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
Dukes Walk, Bohemian, Fog City Cloudy Cider and earthquakes
Recently I wrote about the proliferation of bars and dining places in South Wharf, Melbourne. Work took me down there again and I got to experience more of their charms. They’ve actually started to name the new lanes and walkways …
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The Sando, Snaketide and Pražačka
In all the years I hung around or lived in the Glorious Inner West, for what ever reason I never made it to The Sandringham Hotel. After having rectified that situation on Thursday night, I just can’t work out why …
Wet, wet, wet Sydney, Black Duck Indian Runner and 4 Pines Eurotrash
Melbourne is the Australian city that claims title to “Four Seasons in One Day”. Sydney’s being giving that a run lately. After a picturesque Saturday, where the sun was shining, the water was beckoning and you could even get a …
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On Middle Harbour on the Pastime and Amasia Rumweizen, Sixty-Nine Summer Ale and Hahn Harvest
It might be winter in Sydney town, but if it is sunny and still, then the Harbour can still be a wonderful place to be. Fortunately, my mate Fergus laid his hands on the old fishing trawler – “Pastime” again …
Punk Monk and the tautologically wet Manly Food & Wine Festival
The travel brochures advertising Manly and its delights will always show beautifully clear days with rolling surf, smiling happy people and a general vibe of perfection. Fair enough – quite often Manly is just like that. I haven’t seen any …
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Induction – Molly #37
Tonight we see the first of the second generation to be inducted onto the BotF. Molly handled herself well discussing tidal and lunar issues with the salty old sea dogs and tonight’s witnesses – lamb0 and pommy_ch So to the …
Jasper Ale, The Gypsy and the Goat, Schneider Weisse and illiards back deck
Last Sunday saw this correspondent on the sun dappled back deck of fellow correspondent – illiards. Sydney had turned on a great Sunday on the last week-end of Autumn and illiards decided to turn the hospitality and his barbecue. The …
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Collaborations with Italians – My Antonia and Caterpillar Pale Ale and Saturday Arvo rugby
For a blog based off the back of a Sydney harbour ferry, Back of the Ferry has a suprisingly diverse international readership. Recently, BotF was contacted by the Italian based distributor of some Italian beers, who’d actually spotted our stuff …
Kestrel Strong Lager, Judas and Chelsea Football Club
When I was a young fella, I spent 3 formative years living in London. One Saturday afternoon, the old man decided to take me to a football (aka soccer) game. We lived in South Kensington just off Fulham Road – …
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The Quiet American, Happy Birthday Hemingway’s and fast centuries
On this day last year, pommy_ch, lamb0 and this correspondent were the 3rd, 4th and 5th person to have a beer on Hemingway’s first public opening night. A year later, this correspondent and BotF most infrequent correspondent – aka l0der …
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