Author: bladdamasta

Induction* – Kathy #140
Our latest inductee to Back of the Ferry membership falls into the category “Long time listener, first time caller” category. Fellow BotF Founder Charlie and I have known Kathy for many, many years and she’s heard plenty of stories about …

Drinking (or not) in Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia’s second largest city. It has a climate that brings on a thirst. It is also a strict follower of Moslem law, which means it is challenging to quench that thirst especially during Ramadan. One of my best …

#airportdrinking and the Coopers Alehouse, Adelaide Airport
Back in the early noughties, and separately in the mid noughties, I spent a fair amount of work time in Adelaide. Never in the CBD – Bedford Park and Glenelg. Inductee #3 pommy_ch was often a travelling companion. We never …
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Black Sand Brewery – Canggu Bali
I’m on my first trip to Indonesia and Bali. Over the years, I’ve heard about places like Seminyak, Legian, the notorious Kuta and Nusa Dua. I’d never heard about Canggu until I started researching breweries. Well, it seemed everyone else …
Highlight of the budget
Some more detail. Apparently 10,000 litres per brewery, which is about 5291 growlers.

Induction – Ryan #139
Our first induction for 2022 was particularly cool. Ryan is the son of one of the founding 4, Charlie (or Pommy_ch) Member #3. Great to be having a beer with Ryan, rather than receiving one from him (which is also …

Deepwater Brewing – an isolated gem
I’ve been to some remote breweries over the years. Death Valley, Purple Mango and Canoelands spring to mind. Deepwater Brewing is as remote as it gets. It is just off the New England Highway on the Emmaville Road south of …