Flood recovery rolls on but there's a pub with no beer

The Central Hotel bar has been empty for almost 18 months after a major flood devastated Eugowra. (Rebecca Bennett/AAP PHOTOS)

The Central Hotel is a classic country pub, two-storeys high with a century of memories within its walls.

Adorned with ornate lattice metalwork, the pub sits in the centre of Eugowra, in central west NSW, and is the first thing visitors see when they drive in from the east.