A solid base of locals quickly formed, and the 100 Pint Board was born – for every pint of Guinness consumed, a stamp was collected, and once a punter had collected their 100th stamp, their name went up on the board, with some locals completing this multiple times.
From there, the 17 /17 club was created, the members on the 100 Pint Board would meet on the 17th day at 17 minutes past the 17th hour of each month where they would share a pint – plenty of great banter has been heard over the years!
In February 2011 The Bog in Cashel Street shut its doors after a devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit the city. In March 2014 The Bog proudly reopened its doors again in Christchurch in its current location on Victoria Street, where it quickly regained its title as the best Irish pub in Christchurch.
The 100 Pint Boards were saved from the Cashel Street location and have been rehung in the new Bog with names still being added as new punters complete their 100 pints, 17 / 17 has been relaunched and live Irish music can often be heard including the original Irish Jam Session, Jamie’ with the Jameson on a Tuesday night and The Black Velvet Band most weekends.
