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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Dipping a toe in the Sunshine Coast beer scene with Tony from Toowoomba
An all to rare opportunity to catch up with BotF’s former (Tony from Toowoomba BotF #18) North East Asian correspondent had this correspondent making a quick trip to Maroochydore Airport. Cursory research on the burgeoning craft beer scene had revealed …
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Induction – Graeme #105
Aah – April in Sydney. It is the best month. Blissful weather, the water temperature is at its warmest, public holidays coming out your wazoo – what’s not to like. And on a temperate, clear evening like last night there …
Westside Ale Works – a winning slice of Americana
There are times when you miss things that are right under your nose. For number of years I’ve made frequent trips to Melbourne for work, spending a large amount of time in Docklands. Evenings are often spent exploring the ‘burbs …
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Crown Summer Reserve – a Macro Mystery
Has anyone else seen this? “Crown Summer Reserve”. Purchased it half way through autumn in a Korean convenience store on Flinders St in Melbourne. Iconic Crown bottle, iconic Crown script. “Summer Reserve” with only 37 check-ins on @untappd after 3 …
O’Hara’s on the Harbour
For a nation synonymous with getting on the sauce, the Irish beer scene was very banal for a long time. All the brands came out of three companies and there was a distinct lack of variety. That has started to …
Induction – Peter #104
Our latest inductee caught the Manly Ferry for the express purpose of providing samples of Irish Craft Beer for illiards and me to try. After 10 minutes of chat, we worked out a number of mutual friends, experiences and favoured …
Harajuku Gyoza Beer Stadiumo
There’s a whole part of Sydney that is completely foreign to me. The Darling Harbour/Tumbalong Park/International Convention Centre precinct has undergone a massive change since the old convention centre and Sydney Entertainment was knocked down. It was quite a shock …
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. …
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