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 new rooftop bar in Hangzhou and Storgen Domgold Schwarzbier
Did a quick trip to Hangzhou, which is regarded highly by the Chinese as a place to visit. It is indeed scenic, but given the sights involve walking, visiting on a day when it is 40 degrees is not recommended. …
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Beer Fish, the London Tavern and Le Vorte
Here’s a few remaining snippets from Yangshuo and Guilin. A speciality of Guilin and Yangshuo is Beer Fish or pi jiu yu. This is often a catfish steamed in beer and then served in a tomato sauce that looks like …
Yangshuo Rooftop Bars
I love a good rooftop bar and Yangshuo has three of the best. All offer the most spectacular views and if there’s a better twilight and evening on a rooftop in China, I’d be very surprised. None are easy to …
The Li River and Li Jiang Beer
The Li River is the premier attraction of Yangshuo. It is famous throughout China because its scenery appears on the 20RMB note. The cliche tourist shot is to hold a 20RMB note as you pass the backdrop on a raft. …
Liquan Ice and Dog
Did many things today in the Yangshuo County, but to keep this brief, I’ll concentrate on the title. I am definitely @untappd’s Liquan expert. I’ve now had 5 different varieties, but it must be said that 4 could be 2 …
Liquan Fresh Beer, The Giggling Tree and the Yulong River
I am travelling with a daughter in what is simply the most stunning place I’ve ever been to. There you go, said it. The most stunning place. I might top that tomorrow, but the scenery of Yangshuo and the Yulong …
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Mrs Parmas and Sideshow Brewing’s Ticket Booth
This correspondent hasn’t been to Mrs Parmas for some time. I’d forgotten how good this place is. The food is fantastic and their beer list is quite remarkable, given their self imposed restrictions. Mrs Parmas only serves Victorian Beer, but …
Lav – that’s Lion in Serbian
Young Alfred is a tourist trap outdoor bar in front of Customs House that has surprised with the odd unique over the years. They line-up their beer offering and my eye was caught by a blue and white label with …
Beers we’ve drunk so that you don’t have to
This BotF correspondent finds it difficult to resist any new beer. This is partly because of an unhealthy addiction to @Untappd and the pursuit of uniques, but it is also straightforward curiosity. That means pretty much the full spectrum of …
Chuckle Park and Dr. Tim’s Traditional Ale
A couple of weeks ago now this correspondent was on a flying visit to Melbourne and had intended to re-acquaint myself with Penny Blue – one of my favourite bars in the Melbourne CBD. After a long day, I was …
