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
Sam Smith – a tad too much hyperbole
. Some very impressive labelling and bottle-work had this commentator looking forward to Sam Smith’s Organic Best Ale. I even drank it in a glass. And it wasn’t bad. Beautiful golden colour with a hint of cloudiness gave a hint …
Warka Strong – Robust in every way
You’ve got to love the Poles. I haven’t had a beer from Polska that has been in a bottle smaller than 500ml large. Combine that with a beer that is 7% alcohol and you’ve got a 6 pack that would …
Silly Pils
This looks like another generic Euro beer dumped upon Australian shores, but there is more to it than it appears. Real Belgian Pils has some pretty bland packaging which it turns out has been designed for the export market. It’s …
Tins of Beer, Kozel and a very big tinnie
. The bottle shop at Circular Quay has good and bad things going for it. On the positive side of the ledger, it is close to the ferry, has staff that understand the importance of quick service at 5.55pm and …
Cumberland Ale – Ancestral Ale
This BotFer’s ancestors (one eighth of them anyway) came out from England in 1841 from a little town the lakes district of England called Cockermouth. I was surprised then to find a beer in the local bottlo that is brewed …
Lost riverboats + Dry Beer
Two foundation members caught the ferry home today, and noticed the surfeit of riverboats on the harbour. Now a surfeit, when it comes to faux Mississipi riverboats on Sydney Harbour it is a number greater than zero (as per the …
Big Helga – big taste
Matilda Bay produced a beer for Oktoberfest last year out of its garage brewery in Dandenong. BotF spotted a single stubbie in a bottlo in Balgowlah, and quickly snaffled it. Apparently named for a German barmaid that the Matilda Bay …
If you can’t get to Byron at least drink it
Stone & Wood is the next best thing to going to Byron. Byron Bay is simply one of the greatest places in the world. Even with the wealth that has entered the joint there is still a vibe that permeates …
Dodging the yachts & Ginger Beer
The wind was up and the yachts were out in force on the harbour last night, which always makes for a interesting voyage home. The ferry master gets to blow his horn repeatedly and oft as the yachties give their …
Can’t love Lovells
Back in November, BotF tried a schooner of Lovell’s Lager at the Annandale Hotel. BotF was underwhelmed at the time, but was prepared to give this drop another chance. Lovell’s Lager was started by a music producer called Matt Lovell, …
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