Bars visited or discussed, whether on the BotF Bar Review Map or not
Category: Bars
The Randy Dragon – Flinders Lane Finery
BotF was in Melbourne again for a flying visit, but found some time to venture into Flinders Lane – home to some very funky bars. Unfortunately, BotF’s camera is not particularly good and wasn’t able to capture all the bars …
Advertising bar and appalling branding
BotF had the pleasure of engaging with one our major commentators – “Cyril Dickthorpe” – in a professional capacity. Because of the highly innovative discussions that took place, BotF cannot reveal the nature of the chat or the exact company, …
A tale of two Melbourne pubs
Earlier this week, BotF popped into a couple of new pubs. Both pubs – the Lounge Room and the Waterside Hotel are allegedly owned by Matthew Richardson. If that’s the case they vary like Richo’s career did from weeke to …
Harts – Half Pint Heaven
An old favourite of BotF – pre BotF days was Harts Pub. This was a place that could have had everything wrong with it – a faux English Bar owned by a Japanese Hotel chain. Despite that obvious handicap, it …
The Pony Room, Vale Ale and appalling photography
The order of these posts has gotten a little out of chronological order, but last weekend BotF got to experience a new bar and a new beer. The only problem is that the iPhone is not the greatest night time …
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Snaketide win……3rd place!
a href=”https://backoftheferry.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/snaketide-gf-2.jpg”>A number of BotF members ventured down to the now sold Fishos to watch the Grand Final of the Fishos bank comp and cheer on the BotF’s favourite band – Snaketide. BotF arrived halfway though the set of the …
Subiaco Hotel and sWAn Draught
BotF is in Perth and took the opportunity to visit an iconic Perth Pub, the Subiaco Hotel. This is a magnificent place. Beautiful old building, inside and out. Wide range of tap beers and BotF joyfully sampled a few local …
New Kross variety and a new bar in an old venue
It was Bastille Day yesterday, but unfortunately BotF was unable to get his hands on some Kronenberg, a beer from Strasbourg, to commemorate the French National Day. BotF was, however, able to break the seal on a magnificent winter drop …
Becks v Cintra (the closest beer we could find to Spain)
Firstly, has there been a better SASMAMSOO game in recent memory? Not enough biff, but NSW turned up in the second half and it was game on. As someone that played their junior Rugby League in Qld the right result …
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The Amberoom – aptly named
The Amberoom is the public bar of the Royce Hotel on St. Kilda Rd. Melbourne. The Royce is a boutique hotel that was once a Rolls Royce showroom. The bar is not large but, given its location a little ways …
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