Value-Man, Curmudgeon, Longboarder
Author: illiards
Josie Bones and the botf bucket list
A botf correspondent finally made it to a venue that’s long been on our bucket list. Josie Bones on Smith St in Collingwood. Even better, it was done on a bit of corporate largesse. It was no mean feat leading …
Man Singh IPA and parallel universes
Here at backoftheferry we love our untappd [ @untappd ]. This app/website celebrates ones consumption of orange whips and lets you simultaneously tweet the world about a new found beverage and annoy your wife/DSE/life partner over dinner. The lads at …
The Big Dipper and NSW political inertia
Little Creatures do the odd single batch release and this one is a monster. A hopmonster. But first my curmudgeonly rant. This correspondent is a long suffering northern beaches (Sydney) commuter. The bus services from these here parts to the …
Redoak Honey Ale & an obituary for the Brookie Bottlo.
I have been a bit hard on Redoak (their Organic Pale Ale anyway) and I sincerely wish I did not have to be. I love what they are trying to do and I love the beer cafe on Clarence St …
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Induction – Raf #29
MeetRaf – surf doctor extraordinaire. Favourite Beverage: Reschs Pilsener Favourite sport to spectate: None (yep, none) Area of trivial expertise: Medical
Induction – Foods #28
Been awhile since we inducted a new member. Then, like an L90 bus, we have none for ages and then two in a row. Meet Foods. Favourite Beverage: Carlsberg Favourite sport to spectate: Rugby Area of trivial expertise: Kings & …
State of Origin & Red Oak Organic Pale Ale – incurable malaise?
The Rugby League season is drawing to a close here in NSW and the State of Origin is well and truly lost (2-1 to Queensland for those who care) but it has taken your correspondent this long to put his …
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Little Creatures Bright Ale – two great things
Sibling beers to the Bright Ale are featured in earlier boft posts [ Original Pilsner & Pale Ale ]. Little Creatures Brewing is close to the sodden hearts of us botf contributors. The first great thing is they were one …
Alexandria Hotel – just lovely
Now and then your botf correspondents stumble upon absolute gems. This correspondent had just finished presenting to a demanding set of colleagues and was searching for a quiet venue to consume an orange whip to calm the nerves. I had …
The Lord Wolseley Hotel
The Lord Wolseley is one of the last of a dying breed. A small corner pub, sans “brass & glass”, in a quiet inner city Sydney neighbourhood. If I’d ever had the chance to live the “single, no kids, piles …
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