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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Brewdog – South Eveleigh. The empire keeps growing
The first time Back of the Ferry wrote about Brewdog was in 2010. Brewdog had just started to sell its beer in Australia and one of those beers was Hardcore IPA, which was notorious for its 150 IBU measurement. The …
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Fifty-five – a stayer of the Melbourne CBD bar scene
When I come to Melbourne for work, I often stay in a hotel on Flinders St, close to the corner of Elizabeth St. It can be a sad part of town with plenty of homeless and/or disturbed people around. A …
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Vale Burnley Brewing and unnecessary @Untappd erasure
In one of many WhatsApp groups that I’m in, we talk a lot about beers and breweries and unfortunately one of us will post a weekly post about another closed brewery. As always, Crafty Pint has the story, which you …
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Celebrating checking in 10,000 unique beers
Back of the Ferry started off as a beer blog in November of 2009. Drinking on the back of the Manly Ferry has been a week day past time for commuters since the 80s and illiards and I joined pommy_ch …
Induction – Ron #157
Great to induct another overseas visitor into the Back of the Ferry family. Sydney turned on a winter’s day for the ages (surprising given how sh1t) the weather has been lately. Today’s induction a little bit unusual. On the induction …
#AirportDrinking in Phnom Penh
International air travel in Asia is always pretty straight forward – touch wood. Passport booths are staffed and most countries are keen to get travellers in so that they can start spending their hard earneds in the local economy. The …
24/7 drinking in Siem Reap
After a solid session with my good friend Patrick in town we were riding home in a tuk-tuk. Pat pointed out “Duckmart”, which looked like a convenience store but is actually a 24/7 bar, pool hall and convenience store. I …
Siem Reap Craft Brewery – but not for long
I enjoyed one of my more intimate craft beer experiences at the tiny Siem Reap Craft Brewery. I was able to sample almost all their beers whilst chatting away to the very friendly brewer. Siem Reap Craft Brewery opened in …
My poshest beer in Cambodia
Across my various social media channels, I cop tips from time to time. “If you are in so-and-so, try so-and-so”. My good friend David (an extremely well travelled gent), suggested Raffles in Siem Reap. Now, I don’t mind 5 star, …
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