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
Hoppy Waitangi Day and Hopwired I.P.A.
Our newest correspondent very kindly brought this correspondent a couple of 500ml samples of some of New Zeland’s finest drops. That’s a tough choice because New Zealand has really embraced the craft beer revolution and there’s plenty of good choices …
One of the last photos of @bierobar
I pulled into @bierobar for a beer that had been tipped to me. I bought it (a magnificent hoppy) beer called @victorybeer HopDevil. It was magnificent, as tipped. But as I looked around I saw a bar in decline. Chandaliers …
La Verte au Genepi (Absinthe beer) and Hottest 100 beer wash-up
The blokes at the Balgowlah Porters on Sydney Road can be guaranteed to pretty much always have something weird on the shelves. They’ve outdone themselves with this little effort. At the outset, I’d have to say that this drop is …
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4 Pines Single Hop Series – a growing trend and Holger Osieck
Just before Christmas 4 Pines announced their intention to develop 4 beers that enables imbibers to experience and compare different hop varities. On the 9th of January, all 4 beers were launched. The beers had the same base ingredients with …
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The Byron Bay Brewery, Buddha Bar and Billy Goat Dark Lager
On the way back from Rainbow Beach, I visited some old mates from Sydney that have made a wonderful move to Bangalow. I was delighted when they suggested we have dinner at “The Buddha Bar and Brewery” . Now I …
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Tsingtao Stout, Draco and Happy Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year to you all. As I type this post, there will be fireworks galore going off in China and Taiwan as the Chinese New Year celebrations get underway. Tonight is Chinese New Year Eve, which kicks off …
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Epic Armageddon IPA – a beer that lasts and lasts
It was a warm afternoon in Melbourne, and I was in a suburban hotel in South Melbourne with tables and chairs on the pavement. It had been a long day of gasbagging at work and I was flagging. What was …
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Double Island Point, Dolphins and Otway Stout
This BotF correspondent was lucky enough to be the recipient of a Prickly Moses Mixed Gift Pack in the recent inaugural Back of the Ferry Kris Kringle. That’ll mean a spike in Prickly Moses beer reviews, which isn’t a bad …
The Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers – 2011
The Australian craft beer twitterverse, blogger verse and Facebook pages are all abuzz with the news that the 4th Annual Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll is now open for voting. The poll is put on by the Local Taphouses …
Christmas Ale by 4 Pines
Before Christmas, the beer blogger and twitterverse was full of releases and reviews of Christmas Ales. There’s over 200 varieties listed on http://www.BeerAdvocate.com with the vast majority being seasonals or one-offs for obvious reasons. Some Australian breweries have gotten in …
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