurant and the pub is rich in history. It even gets a mention in the Good Bastards book where one or two of us use to be able to get a drink before we maybe should have about forty years ago.

Goog and Gloria are great Hosts and you can while away an afternoon into the next morning there no trouble at all. Goog can weave a story that will have you engrossed in the very fabric of what Good Bastards is all about.

For visitors to the area, a drive out to Lake Kaniere is a must, then continue the beautiful scenic drive around the lake and into the lush Kokatahi valley and you will find yourself right outside this wonderful establishment, just in time to partake in a cleansing Good Bastards Ale of your choosing.

Yep, Gloria and Goog are one of my favourite publicans; you should make em yours too.
Sorry haven’t a photo of Gloria to include.