Bars visited or discussed, whether on the BotF Bar Review Map or not
Category: Bars
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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Stouts galore at 4 Pines – but you’d better be quick
4 Pines Brewing are certainly making maximum use of their new brewing facilities at Brookvale. Since the start of the year, I reckon they’ve released 7 beers in their Keller Door series. In fact they’ve released so many beers since …
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Honey Rider Bar and Sculpin IPA
Let me clear this up straight away. They don’t sell Ballast Point Sculpin IPA at Honey Rider Bar. It is just another non sequitur BotF post where we’ve got to include a beer in the post, even if it has …
Andre, Daniel and Ralph – a Swiss induction and Dad and Dave’s Pale Ale
Back of the Ferry’s North-East Asian correspondent, Tony from Toowoomba, is on an all too infrequent visit to Australia. Even when TfT does make it back to Australia it is not often that he gets to Sydney, but he makes …
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Bulletin Place, another great little bar near the ferry
Any Sydneysider that has been to the Basement will know where Bulletin Place is. It is a little laneway that runs from Pitt Street up to Macquarie Place. There’s always been a few restaurants along the laneway and a couple …
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Zierholz@UC – uni students haven’t had it so good
I was in Canberra on the weekend and revisited some old haunts. Wig and Pen never fails to amaze and it is wonderful to see that Zierholz is digging in. My offspring are very excited about Groovin the Moo. One …
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Bye, bye Barzine, Pistonhead Full Throttle and Frankie’s Tap List
What is the use-by date for a blog or maybe that should be a beer or bar blog? No sooner had I recovered from the news of Tipples pulling up stumps, than I read that Bar Zine (unbiased views of …
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