Bars visited or discussed, whether on the BotF Bar Review Map or not
Category: Bars
The Combined Services RSL, aka the Ashtray, is no more – Vale
I’ve worked in the Sydney CBD for 35 years. Over those years, there’s bars I’ve frequented more than most because they were convenient, they were cheap, they served good food etc And when I get onto a good thing I …
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Surfers Brewery – in the heart of it all
Review of Surfers Brewery on the Gold Coast
Drinking in Hobart – no shortage of options
I love Hobart. I had access to a car and was able to get out of the city for the first time and explore the Tasman Peninsula. Absolutely fabulous scenery and history. Very keen to get back there. I also …
Pub Wow and other places to drink at Pantai Kerewei
I’ve spent the last seven days on the Indonesian island of Sumba, which is an hour’s flight east from Bali. 12 university mates on a surf trip staying a property up above Kerewei Beach. I’m not a surfer – I …
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Laguna Lager – a unique at the GNTP
The Great North Trading Post has been a stop on the Great North Road since 1935. The Great North Road is a convict built road that is so significant it gets a Wikipedia entry. I tend to drink at the …
Beautifully basic – South Yeast Brewing, North Nowra
Another trip down the South Coast of NSW and another opportunity to knock off another brewery or two on the burgeoning South Coast Ale Trail. South Yeast Brewing Co. is a six minutes drive from the Pacific Highway at North …
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The Felonisation of Manly Wharf continues
The takeover of Manly Wharf by the Artemus Group owned Felons Brewing has continued with Felons Seafood opening in the last couple of weeks in the old Bavarian Beer Cafe site. The makeover has been comprehensive with a totally new …
Drinking in South Melbourne – Brewmanity and Westside Ale Works
On cold Sunday afternoon I ventured to South Melbourne to visit a brewery I hadn’t been to before and an old favourite that’s changed owners. I really like South Melbourne. When I started travelling to Melbourne regularly in 2010, I …
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Chalky’s – go big or go home
What a bloody sensational job the team at Bucketty’s has done in creating the newest and for mine the best venue in Brookvale. Chalky’s opened at the end of April and each time I’ve visited it has been doing very …
Freshie Locale – welcome
The Northern Beaches has a new venue. Freshie Locale had opened on Lawrence Street, Freshwater and I can confirm that it is a place worth visiting. Freshie Locale is run by the team that own Freshwater Brewing Co*. It has …
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