Author: illiards

6000 uniques …. and no badge
Back in March 2018 the backoftheferry team celebrated 5000 uniques, as recorded by Untappd, the app that has been an integral part of a beer drinking journey that will never end. At 5000 we received the ‘Epic’ badge for our …

Some cracking botf evenings lately & Nomad Brewing
We’ve been treated to some absolutely cracking evenings on the back of the ferry as we approached the end of daylight saving in NSW. We have to make the most of these as we’ll start posting in the dark as …
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Mondo Brewing & the personality of beer
Your correspondent had the good luck to be back in ol’ blighty again, this time with far more leisure time at his disposal. Henceforth, I proceeded to get to as many breweries as I could. I missed plenty last visit …

Incredible harbour skies on the #botf and great beers
As the #worldsbestcommute we regularly get rewarded with stunning sights on Sydney Harbour as we commute home. This trip, however, was one for the ages. As a storm cell rolled out of the west the small team on the back …
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Induction – Sam #101
Sam is more of a fan of #worldslessercommute, the Mosman-Circular Quay run. However, we were happy to induct him on the big show and put an end to his pining from afar. Sam is blessed with the verbal rapier of …

Brookvale Brewvana
Who would have thunk it? Your correspondent purchased his castle in lower Brookvale many years ago due to the end of an affordable existence in Sydney’s glorious inner west. At that time Brookvale was cheapish due to, firstly, an abundance …