Burgers and beers. What could go wrong? In the combined hands of Chefs Kitchen and Dad & Dave’s Brewing – pretty much nothing. It’s a modest frontage and very simple fit-out, but what comes out of the kitchen and pours …
Jetlag Fingerlime IPA – Nomad’s 2019 Jetlag reboot
Nomad love using local and native ingredients in their beer. They are particularly fond of the Finger Lime or citrus australasica. They’ve used it before in their Supersonic Fingerlime DIPA, and it is becoming a popular ingredient in gose and …
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Drinking in Sydney – The Squire’s Landing, beer with a view
There can’t be too many brewpubs in the world with a better view that The Squire’s Landing. Level 33 in Singapore comes to mind, but they don’t have the expanse of floor to ceiling views that Squire’s Landing provides views …
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Induction – Sam #101
Sam is more of a fan of #worldslessercommute, the Mosman-Circular Quay run. However, we were happy to induct him on the big show and put an end to his pining from afar. Sam is blessed with the verbal rapier of …
T 3 1/2 is back and white knuckle ferry rides
Flights between Melbourne and Sydney were thrown into chaos yesterday with Sydney being belted by a “once in a century” storm. (Seems to be a more than the occasional “once in a century” weather event lately, but that’s another story). …
Induction – Richard #100
Not sure how we came to talking to Richard, but a shared interest of shit tinned beer from Mr Liquor probably has much to do with it. Over the years we’ve discussed Japan, kids, beer and just generally blathered on. …
Drinking in Manly – The Blind Barrel
As summer rapidly approaches, Manly has been hit by a Tsunami of new bars and restaurants. It is just about impossible to keep up. Above the relatively old Queen Chow, Sake and El Camino Cantina opened on the weekend. The …
Drinking in Manly – Hawkesbury Brewing Co
I’m of the view that you can never have enough choice when it comes to beer, bars or breweries. So the arrival of a new beer in Manly can only be a good thing. I’d never seen or heard of …
Happy 9th anniversary to us – an enduring blog and more
The 9th of November was when Back of the Ferry graced its first social media channel. 9 years later, Back of the Ferry continues to blather about beer and wonderful places to drink beer. Whilst our digital appearances have become …
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Brookvale Brewvana
Who would have thunk it? Your correspondent purchased his castle in lower Brookvale many years ago due to the end of an affordable existence in Sydney’s glorious inner west. At that time Brookvale was cheapish due to, firstly, an abundance …
It’s not all beer and skittles…
It was with some sadness that I read a message in my Facebook Feed that announced the closure of Merchant Brewing Co. Whilst the craft brewing scene is one of bonhomie and positivity, it must be bloody hard. The trajectory …
