Bars visited or discussed, whether on the BotF Bar Review Map or not
Category: Bars
The South Perth ferry and Ogden’s Brewery
The South Perth ferry is no Manly Ferry. A seven minute trip and no Back of the Ferry upon which to enjoy a beverage. On the upside, there’s a great view of the Perth CBD from the banks of the …
Ekim Brewing. New taproom, same great beers.
I’m a little late to this party, but I finally got to pay a visit to the new Ekim Taproom and brewery deep in the industrial heart of Hornsby. Ekim was a favourite stop of mine on the way to …
Leonard’s House of Love
An in situ post inspired by a very fine bar. Leonard’s House of Love is a retro American Bar housed in house in South Yarra – and I love it. Eventually I’ll build a bar up at my country retreat …
Mountain Culture Redfern and @Adrian_eats2much
Back of the Ferry is a little bit proud of the little niche we’ve cut ourselves in the internet of things and on socials as Australia’s longest running beer blog. On the weekend I caught up with an old workmate …
Vale Newstead Brewing – where will I drink at Brisbane Airport
Sad news yesterday from Crafty Pint with the sudden announcement of the permanent closure of Newstead Brewing. The end has been swift. No dancing with administrators, restructuring debt etc etc. They’re done. Even in Google, Newstead Brewing is permanently closed. …
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A Uniques beer crawl in Artarmon – who knew?
Back in the day, a beer drinker would visit Artarmon to buy weird and wonderfuls from Beer Cartel. The Freeway Hotel was also an option. Well, Beer Cartel closed its physical store in 2022, the Freeway Hotel is still going …
Kicks Brewing – Marrickville delivers again
My daughter showed impeccable taste by arranging lunch at the Lucky Prawn in the Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre for the meet the future in-laws event. And considerately she made the booking for 1pm giving her dear old Dad …
Husky Brewery – worth the detour
The South Coast of NSW is a craft beer Mecca. There are twenty-seven breweries between Wollongong and Pambula. The drive down the south coast has also improved substantially with the Albion Rail and Berry by-pass making the journey so much …
Vale the Bavarian Manly
For pretty much as long as this blog has been going the Bavarian at Manly has been a fixture. Over the years it has been the occasional source of some pretty good German brewed uniques, particularly during OktoberFest. After a …
A land grab that Donald Trump would envy – Felons Manly
Felons Manly has taken over the Manly Wharf Hotel site – and boy o boy – have they shaken things up! In the days of the Manly Wharf Bar the public walkway between the indoor pub and the wharf pub …
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