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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Rosita, 1906 and a nice rack at Braza Churrascaria
This BotF correspondent avoids Darling Harbour as much as he can. Primarily because it is in the opposite direction to the ferry from my work, but also the restaurants and bars in this area tend to be of the over-priced, …
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Brass Belgium Pilsener & the Williams River, Crown Gold & the Allyn River
To the North and the North East of Dungog is the Barrington Tops National Park. There’s no shortage of rivers that flow out of the Barrington Tops, and with recent rains they are flowing healthily (for Australian rivers anyway). This …
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Pot, Kettle, Black and a couple of Brisbane pubs
It seems like an eon ago, but this BotF correspondent was recently in Brisbane. There wasn’t much spare time to sample Brisbane’s delights and I was restricted by location. I spent some of my formative years (age 9-11) in Brisbane. …
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Murray’s Angry Man Pale Ale and Dave Sands
The last time this correspondent was in Dungog, I presciently packed a few beers I hadn’t tried before. This was a good move because Dungog’s bottleshop doesn’t yield too much in the way of surprises (unless you count Crown Gold). …
@cavalierbrewing Brown at the Boatbuilders Yard
I’ve loved a brown/dark beer ever since I had my first beer almost 30 years ago. My preference is to drink the dark off the tap, but Cavalier Brown defies that. I’ve had a couple of pints of this drop …
Rio Bravo in a can and a specatator’s perspective of the darts GF
Unlike many other beer blogs, Back of the Ferry is not afraid to delve into bottom reaches of a bottle-shop fridge, particularly if it is a brew that hasn’t graced these pages or added to BotF’s unique beer list on …
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Growlers @4Pinesbeer and Emerson’s Pilsner
I first encountered a Growler in Des Moines, Iowa. It was undoubtedly the highlight of a trip I did there around 10 years ago. More of the Des Moines growler soon. Growlers are starting to emerge in Australia now and …
Dolphin Pale Ale and the first delivery of summer
There’s a tradition I’ve endeavoured to maintain over the years, which is to watch the first ball of the first test of the Australian summer of cricket. Wasn’t sure I’d manage it this year but the stars have aligned and …
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Sydney’s sea fog and Sam Adams Noble Pils
This weekend in Sydney has seen a relatively rare meteorological phenomenon – thick sea fog. The Northern Beaches have been blanketed each morning with what looked like dense steam. There had been some backburning up at West Head, which had …
Hef – Movember’s beer
Has Movember jumped the shark? It’s a 15 minute walk from my office to the ferry, and that means I walk past plenty of people and see plenty of dials. For the last 5(?) years, November’s ambles have the added …
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