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
Induction – Nick #42
A big night for inductions on the Back of the Ferry, with no less than 3 inductees on the night. For a while it looked the Side of the Ferry might have been the go, but the rain held off …
Arvo 51 – the outcome of Hobson’s Choice or Morton’s Fork
Recently bus shelters around Sydney have been adorned with pictures of two stubbies of beer – Arvo 51 and Arvo 34. The brewer has been exhorting the public to buy and try both and vote for their favourite. I can’t …
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Sale St and 1010 Brewing
My visit to Auckland coincided with a bloody brilliant food and grog festival called Taste of Auckland. This is apparently an international thing. The deal is that providores, restaurants, winemakers etc all gather in one venue to give you a …
The Britomart Brewery
When I travel, I always try to cop a tip from a local as to what’s worthwhile – and whilst my fellow correspondent, Kiwisinoz, is not an Aucklander – he’s still better qualified than I to know where to go …
The Fox, Fox’s Ale and the amazing Manu Samoa
Auckland’s viaduct area is a very easy place to go. There is no shortage of bars and restaurants lining the boardwalks that wrap around the harbour. Moored to just about every piece of board walk is an expensive boat. Even …
Out the Back of the Devonport Ferry
Since Monday, this correspondent has been in Auckland. There is plenty to like about this water bound city and upon my return to Sydney I’ll share some of the highlights where I can access a real computer and properly post. …
Back of the Ferry turns three and racks up an Untappd 1000
On 9th November 2009, the Back of the Ferry blog came into being. To celebrate still going after 3 years a number of members spent the evening doing a few of our favourite things. A fore runner to Back of …
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BotF normal service resumes, dolphins and Daleside Old Legover
For the last month we’ve being doing it tough (relatively) on the Back of the Ferry. Due to renovations of the Manly Wharf, the Back of the Ferry has been the Front and we’ve missed our usual spot. The room, …
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The Melbourne Cup, the US Election and Swell Golden Ale
It was Melbourne Cup yesterday. There was speculation in the office, whether we in NSW should have an official public holiday on Melbourne Cup Day like they do in Melbourne or continue to enjoy the unofficial half day off where …
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Birthdays abound – @Untappd, Porters Balgowlah and Bladdamasta
There’s been a number of beery birthdays of late. Back of the Ferry is a big fan of @Untappd – a website and smartphone app that enables people to drink socially. It’s sort of Facebook for pissheads, with links to …
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