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
4 Pines Stout, Adnams Broadside and Merry Christmas
BotF managed to breast the yuletide season finishing line tape – just – with a couple of new beers under a Christmas tree. First up was the 3rd of the 4 bottled beers available from one of BotF’s favourite brewers …
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Amstel, Clouds and fish
Cracking evening on the harbour. There was plenty of maritime and aquatic activity this evening. Jim Clark had moved the Athena again, there were two smaller yet no less attractive boats moored in Campbell Cove, there were shirtless blokes getting …
Bruers Bright and Towradgi Beach Hotel
BotF was in Wollongong for the last time for 2010, and was able to get to a new establishment and try a new beer. The Towradgi Beach Hotel is a massive place with all bases covered. Large TAB, extensive indoor …
Asahi Super Dry and Hugos Manly
BotF has always been reluctant to venture into Hugos Manly, despite the fact that it is literally the closest bar to the Back of the Ferry. This reluctance was partly driven by the query over Hugos status as a bar …
Hardcore IPA – a BrewDog flagship
There has been plenty of press in Australia about a relatively new brewer from Scotland called BrewDog. BrewDog comes from Fraserburgh, a small town North of Aberdeen. In a very short space of time, BrewDog has made a major splash …
NT Draught, the Darwin Stubby and Bottle Top nailing
From what BotF can determine NT Draught, which now can only be found in a 2 litre Darwin Stubby, was once brewed in Darwin. It has always been brewed by Carlton & United Breweries and continues to be so, but …
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Cascade Premium Lager, Holgate ESB and further induction coverage
Hard to believe that Cascade Premium Lager hasn’t graced the pages of BotF before now. An Australian premium perennial, it has sat comfortably alongside Hahn Premium, James Boags Premium and Crown Lager as a corporate board room beer. It would …
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The Public Bar – 4th time lucky
BotF was delayed getting out of the office in Melbourne and was bumped to a late flight. Took the opportunity to try another North Melbourne establishment. First attempt – the Experimental Duck aka the Sir Robert Peel – shut down. …
Fitzroy pubs do rule, except for the closed ones
Looked up some pubs on http://www.Melbournepubs.com.au and we selected the one with the best name. The Perserverance in Fitzroy was the target. The one Aussie cabbie in Melbourne knew where it was and dropped us right outside. Like the Hibernian …
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Holgate Mt Macedon Ale & 4 Pines Hefeweizen
Victoria is the clear leader in hand-crafted beers in Australia. There are plenty of options when you visit pubs in Melbourne, but the wide variety is not reflected north of the border. Fortunately the boys at Porters Balgowlah are rectifying …
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