It has been a long time between inductions, but this one’s been well worth the wait. Trent has accompanied @illiards and @bladdamasta on some memorable beer travel experiences. He’s as open minded as they come and loves a venture into …
@KirksWineBar – not just for winos
One of the many wonderful places I discovered in Melbourne was Kirk’s Wine Bar. Not the sort of place that you’d ordinarily find this correspondent, but I copped a tip from Now Tapped that they had a good beer list. …
Still the best named beers – Hopdog BeerWorks
Along with radical flavourings and exotic additives, craft beer is also well known for some of the names that are given to the brews. Think ‘Barrique Okarma’ by Feral Brewing, ‘Get Down American Brown’ by Brew Cult and ‘Polygamy Porter’ …
@brotherburger & the Marvellous Brew – handcrafted heaven
I love old school eating and drinking up on a stool at the bar. I think that I may have just found one of the best places in Melbourne to do just that. Kieran, my frequent partner in crime in …
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Well – you don’t see this on every trip home
An in situ post aboard the MV Freshwater
Eating and drinking in a carpark – Soi 38
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a restaurant in a carpark – until now. The laneway scene in Melbourne keeps revealing surprises and today was no different. My work colleague suggested “Carpark Malaysian” for lunch and I thought she meant …
Fail fast & learn – 4 Pines Keller Door
I know from my day job that if a business does not learn to try new things, measure for success and be prepared to change direction upon failure then mediocrity soon follows. It seems that 4 Pines Beer are well …
Hawke’s Lager – scullable
According to a comprehensive write-up by Brews News, you’ll able to get cans of Hawke’s Lager from Camperdown Cellars tomorrow (ANZAC Day) – but today it is on tap. 33 Degrees – the first floor craft beer bar of the …
Good to know – ash scattering on the Manly Ferry
The NRL Daily, aka the Daily Telegraph, published a very interesting story today. In case the article is behind a paywall, the salient points are: – people on a slow ferry got covered with ash when an an “ash scattering …
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Enjoying @twobirdsbrewing #atthesource
Two Birds Brewing are one of Back of the Ferry’s favourite brewers. There’s many reasons for this fondness. They are bloody friendly and respond to our @untappd check-ins (even when we are underwhelmed, which I think has only happened once). …
