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
Peroni (real and fake), daylight savings threat and St.George to lose
All the founders were out the BotF on a cloudy but temperate Sydney autumn evening. Not too sure what determines when daylight savings ends, but wonderfully for this year, daylight savings doesn’t end until 2011. Enjoy it whilst you can, …
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4 Pines Pale Ale and Manly magic
A summer’s day in early autumn has seen 1000’s of people flock to Manly. Every half an hour the Manly ferry unloads hundreds of punters onto Manly Wharf. The Harbour side of Manly has enough attractions to keep people close …
Beez Neez and Stitch Bar
Another new Sydney small bar to get along to is Stitch Bar. Stitch Bar is so cool the Fonz wouldn’t get in. Unless you were looking for it, you wouldn’t know it existed. The entrance is disguised with a fake …
Leffe Blond, Exhibition Street Pubs and Fat Yak comp
Exploiting a small window of opportunity after another flying visit to Melbourne, BotF sprinted through a couple of bars in Exhibition Street, which comes off the Paris end of Collins Street. I’ve got to say, though, that I was stopped …
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Schiehallion Pilsner and Old Engine Oil Porter
The Scots aren’t having a great run in sport at the moment. Their Rugby team regularly competes with Italy for the wooden spoon in the 6 Nations and their once proud football team hasn’t qualified for a major tournemant for …
Heineken Throwdown and HofBrau Oktoberfest
On many occasions, Mr Liquor at Circular Quay has had some unusual beers in the fridge at very special prices. We’ve always speculated about a container that has washed ashore at Botany Bay. Tonight’s oddment was a six-pack of Heineken …
Saint David’s Day, 4 Pine Welsh Summer Ale and Cwrw
1 March is St David’s Day. To be honest, I wasn’t aware of a St.David’s Day – but one of the many good things about the 4 Pines Brewery at Manly is the education it is providing to regular visitors …
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Hahn White
Hahn White is an example where a marketing department has dominated the brewing department in developing a new beer. It is also hard to get away from the thought that the marketing department was “inspired” by the development of a …
Samuel Adams Boston Lager and Grandma’s Bar
Having spent more time recently in Melbourne bars and pubs than Sydney bars and pubs, BotF is firmly of the view that Melbourne pubs on the whole, crap on Sydney pubs. Sydney, however, is slowly trying to redress the balance. …
Estrella Damm Inedit and QM 2 and QE
At 6.10am, it’s not really the time to be splitting a six pack or tucking into a longneck each. Also, the visit of two of the world’s biggest Ocean Liners to Sydney Harbour at the same time deserves toasting with …
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