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.
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Maredsous 6 – Belgian Brilliance
After a number of quite disappointing bevvies, BotF was delighted to try a really, really good beer from Belgium. Abbey beers fail to disappoint this correspondent and Maredsous 6 is no exception. Very aromatic and cloudy upon pouring, it is …
3 Horses – very bland Dutch beer
A number of BotF members watched the very brave performance by the Socceroos on Sunday morning. One new beer to accompany the viewing. The packaging and naming of 3 Horses “premium” lager was the most exciting thing about this beer. …
Zlatopramen – solid Czech beer
Another in our the occasional series of beers starting with the letter Z. A piddly fourth last in the BotF alphabet of tried beers, but it is much higher in terms of quality. A couple of BotF members split a …
Induction – Erica #13
Aah – the BotF blog moves more slowly now. Partly due to some interesting technological constraints and partly due to the increase in workload for BotF members. Erica fulfilled all criteria to become a new member at the Ferry farewell, …
Uberbrau, a German wannabe with the potency of a Socceroo striker
I think I put more effort into photographing this beer than they took brewing it. This is yet another generic European Lager that has invaded our generic bottleshops attached to Coles and Woolies. The label craps on about the 1487 …
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A $19 shout – The Bar sets a new benchmark
The BotF Bar Review map has fallen a little behind, due to the fact that the BotF reviewers have actually been working quite hard for a change. There’s still been plenty of visits to bars, but just no blogging about …
A small beer from a small town – Zipfer
It is amazing the incongruous places weird beers can turn up. I’ve had this little beer from Austria twice now, firstly in Beijing and secondly in Wollongong. Zipfer is brewed in the microscopic town of Zipf. Quite unique bottle, but …
Sinha, not Sri Lanka’s finest export and BotF Founder in the news
BotF’s first Sri Lankan beer, and based on this one, its last (subject to a unique bottle-top). Sinha is brewed by the Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC. Known as Lion Beer in Sri Lanka – Sinha is the name for export. …
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Induction – Mel #14
Favourite beverage: Draught beer Favourite sport to spectate: AFL (particularly when Brett Kirk is running around the field) Area of trivial expertise: Famous Faces Mel is a better speller of her types of beer than Edward. Mel’s membership doubles the …
Induction – Edward #15
Favourite beverage: draft (sic) beer at present Favourite sport to spectate: soccer at present Area of trivial expertise: sports at present Edward was also present at the first ferry farewell, so it is good to see him gain full membership.
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