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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Induction – Kieran #78
This correspondent’s last ferry journey for 2015 was a fine way to put the line under the year. All bases covered – sun, no swell, a big cruiser at CQ, an induction and a solid quorum of existing members to …
Induction – Adrian #77
A solid quorum of Foundation members performed the latest induction ceremony last night. Adrian is an exceptionally well connected member of the financial services community and soon found common ground with the BotF crew. Both the silly season and boat …
4 Pines Brookvale HQ Bar and The SG Bar’s raffle. @4PinesBeer @SpooningGoats
Back of the Ferry’s land based spiritual home has a new outlet, and it is a ripper. It’s been a long time coming, but 4 Pines have finally opened their Brookvale HQ bar. It’s very much industrial estate drinking. …
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Copping a Brisbane tip from @250beers. Saccharomyces and Hoo Ha
After my post about Tomahawk, I received a comment from Brisbane beer blogger 250 Beers. He alerted me to a couple more beer venues that are close to the Brisbane Convention Centre. Both were outstanding and like me you should …
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@TomahawkBar – craft beer oasis in South Bank, Brissie
In situ post (so it’ll be brief) Tomahawk is now permanently closed unfortunately In Brisbane for a conference at the Exhibition Centre with an hour to kill before the big dinner. The conference and exhibition centre is just behind South …
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@GreatLeapBeer – Beijing’s behemoth boutique brewer
In 2010, Great Leap Brewing kicked off in Beijing as Beijing’s first craft brewer. Today, their beers are available in three wonderful bars/tap houses in Beijing and I’ve seen their beers in Hong Kong and Shanghai as well. …
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Vale Bill Cooper @coopersbrewery
Condolences to the Cooper family from all at Back of the Ferry
Arrow Factory Brewing and NLGX’s demise
A big disappointment of this trip to Beijing has been the demise of Nanluogu Xiang or NLGX (from a bar perspective). This wonderful alley was jammed with all sorts of crazy little bars. I reckon there were at least …
Jackie’s Beer Nest and Yongkang Lu
There’s plenty to like about Shanghai. Deservedly the view from the Bund across to the Blade Runner cityscape dominates dispatches, but there’s plenty of reward if you are prepared to go walking. Buried amongst built up suburbia is a …
Beijing bar observations
So there’s been plenty of changes to the Beijing bar scene since my last visit. Plenty of bars have gone and the craft beer culture has started. There’s a couple of perennials, but for mine (and maybe it’s looking backwards …
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