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
El Diablo and a Part-Time Monk
The beer twitter/bloggerverse has been aware of a very interesting project being run by a beer blogger from Iowa. J. Wilson, writes Brewvana, and decided to go the 46 days of the Lent subsisting only on Doppelbock beer “liquid bread” …
Teikoku IPA and the Courthouse (N Melb)
Another trip to Melbourne afforded this correspondent an opportunity to enjoy the delights of the Courthouse, which is a self-proclaimed “Gastro Pub” in North Melbourne. @thecourt_house has appeared on these pages before, but got the briefest review after the briefest …
Ranga Premium Red Ale and the Turf Bar
A late call up sees BotF back in Melbourne on a Monday eve for an early Tuesday morn. Despite warning signs QF455 got to Melbourne in time to watch the 2nd half of the last game of “heritage round” of …
Two beer bloggers walk into a Bar (Deluxe)
From time to time, we’ve provided links to what we reckon is the best beer blog to come out of Melbourne that is going around – “A Great Set of Tipples“. On Thursday night, Back of the Ferry had the …
Achel Bruin Bier and First BotF post daylight saving
It is a rare moment indeed when a project manager decides to celebrate the conclusion of a project at a Belgian Beer Cafe. Bladdamasta and illiards remember fondly an event when two project managers held a fully funded function at …
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Broo “Australia’s Finest Premium” Lager
Has there been kitscher beer label that the one that adorns the subject of today’s review? There are many shops near Circular Quay and at Manly that sell souvenirs that no self respecting Australian would ever have in their own …
Badlands Brewery Pale Ale, The Crafty Pint and bye-bye Daylight Savings
Another visit to Porters Balgowlah is rewarded with another untried beer – Pale Ale from Badlands Brewery. This well presented beer is the first of many promised by a young brewery that has been founded in Orange in Central West …
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Railway Hotel, West(?) Melbourne and a Carlton Draught
On many a cab trip to Tullamarine, I’ve looked longingly at an awesome looking pub that rises above surrounding buildings next to North Melbourne train station. This afternoon I was able to stop in albeit briefly and I remain an …
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Bavaria 8.6 and Daylight death throes
Tonight is possibly the last Back of the Ferry beer review during daylight saving. The summer months give BotF the best conditions to take great Beer Porn. When this blog started we only had an iPhone 3, which had a …
Estrella Daura – Gluten Free Beer
BotF had no intention of specifically purchasing a gluten free beer, just like there was no intention of purchasing a light beer recently. In a hurry in a Melbourne bottlo, I’d seen a version of Estrella that I hadn’t seen …
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