Live on Delwood Beach, Manly. 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
Wild Palm on a Wild Night
A quorum on a Tuesday night saw BotF brave a wild and woolly night on Sydney Harbour. For the first 15 minutes we faced a stiff breeze, but no rain. Off Clifton Gardens the rain hit and despite trying both …
Battle of the beers before Bledisloe battle
For the second time in two weeks, this BotF correspondent received the late call up to a sporting event at Homebush. I was torn because the prospect of watching the favoured Swans with no queues for beers and a quick …
Brains SA Gold – a cracker of a beer from a Welsh brewer
The last in the trifecta of ales enjoyed by BotF on their way to the Swans triumph last Sunday was a wonderful Golden Ale from Wales. SA Gold is brewed by Brains, who self proclaim they are to Wales what …
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Halida
The second of the beers BotF tried on the way to the Sydney Swans magnificent victory on Father’s Day was the pride of Hanoi – Halida. This is yet another brewer that is owned by a European giant and there …
A new XXXX beer is unfortunately %&#*
BotF is always keenly aware of new beers in the bottlo. Like a seagull onto a sick prawn we were on top of a new beer introduced by XXXX. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t recommend this to my worst enemy. XXXX Summer …
The meatiest porter and the best final of the weekend
BotF was enjoying a pleasant Father’s Day when he received the latest of call ups to enjoy a day at the Swans v Carlton with two other BotF veterans. Knowing that the traffic could be bad, a trio of beers …
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Spring sprang and Mr Liquor’s worst
1st of September is the first day of Spring in Australia and Sydney turned on an absolute cracker of a day for 2010 spring. An evening when no jackets were required. A number of BotF regulars took the opportunity to …
The Randy Dragon – Flinders Lane Finery
BotF was in Melbourne again for a flying visit, but found some time to venture into Flinders Lane – home to some very funky bars. Unfortunately, BotF’s camera is not particularly good and wasn’t able to capture all the bars …
Induction – Rachel #20
Our latest member was almost disqualified from her induction ceremony due to a lack of a beer, but BotF rummaged around their supplies and found a spare. Rachel is an avid reader of BotF and has the potential to be …
Dos Equis – Mexican Heineken – but good ads
The Most Interesting Man in the World is a series of ads for Dos Equis – a legendary Mexican Beer. Click the “Most Interesting Man” link to see a very funny series of ads. BotF drank a case of these …
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