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.
Author: bladdamasta
Tracking a cruise ship leaving Sydney and Pomegranate Beer
After a what seemed like a Napoleanic period of exile, we made it back out to traditional home of the Back of the Ferry. It was worth the wait as the twilight delivered a picturesque evening and we tracked a …
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Andre, Daniel and Ralph – a Swiss induction and Dad and Dave’s Pale Ale
Back of the Ferry’s North-East Asian correspondent, Tony from Toowoomba, is on an all too infrequent visit to Australia. Even when TfT does make it back to Australia it is not often that he gets to Sydney, but he makes …
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Bodywomping at Flint and Steel Beach and VIÆMILIA
Sydney’s been battered by a big storm that seems to have lasted most of the weekend. Most of Sydney’s beaches have resembled washing machines and no-one was out. I did, however, discover one beach where there was actually a wave …
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Australia’s 10 Most Influential Surfers and Cobra Beer
Yes, the headline is a classic BotF non sequitur. The beer has nothing to do with the event and weren’t even had on the same day – but my BotF rule is that every post references a new beer. The …
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The Ashes, Dad and Dave’s #1 and Cephalopod
Gees, this blog’s been going for awhile now. That becomes apparent when I look through the old articles to hotlink (here, here, here and here) and realise that this is the 5th Ashes game to report on. The Ashes game …
Bulletin Place, another great little bar near the ferry
Any Sydneysider that has been to the Basement will know where Bulletin Place is. It is a little laneway that runs from Pitt Street up to Macquarie Place. There’s always been a few restaurants along the laneway and a couple …
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Kiss Destroyer – “The hottest beer in the World”
Every now and then you see something in a bottleshop that genuinely makes you go – huh?!?. That was my reaction when in my local BWS, I saw a can of “Kiss Destroyer” self styled as “The hottest beer in …
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Malty Cultural Beer and the National Multicultural Festival
When I went to Canberra on the weekend, the focus was showing the kids a few sights and spending some time with my brother, who normally lives in Boston. He mentioned that there would be a multicultural festival on, but …
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Zierholz@UC – uni students haven’t had it so good
I was in Canberra on the weekend and revisited some old haunts. Wig and Pen never fails to amaze and it is wonderful to see that Zierholz is digging in. My offspring are very excited about Groovin the Moo. One …
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Bye, bye Barzine, Pistonhead Full Throttle and Frankie’s Tap List
What is the use-by date for a blog or maybe that should be a beer or bar blog? No sooner had I recovered from the news of Tipples pulling up stumps, than I read that Bar Zine (unbiased views of …
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