Value-Man, Curmudgeon, Longboarder
Author: illiards
A triptych at The Pumphouse – Panel 2. Dead Guy Ale
Another beauty from The Pumphouse, Dead Guy Ale is the second panel of the beer triptych. Dead Guy is produced by Rogue Ales out of Portland, Oregon. Portland is better know as Beervana due to immense number of microbreweries there. …
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A triptych at The Pumphouse – Panel 1. Murrays Nirvana
Your correspondent has talked up The Pumphouse beer selection in an earlier bar review. Well, as part of this tasting, I am going to do it again. If anything it has got better. The range of local, especially, and foreign …
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Wahoo – Yippee!
This bottle has sorely tempted several BotF reviewers but somehome never got tasted. Until now. Wahoo Premium Ale is brewed by Gage Roads in Fremantle. Wahoo is malty and light with a rich after taste. But not too rich that …
Imperial – Cerveceria Costa Rica
Despite the overbearing label, this Costa Rican import is an easy drinking beer with a slight sweetness at first. Imperial is also known by Costa Ricans as “Aguila” or “Aguilita”, which translates into English as “eagle” or “Little Eagle” in …
Induction – Geoffrey #25
New member Bi-eh flew in from La La Land especially to be inducted. Favourite Beverage: Vodka & Tonic Favourite Sport to Spectate: Socceroos Area of trivial expertise: Sloth olympics 91/92
Dreher Bak – old on steroids
Dreher Bak. “7.3% – dark, malty – old on steroids. Sweet, too sweet” so states my tasting scrawls. Dreher is a Hungarian beer from the Dreher Brewery in Budapest. BotF is usually a fan of both the dark, bok beer …
Bazaar – Bazaar
Odd cafe, odd position. A couple of BofT members made the effort and trekked to the Bazaar Beer Cafe at St Leonards. It’s out of the way and was pretty empty (it was a bazaar time to visit – mid …
Fat Yak Pale Ale – the benchmark
Your correspondent had been merrily posting away and rating pubs on inclusion or not of Fat Yak Pale Ale in their list of tap beers. What I had totally missed is that the el primo drop itself had not been …
The Australian Hotel – some things never change
The Australian is at the back of the Rocks and a little off the beaten path. This adds to its charm with the mightily impressive beer list the main reason for its attractiveness. It’s been serving great beer and pizzas …
The Orient Hotel – escaped unharmed
There was a time during the 80s and 90s where if you mentioned you’d been at the Orient the night before, your mate would respond by asking how long you waited in triage. This place was rough and was always …
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