BotF was in Wollongong for the last time for 2010, and was able to get to a new establishment and try a new beer. The Towradgi Beach Hotel is a massive place with all bases covered. Large TAB, extensive indoor …
Category: Bars
Asahi Super Dry and Hugos Manly
BotF has always been reluctant to venture into Hugos Manly, despite the fact that it is literally the closest bar to the Back of the Ferry. This reluctance was partly driven by the query over Hugos status as a bar …
The Public Bar – 4th time lucky
BotF was delayed getting out of the office in Melbourne and was bumped to a late flight. Took the opportunity to try another North Melbourne establishment. First attempt – the Experimental Duck aka the Sir Robert Peel – shut down. …
Fitzroy pubs do rule, except for the closed ones
Looked up some pubs on http://www.Melbournepubs.com.au and we selected the one with the best name. The Perserverance in Fitzroy was the target. The one Aussie cabbie in Melbourne knew where it was and dropped us right outside. Like the Hibernian …
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Holgate Mt Macedon Ale & 4 Pines Hefeweizen
Victoria is the clear leader in hand-crafted beers in Australia. There are plenty of options when you visit pubs in Melbourne, but the wide variety is not reflected north of the border. Fortunately the boys at Porters Balgowlah are rectifying …
Hibernian – Port Melbourne
BotF is back in Melbourne and have cabbed it to Port Melbourne. My luck was to nominate the first pub to the cabbie that has recently been the subject of a fire. It may be a while before the Hibernian …
Carlton Dry Fusion Black (Blurgh) and the Dam Hotel
This BotF correspondent had to drop a daughter at Toukley last night and was therefore off the beaten track. Stopped into a nearby public house for some sustenance for the journey home and picked up a stubbie of something not …
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Dreher Bak – old on steroids
Dreher Bak. “7.3% – dark, malty – old on steroids. Sweet, too sweet” so states my tasting scrawls. Dreher is a Hungarian beer from the Dreher Brewery in Budapest. BotF is usually a fan of both the dark, bok beer …
Snaketide come of age, Old Manly Boatshed and Innis & Gunn
A Sunday night in Manly is normally the preserve of backpackers trying to get into the Shore Club, but on this particular Sunday evening the Old Manly Boatshed was the go. Snaketide were flexing their muscles for their friends and …
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Pony Room, Manly and the Hoodoo Gurus at the Fishos
A couple of BotF members had the good fortune to connect with their ’80s and university roots with a very solid night out in Manly. We were able to reacquaint ourselves with the Pony Room, which is a relatively new …
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