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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A drink with ToT in the Yarraman Hotel
This corredpondent’s been rather quiet of late. Maybe even a case of writer’s block. There’s been no shortage of beers drunk in no dearth of odd locations with no paucity of beer p0rn to accompany a missive or two – …
Induction – Michael B #61
Favourite beverage: Southern Hemisphere Harvest by Sierra Nevada Favourite sport to spectate: NRL Area of trivial expertise: 90’s TV shows Michael has looked on from afar for a long time great to have him on board. Induction ceremony witnessed by …
4 Pines Keller Door Spice Rack cask series and vale Rubber Duckie
Over the years, the 4 Pines Keller Door has released some beers with some weird and wonderful ingredients. Chocolate Seaweed Porter, Porky Pig and Fig, Banana Bread and Espresso, Apple and Blackcurrant Crumble, Black Forest (cake) Imperial Stout and Cherry …
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The world’s most controversial ginger beer (tastes good, but)
There’s been plenty of articles written about the furore created by the label of Brookvale Union’s Ginger Beer, so there’s no need to go into much detail about that here. The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Brews News and even the …
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Slow Beer and East of Everything
It’s been great to get out into Melbourne’s inner-city suburbia again, and BotF’s occasional Melbourne guide and inductee Cam covered himself in glory with his latest two selections. His two choices on this particular evening really showed why Melbourne is …
In situ posting, Ruddles and Two Birds
It’s been a wild Melbourne like day in Sydney. Sunny, cold snap, drenching rain and now sunny and becoming warm. Now perfect conditions for an early trip home. Vintage Cellars at Wynyard has the odd unique and BotF’s great friend, …
Bar Nacional and a trio of Spanish beers
Most of the time, when this correspondent is in Melbourne, he schleps it down in whatever the opposite of the Paris End of Collins Street is. For a long time it has been a barren place, which has had the …
Induction – Simon and Angelo #59 #60
The last of the inductions from our epic ceremony. First up, Angelo. Favourite beverage: Little Creatures Pale Ale Favourite sport to spectate: Association Football Area of trivial expertise: NSL And secondly our final inductee – Simon, Favourite beverage: Zinfandel Favourite …
Manly Phoenix at the Steyne and White Horse Lager
The 2013 edition of the Melbourne Cup was shaping up to be a shocker. I was crook, there was no free lunch to be found in these expense challenged times and we couldn’t even get the television to work on …
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Induction – Reynold and Michael A #57 #58
Another colleague of this correspondent, who has heard plenty about the Back of the Ferry going’s on. Has done the journey before, but before BotF was born. Reynold is Swiss, which explains the unusual sport choice. Well, at least it …
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