Bars visited or discussed, whether on the BotF Bar Review Map or not
Category: Bars
The Valley Brewhouse – a new name for a Hunter original
There’s been a brewery on the site of the Potters Hotel Brewery Resort for over 20 years. For many years it was called the Hunter Beer Co, and as noted in these pages before it has been very much my …
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Another new name for the venue under 4 Pines OG
4 Pines Brew Pub is where it all began for the 4 Pines empire. Even though they are now owned by Asahi, Back of the Ferry still regards the OG venue as its spiritual home. The 4 Pines team haven’t …
Black Dog Brewery – tasting in historical surrounds
So I am travelling in regional Australia. Albury to Shepparton today. More on Albury in another post, but I got an opportunity to enjoy a couple of beers in the side of a hill amongst 100 year wine barrels at …
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Broken Bay Brewing Co – Welcome to Brookvale
How exciting! The Brookvale Brewery Crawl has a new Eastern extremity with the opening of Broken Bay Brewing Co at 218 Harbord Rd, Brookvale. By my reckoning Broken Bay Brewing Co becomes the seventh brewery in Brookvale to brew on …
New bar and happy hour in Manly
In what seems a lifetime ago, my Fairlight home was notorious amongst my friends for extending its boundary by the judicious planting and maintenance of shrubs, ferns and garden beds. The ever-expanding Boathouse Group (with venues at Palmy, Balmoral, Shelley …
Drinking in Doha – it can be done
The last leg of my trip away saw me endure a 13 hour layover in Doha. What you’ll do for a trip on points, hey. On the way over I had three hours in the airport and bought probably the …
Drinking in Munich – OktoberFest and The Keg
My time in Munich was brief and I wasn’t able to visit too many places on this trip. But I was able to tick an item off the bucket list and attend OktoberFest. The appetite has been sufficiently whetted and …
Wahlburgers Manly
36-38 South Steyne, Manly has been the address of a few high profile restaurants over the years. The strip between Starbucks on the Corso corner and Ben & Jerry’s on the Wentworth St corner is an eclectic and changing mix …
The Yard Kings Brewing Co – making Morrisset a go-to
Morriset is one of those names I’ve seen as I’ve driven up and down the Pacific Hoghway over the years and not given any thought to. Why would you go to Morriset? Well, that has all changed and suddenly Morriset …
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Lion to close James Boags visitor centre – hopefully not the bar – UPDATE
After posting this, the Tasmanian Government has stepped in to assist Lion in keeping the Boags visitor centre open. Thanks to Beer and Brewer for the good news. Last year, I got to visit Launceston for the first time. Went …
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