You’ve got to love Melbourne Pubs. This North Melbourne gem will be added to the BotF Bar Review Map and will be revisited if only to work through the taps. Restaurant looks fine, though other people’s coin would be preferred. …
Category: Bars
Court House Hotel, N Melbourne & 3 Ravens 55. (part 1)
Two part story due to iPhone limitation of only one photo per mail. What a great draught line-up of tap beer! I’ve been keen to get into a 3 Ravens and here it is on tap. It is pretty rare …
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The Australian Hotel – some things never change
The Australian is at the back of the Rocks and a little off the beaten path. This adds to its charm with the mightily impressive beer list the main reason for its attractiveness. It’s been serving great beer and pizzas …
The Orient Hotel – escaped unharmed
There was a time during the 80s and 90s where if you mentioned you’d been at the Orient the night before, your mate would respond by asking how long you waited in triage. This place was rough and was always …
The New Pornographers, Mountbatten Hotel, County Clare and Pure Blonde White
BotF forgot until about two days before that he had tickets to the New Pornographers at Manning Bar. The New Pornographers are an 8 piece band from Vancouver (though one member doesn’t do OS travel at all) and they have …
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St. Peters Brewery Triptych – beers with a twist
Apart from “1001 beers to try before you die”, BotF has in his collection the “Australian Beer Companion”, which has extensive articles on Australian breweries. With so much activity happening in the Australian brewing and beer market – it is …
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BotF Bar Review Map relaunch with two Melburnian specials
As previously mentioned, a technical BotF has spent plenty of time coding to make the BotF Bar Review Map update as bar reviews are posted. If you click on a bar hotlinked on the right hand side of the blog, …
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Longboard Pale Ale at the Grand Hotel
BotF was in Wollongong last week and tried a new beer in a pub that has been newly added to the BotF Bar Review Map. The Longboard Beer Brewing Company is based in Thirroul. It has three founders and has …
The Trout
Surprisingly for some I spent a few hours again on the weekend chasing trout. Off into the borders of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, unfortunately no double figure fish, best fish was 7lb2oz. All fish stalked, even though a bit overcast and …
Slip Inn and improvements to the BotF Bar Review Map
When BotF was under utilised by a former employer, he spent considerable time making entries on the BotF Bar Review Map. Over time, the BotF Bar Review Map has been ignored, but inspired by Charlie’s West Country adventures, recent trips …
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back of the ferry 