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 …
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Two new arrivals in the Rocks @ENDEAVOURBeer and the Ovation of the Seas
Two new arrivals in the Rocks today. The big news for beer drinkers is the opening of the Endeavour Tap Rooms (and I think ultimately brewery) in the Rocks. Gees, they’ve done a good job. Beautiful fit-out of a great …
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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 …
Pearl Harbour & Honolulu Beerworks
Another one in the series of better late than never posts. Have had this post up the my sleeve for an age. It is become the modus operandi of your #botf correspondents to combine a cultural/sporting activity with an offspring …
@hofbrauhousemelb – a Bavarian bolt hole in Melbourne’s Chinatown
An in situ post. When I visit China I’m amazed at the obscure German beers I can pick up in the convenience stores and supermarkets. I’m experiencing a deja vu moment in Melbourne’s China Town. In between two doyens of …
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Keeping up with Marrickville craft brewing @blackfontbrew
A few weeks ago now I was able to pay a quick visit to a newish (2015) craft brewery in Marrickville. As has been the story of the BotF blog of late, this post got stuck in drafts. Because the …
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Gold Coast heaven
I’ve always enjoy coming to the Gold Coast aka the Goldie, Surfers etc. As a kid we holidayed here and I had some pretty memorable visits just after high school (Hoodoo Gurus at the Bombay Rock in ’89 (maybe)). There’s …
Morpeth Brewery & Beer Co – worth a visit
I don’t think I’d heard of Morpeth until I drank a Morpeth beer at Harts. Turns out it a historic town on the outskirts of Maitland, that just happens to have a microbrewery. I was taking a scenic route from …
@bartronica – Craft Beer and Arcade Games
I’ve been back on the Melbourne shuttle a little lately. A couple of weeks ago, I was walking “hotelwards” along Flinders Lane. Back in the early 2000s, I spent plenty of time in this part of time, so much so, …
@FogHornBrewPub – a visit to the Erina outpost
“Help me pick up some furniture at Somersby, Dad?”. “Sure, so long as we can have lunch at Foghorn in Erina“. “Done deal”. Don’t be put off by the empty tables in the photos – we were very early first …
back of the ferry 