Value-Man, Curmudgeon, Longboarder
Author: illiards
Induction – Rols #36
Rols was actually inducted way back in December 2014. In an embarrassing slip up by your correspondent the induction details slipped down the back of my virtual couch. It was not until Rols pointed out that he never saw his …
Dallas, TX and Goats are better than Sheep
Your correspondent recently had the good fortune to be in Texas. My primary reason to be there was to, of course, add shareholder value but there was also plenty of opportunity to get to some craft beer venues. The lucky …
Brisbane’s West End – The Catchment Brewing Co
Plonked close to the corner of Boundary and Vulture streets is Catchment Brewing Co. On a Tuesday eve it was relatively quiet compared to its Boundary St cousins. I couldn’t understand why. The beer list and drinking space were excellent. …
Brisbane’s West End – Brisbane Brewing Co
I’ve been in Brisbane’s West End 10 minutes and I love it. Restaurants spilling on to the street, families walking about at night and craft breweries. Pumping. And it’s a Tuesday night. Brisbane Brewing has a sniff of an entrance …
Brisbane’s West End – Archive Beer Boutique
Your correspondent was asked to visit Brisvegas for a dash and grab trip. Fortuitously my hotel was a bee’s dick from a triumvirate of cracking craft beer venues in Brisbane’s West End. First stop was the Archive Beer Boutique. The …
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 …
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