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
BotF Bar of the Month – March
Slim pickings this month, as again BotF correspondents have been working far harder than is tolerable. There was a flurry of bar visits early in the month, but then nada until last night. The 5 bars whose schooners were emptied …
The inspiration behind “Bladdamasta” passes away
The sobriquet, Bladdamasta, was not influenced by anatomy. There is, as you’d expect, a strong link to alcohol. At university, when money was tight, a number of us gave cask wine a real work out. Rather than call it Chateau …
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Fast Ferry Wars – it’s on
In a bizarre situation that could only occur in the circus that NSW state transport has become, Manly residents now have two Fast Ferry services from which to choose. Now BotF doesn’t really care, because only in an emergency would …
No Greek tragedy
Lunched at the Athenium restaurant in Barrack Street, last week. When in a Greek restaurant, I had to order the Greek Beer. There was only one on offer – Mythos – a Hellenic Lager Beer. Now the Greeks have made …
Self inflicted punishment
Recently, BotF visited the city version of the Bavarian Bier Cafe to empty another schooner on the BotF Bar Review Map. It is always a good albeit expensive experience, but BotF couldn’t help itself and ordered something it had never …
A sort of Beer story
I have to thank my cousin for this post. I have a bunch of 20 something cousins, and after my grandad’s funeral, we all became Facebook buddies. The knack for spotting quirky items would seem to run in the family …
Sunday arvo footy and KB
A step back in time today, as BotF reacquainted itself with a can of cold gold KB, whilst watching Canterbury-Bankstown touch up Eastern Suburbs. KB, which stands for Kent Brewery, is one of the last remnants of the Tooth & …
Beer with Benny Hill humour
Blonde, low carb beer is now a dime a dozen. Either variety will never win an award in a beer snob’s competition – but both serve a purpose. So how does one blonde or one low carb differentiate itself? When …
Induction – Kambo #11 – chockas out the back
Two posts for 1 tonight. Firstly, a new member (first for a while) – Kambo (aka Michael Kambersky). Favourite beverage: – Coopers Pale Ale Favourite sport to spectate: – “Football” (aka Soccer) Area of Trivial expertise: – Fishing Now Kambo …
Paddy’s Guinness, trivia controversy and medical emergency
A glorious afternoon on the back of the ferry had plenty of incident. Firstly, the boys commemorated St. Patrick’s Day with a couple of cans of Guinness. We’d bought the cans with the widget in them, which was kind of …
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