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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Dax Original Pilsner – a Mr Liquor unique with an unusual back story
For the second week in a row, Mr Liquor at Circular Quay had something new on his shelves – but the origins of this German Pilsner are a little unusual. Now normally when an odd European lager appears in Mr …
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Swans on the Coathanger and Lander Brau Radler
Footy Fever grips Australia at this time of year. I’ve to say the AFL is piquing my interest more than the NRL this year. The all Sydney final should be a cracker and the AFL has put one over the …
IGood times at Mr Liquor with @4pinesbeer
Needs to be the permanent price. Just this outlet – and just for BotF drinkers. Surely we can work this out. In Situ – MV Queenscliff
Snow Beer in the Virgin Lounge
Got a shock to see this in the Melbourne Virgin Lounge today. The blurb feels like a justification as opposed to encouragement. In my opinion it isn’t entirely accurate either. To claim it’s “The World’s Favourite Beer” is a real …
Our heart goes out to @thebeachclub58 Collaroy
The East coast of Australia got smashed by a “low” on the weekend. For all intents and purposes this was a tropical cyclone, except Sydney’s below the Tropic of Capricorn and the barometric pressure didn’t reach the required minimum. The …
Union Electric, the Supper Inn and Boilermaker House – Melbourne magic
Back on the road again to good old Melbourne. One the crew said he felt like a China for dinner. A quick Google search gave us a likely option in Heffernan Lane. Looked in, sparse crowd, time for a pre-dinner …
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@FiveBarrels Hoppy Amber – TRY IT
Recently, one of Back of the Ferry’s favourite* (beer) blogs put up a post on Five Barrel Brewing. This is a new brewery in Wollongong and read the back story on Beer is your Friend. I used to get to …
Curtin House Rooftop Bar – a reminder of Melbourne’s great appeal
After quite a break, your correspondent looks like he’ll be spending some time in Melbourne over the coming months. It’s a city I grew to love and a lunch at Cookie and a flying visit to the Curtin House Rooftop …
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Drinking off the beaten track in Oahu
Oahu is fun. It’s many things, but I liked that you had a souped up version of the Goldie in Waikiki, you could get a good slab of Americana and you are on a tropical island. And if you …
Reinduction – Ella #41
Another member of the next generation, Ella was previously inducted but wasn’t of age (probably a rule to follow). Her answers will have no doubt changed, but I’ll be deleting the previous induction so we’ll never know. Favourite …
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