Made it to Melbourne on a Sunday arvo, which means a brewery crawl. More articles to come, but can’t wait to post this photo from Moon Dog Brewery. I’ve never had a celery garnish before, but is appropriate in the …
Category: Bars
Amber and Small Patch Wine Store – Hawthorn drinking
An occasional partner in BotF journeys is my good mate (Kiwi) Kieran (as opposed to Manly) Kieran. Such a convert to the delights the BotF offers has Kieran become that he will occasionally stay in Manly as opposed to the …
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The Cidery – a Pitt Street secret cheapie (@CideryBar)
Out the back of the collosus that is Sydney’s World Square complex is a place called The Cidery. It’s facade is modest but hides a sleekly appointed bar. The attraction for beer lovers is the $5 beers “All day, every …
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The Catfish. A Fitzroy gem and Dunies Lager. @catfishfitzroy
Fitzroy is my favourite suburb in Melbourne. It became my favourite suburb about 15 years ago when Vito, an old work colleague, introduced me to The Rainbow Hotel. I loved how that pub blended into inner city suburbia. 15 years …
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$2 pots, $4 pints – Monday spesh @theworkersclub Fitzroy
So I’m back in Melbourne regularly. Love this city. Enjoying the inner city suburbs. Here’s a ridiculous priced treat. I ordered a pot, and thought the barman said $10! “$10 bucks!!?!”. “No – $2 bucks”. Mondays are good at the …
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Closing the loop on 12SQM Bar
One of my favourite Beijing haunts was the 12SQM Bar, self proclaimed as “Beijing’s smallest bar”. It was to be found near the southern end of NanluguoXiang, but as I’ve discovered on return visits has bitten the dust along with …
Open Baladin & a Nomad a long way from home
A trait shared by your BotF correspondents is our ability to eke out the maximum number of craft venues visited in the smallest time available on every trip and at each destination. Often at the expense of stability on the …
Dad and Dave’s soft opening & the blessings of an industrial estate
Your correspondent has never been Captain Decisive and never more so when Mrs botf pounced on our current abode on Sydney’s lower northern beaches. The main reason was the proximity of a rather large industrial estate at Brookvale. As I …
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Beijing beer drinking – Arrow Brewing and Chilli Crush
My trip to China ended on a visit to an old home town. I truly love Beijing and its beer scene continues to evolve. I took my brother to some old favourite haunts (Great Leap and Slow Boat). Together we …
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Confucius say – You can pub crawl in Qufu
We’ve established quite a rhythm on this China visit. Train into a city an hour before dusk, do an attraction at sunset, find a restaurant with local cuisine, then find a bar with local beer. In Pingyao and Kaifeng, the …
back of the ferry 