Many moons ago, this correspondent talked about the Maori Chief on these pages and promised a few photos from inside the joint. A promise is a promise and whilst it is almost two years after said promise was made, here …
Category: Bars
East Village Balmain, Stone & Wood Amasia Rumweizen
The first postcode I resided in when I obtained the “inoz” suffix was NSW 2041. That was some 13 years ago when the Wallabies held the Bledisloe and the RWC, and my only exposure to Aussie beer was VB and …
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Uncle Ming, Yebisu Dark and Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale
Another week and another new bar in West Wynyard – and what a bar. Uncle Ming’s Bar has very recently opened under and next to a suit store in York Street. It is tricky to find (and I walked straight …
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A “Classic” Michelada and Baja Blond
This correspondent has been away from the family for a few nights. In addition, on a recent visit to the hippest new place in Manly, I only took one daughter. Another was not amused. So to make amends – a …
Temple Brewing and Oatmeal Stout
There is so much action happening on such a frequent occurrence in the Australian craft beer scene, that august journals like The Crafty Pint and Australian Brews News (can a journal be digital?) can barely squeeze all the news in. …
Copping a tip, Penny Blue and Leader of the Pack IPA
Tipples Beer is Back of the Ferry’s favourite beer blog, and recently he posted about a relatively new beer bar in Melbourne. Given that Tipples’ home town is Melbourne, and his knowledge of a good beer is prodigious, it is …
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A sixpack of @Untappd uniques ending up on a Defibrillator
As mentioned in a recent blog, this correspondent went on mini pub crawl – ending up at the Hart’s Pub trivia night. As mentioned in another recent blog, a couple of blokes are looking at doing a different beer a …
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The New Brighton Hotel and Southern Hemisphere Harvest
For as long as this correspondent has been drinking in Manly, I’ve always given The New Brighton Hotel (aka the NBH) a wide berth. Even in the 80s, when the original Hotel Manly was around – it was anywhere but …
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Chica Bonita, Mexicali and Negra Modelo
Not for one moment will this BotF correspondent pretend to be an expert on things Mexican. I have, however, been fortunate enough to briefly visit a small portion of a country in which I would like to spend a far …
“De Koninck” @ The Swan with Two necks
Beijing Bachelors are colloquially referred to during the northern hemisphere summer holidays as a consequence of their spouses and siblings escaping the Metropolis for home or more serene landscapes. Typically this period see’s “BB’s” frequent local watering holes (more often …
back of the ferry 