Value-Man, Curmudgeon, Longboarder
Author: illiards
Still the best named beers – Hopdog BeerWorks
Along with radical flavourings and exotic additives, craft beer is also well known for some of the names that are given to the brews. Think ‘Barrique Okarma’ by Feral Brewing, ‘Get Down American Brown’ by Brew Cult and ‘Polygamy Porter’ …
Fail fast & learn – 4 Pines Keller Door
I know from my day job that if a business does not learn to try new things, measure for success and be prepared to change direction upon failure then mediocrity soon follows. It seems that 4 Pines Beer are well …
Open Baladin & a Nomad a long way from home
A trait shared by your BotF correspondents is our ability to eke out the maximum number of craft venues visited in the smallest time available on every trip and at each destination. Often at the expense of stability on the …
Dad and Dave’s soft opening & the blessings of an industrial estate
Your correspondent has never been Captain Decisive and never more so when Mrs botf pounced on our current abode on Sydney’s lower northern beaches. The main reason was the proximity of a rather large industrial estate at Brookvale. As I …
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Queen Makeda Grand Pub & ancient Rome
One of the benefits of hunting down craft beer venues in various cities is that it often exposes you to parts you never ordinarily visit. And then when you are in a city like Rome you might pass some of …
Il Santo Bevitore & beguiling Venice
When last in Venice your correspondent spent every waking minute either fighting of the cold – it was December – or attempting to make 20 Aussie bananas last a day (including accommodation). Unfathomable now. This place is pricy. If I …
Weib’s Brauhaus & gingerbread mullets
But for a tenuous connection between Mrs botf and this part of Germany we would have never visited. That would been tragic as it is magical. Except for the bogans. I am not a fan of sweeping generalisations but will …
Le Supercoin & Paris remains brilliant
Ahhhh, Paris. How I love you. Especially in winter. There may be frozen dogshit everywhere, rude locals, lots of attractions shut and every cabbie, street sweeper and toilet cleaner on strike but it still enchants me. Every arrondissement is different …
Paname Brewing & travel is wasted on the young
When your correspondent first went to Europe it was part of the Aussie rite of passage. We had no money, there was no internet and if you didn’t have an erasable pen your Eurail ticket expired when it meant to …
Kauai Island Brewery & the Na Pali Coast
This the last of the “up my sleeve” posts from the #botf trip to Hawaii last April. Now and then your #botf correspondents complete epic feats before rewarding themselves with some quality crafties. This missive is one of those. Joining …
