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
Black pubs and house beers
Melbourne’s inner suburban pub scene is simply sensational. On a recent visit, this correspondent was able to do a quick sprint through Richmond and the next day, visit a couple of pubs in North Melbourne next to the Queen Victoria …
Induction – Lucy #30
An all too infrequent induction. Welcome Lucy, enjoying a Boags. Favourite drink: vodka and cranberry Favourite sport to spectate: swimming Area of trivial expertise: sport Induction witnessed by lamb0 and pommy_ch.
Bon chance, Les Bleus & Fürstenberg – 1283 heritage
Back of the Ferry prides itself on being fair, and it is only fair the French should get a run before tonight’s final. Unfortunately, it has been difficult to lay my hands on a French beer at short notice. The …
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Tui Blond, 4 Pines Oktoberfest and #RWC2011
After 45 days of leather chasing, the Rugby World Cup concludes tomorrow night. Personally, even with it being played in NZ, I’ve never felt so disconnected to a Rugby World Cup. Without Foxtel, I’ve relied on Channel 9 and with …
Brief Carlton Pub Crawl and Alhambra Negra
Had an opportunity to meander back to Melbourne Airport. Chose Carlton as the pub crawl location. First stop was the Corkman, an Irish pub that has taken over what used to be the Carlton Inn. This is deep in Uni …
Hoöten – cheap Dutch piss of the most generic kind
Daylight savings trips on the back of the ferry are now in full swing. The crowds are growing at the outdoor Circular Quay bar and it seems that the bars at Circular Quay are growing in number. I talked about …
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‘na biretta Chiara and Young Alfred
There’s a new venue at Circular Quay. It looks to be an offshoot of Customs House Bar and is called Young Alfred, named because it is on the corner of well, Young and Alfred Streets – Circular Quay. Most bars …
Federal Hotel, Bigga and Sierra Nevada Kellerweis and the Wallabies
This school holidays has seen this correspondent visit some parts of NSW that are off the beaten track. I can safely say that until I saw the town of Bigga on a road sign, I’d never heard of it. Bigga …
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Thorny Goat Black IPA and a Rylstone Pub Crawl
illiards and bladdamasta’s weekend in the wilderness was not completely spent scale rocky outcrops and a journey to Rylstone was called for to collect supplies and refreshments. Rylstone is 240kms North West of Sydney and has preserved the look of …
RIP Steve Jobs and @4Pinesbeer OktoberFest
Short post. Much of this blog has been developed on the back of Apple Devices. That means Steve Jobs has been an enabler of this blog. The photos, the immediacy, the ease etc, He was (I hate to use that …
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