Bars visited or discussed, whether on the BotF Bar Review Map or not
Category: Bars
3 new beers at 4 Pines
I don’t need a reason to get to the stationary spiritual home of Back of the Ferry, but extra incentive has been provided by the arrival of 3 new beers to the Keller Door family. Photo says it all really. …
The Great Northern – Carlton, Tusk and Dead Guy Ale
There’s been plenty of hype in the pointy end of the Craft Beer community about the release of Tusk, Feral Brewing Company‘s infrequently released Imperial IPA. The hype is due to the fact that Feral Brewing Company has won more …
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15 Cool Beer Taps
via Cool Material We can’t help the fact that we’re sometimes attracted to bright, shiny objects. It’s why we do occasionally judge a book by its cover, and it’s also why we may order a beer we don’t know based …
The Smugglers Inn, Stanley and Edelweiss Snowfresh
It’s only a 45 minute bus ride from the skyscrapers and constant noise and motion of Hong Kong’s Central District to a place that feels a world away. Stanley is on the south side of Hong Kong Island and is …
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The Globe Pub, Soho, Proper Job IPA and Fyne Ales Avalance
It’d be fair to say that most of the bars in Lan Kwai Fong and Soho tend to focus on pints and pints of macro beers and shots, shots and more shots of spirits. Asahi, Carlsberg, Kronenberg 1664, Heineken, etc …
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Trafalgar – Wanchai, Sneck Lifter, @daniel_thwaites Wainwright
Wanchai has a deservedly dubious reputation, but it also has some gems. I visited during the day and stumbled across Trafalgar – a pub on the 5th floor of a building – that specialises in British Beer. The lifts are …
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Hong Kong Beer 102 floors up
A quick post from almost the highest bar in the world. The Ritz-Carlton advertises that it’s Ozone Bar on the 118th level of the ICC building in Kowloon is the highest bar in the world. (Also has the highest indoor …
The Brew and Brewers & Union beer
If you want to get a sense of the explosion in China’s wealth, visit Zhujiang New Town. This is a part of Guangzhou that will blow your mind even if you aren’t aren’t a connoisseur of skyscrapers. They’ve just gone …
The Mos Eisley Cantina
Most of the bars on this list are rubbish, but one caught this correspondent’s eye – the Mos Eisley Cantina (official name Chalmun’s Cantina) from Star Wars. Yep, “Cantina”. They were all the go on Tatoonie. via Cool Material: “You …
Bruce Springsteen, Hanging Rock, Holgate Brewery and 3 Ravens 55
I’m a big fan of Bruce Springsteen. I’ve got almost all the records and I’ve seen him live in 1985 (Sydney) and 2002 (LA). He’s never really lost it and his 2012 album – Wrecking Ball – is a remarkable …
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