On a recent work trip to Perth managed to visit the port of Fremantle. Fremantle is roughly 45 minutes by cab from the Perth CBD. The first port of call was the Little Creatures brewery which is situated on Fremantle …
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Drinking with the Doc and big boats return
Sydney Craft Beer Week is over for another year, and BotF’s attendance was quite frankly pathetic as cricket matches and work et al conspired against any real boots’n’all attendance. This correspondent’s only real experience of what looked like a wonderful …
Aquae Sulis, Tribute Pale Ale, Blagdon Lake and the Hunter’s Rest
Son has a school history project to complete when we get back to Oz. He decided the topic would be the Roman Baths. A trip round the Baths with audio guide was required and we learnt all about Aquae Sulis …
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Yuji BBQ and “Australia” Beer
After almost five years living in China one develops a respect for the ingenuity of the Chinese people. If there a dollar to be made and an opportunity to be exploited they will do their best. BotF happened upon an …
Stonehenge, Green Dragon and Wadworth Horizon
We decided to embark on a day trip around Wiltshire, home to Salisbury plain, numerous army bases, crystal clear chalk streams and Stonehenge. We have often driven past Stonehenge, which is in between 2 busy main roads, but this time …
Oktoberfest at the Redoak
I don’t get to Redoak as often as I should. A visit to one of Sydney’s pioneering boutique beer cafes (2004) last week reminded me why I should go there more often. The food is good, the service is excellent …
Merlins Magic and Barrow Bullets
We went on a trip to Wookey Hole and the Somerset medieval city of Wells. Wookey Hole is a set of caves in the Mendip hills near Wells. The caves are formed by the river Axe (the word Axe is …
Bath – Grapes and Sam Wellers
I am back blogging in Blighty and from Bath. Kids wanted to go and have a look around the Georgian town, although they have been there numerous times. After the initial walkabout, my 16 year old daughter likes to wander …
The sun is approaching the Yard Arm
I found my way this evening to the Rubber Duckie Taphouse (RDT) after my disappointment in finding that Manly Cinema is temporarily and inexplicably closed. I take my pew, awaiting the start of the Manly Sea Eagles playing their semi …
Fyshwick Redux
The backoftheferry returned to our nation’s capitol recently to enjoy a few of our countries best craft beer venues. One a brewery. The other a bottlo. Both venues feature in earlier posts (here and here) but they are of such …
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