Value-Man, Curmudgeon, Longboarder
Author: illiards
Market punishment & The Bermondsey Beer Mile
My iPhone health app tracked me as walking 25 klics (or taking 30,000 steps) today. It was a big one…with most of it spent stuck behind the madding crowds in the large London Markets. Once out of the blocks in the …
Mother Kelly’s & surprising London
My trek today took me to a part of London I’ve never had cause to visit before, Bethnal Green. A part of the botf craft beer passion is that it gets us to all sorts of places you’d never normally visit. …
Craft Beer Co & piling on the miles
Your correspondent has continued his London treks to fight off the jet lag. For today’s venture I crossed the Thames on the London Bridge and walked west along the Thames to St Paul’s then back through Cheapside to the Tower, …
Fortuitously in London – The Old Red Cow
Your correspondent is having the current pleasure of spending some time in London for his day job. As per the unofficial #botf manifesto I am also maximising my tourism time by walking for bloody miles while sampling, what will become evident, …
Induction – Guy #76
I haven’t witnessed an induction for awhile so it’s with pleasure I induct Guy on another stunning Sydney afternoon. Guy hails from Edinburgh, Scotland and has declined the roasted chestnuts on the fast ferry just this once. Favourite drink: Coopers …
The KB Hotel …. an old favourite revamped @kegandbrew
Back in the day when Boonie held the VB record for Sydney to London and The Hill at the Sydney Cricket Ground had grass on it, the ‘KB’ Hotel was a classic Sydney tiled pub adorned with Reschs and Tooths …
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4 Pines – The Story of Pale Ale
The backoftheferry boys feel a strong affinity with 4 Pines. Our timelines align, roughly, from inception to our current rough edged adolescence. Of course 4 Pines have gone from strength to strength whereas backoftheferry has settled for a kind of …
Tavarua ….. for work
This week your correspond finds himself in Tavarua, Fiji. Tavarua is better known for its surf breaks – think Cloudbreak – so for a Back of the Ferry correspondent the beer choices are thin. There are several offerings from Carlton …
Induction – Graham #80
Graham was introduced to the Back of the Ferry by @illiards but we found he had a rich and long shared history in banking with @bladdamasta. Favourite Beverage: Red Wine Favourite Sport to Spectate: Rugby Union Area of Trivial Expertise: …
Induction – Oli #68 coldest ever
Absolutely freezing for this induction. Meet Oli Favourite beverage: Rare Eagle Bourbon Favourite sport to spectate: Downhill skiing Area of trivial expertise: sleeping patterns on public transport
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