Live in NW Fairlight. Highlight of the day is generally the half hour on the back of the Ferry where the big issues are worked through. Have lived in Beijing, NW Fairlight, Brisbane, Cleveland, South Kensington (SW7), PNG and Sydney. Love sport, beer, bars and the insular peninsula.
Author: bladdamasta
Burgers & Beers, a new Manly venue
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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Gayle – gay ale (and cider)
When I was in Broken Hill, I stumbled across a couple of new beverages with a unique twist. Gayle Ale and Gayle Cider are distributed by Australia’s self proclaimed “first and only gay beer and cider company” – Gayle Beverages. …
Induction – Zoe #103
Our latest inductee has been a massive part of this correspondent’s most recent adventures to Broken Hill, Mildura and the United States. She follows in the footsteps of her two sisters to be inducted on to the Back of the …
Drinking in Broken Hill – pubs a plenty
As mentioned – Broken Hill is a long way from anywhere. 500km from Adelaide and 1160km from Sydney. It is amazing how a thriving town has risen up from the desert. When there’s stuff to be dig out of the …
Drinking in Mildura – Mildura Brewery Pub
Off to Broken Hill with two daughters to visit another daughter who is working there. Broken Hill is a looong way from Sydney and is not the most practical place to visit on a weekend. Long story, short – we …
Rusty Penny Brewing Co
For the last year I’d been following the Rusty Penny Brewing Facebook page. It has been a long journey, but Rusty Penny is now open and serving beers. I’m treating my son to a “Cruise on Land”, by spending a …
Happy 5th birthday @BitterPhew from Ekim Brewing (and us)
Repeated trips to Randwick lately (for reasons we won’t go into) have meant this correspondent has been able to visit Bitter Phew a few times. Up a flight of stairs on Oxford Street near Crown, Bitter Phew is a justifiably …
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Drinking in the Hunter – The Bulga Tavern
I’m always looking for different ways to get my Hunter Valley weekender, particularly if there is something fortuitous to visit on the way. The Putty Road has always intrigued me and now that there is new pub at Bulga – …
Induction – Rob #102
This correspondent goes way back with our latest inductee. 20 years gone past now. A long time fan of Back of the Ferry, first time fellow voyager. One of the worst scullers I’ve seen, but can always be counted on …
