If you only have one day in Sydney, the one thing you should do is get the Manly Ferry from Circular Quay to Manly and back (after a quick visit to 4 Pines or Murrays at Manly). It’s the best …
Category: Beers
Independence Day, Red, White and Blueberry Ale , Frog Red Ale and Big Racer IPA
Who would have believed that celebrating Independence Day or July 4 would involve drinking US Beer? Chilli Dogs, Beef Brisket Sandwiches, Pulled Pork, Chilli Cheese Fries – yes – American beer, no. In the ’90s all I knew about American …
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4 Pines Canadian Red Ale – O Canada
One of the many appealing aspects of 4 Pines Brewery in Manly is their celebration of countries’ national days. 1 July is Canada Day or as some old-timers call it Dominion Day. To help get warm and fuzzy about all …
Fortyniner by Ringwood and Stoke Amber by @McCashins
Recently. some pretty crap beers have received, undeservedly, the full beerporn treatment. These two beers, however, definitely warranted a trip to Manly and some close proximity to the spiritual home of the Back of the Ferry, ie the Back of …
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Harbord Bowling Club June Fishing Comp (and an old speckled hen)
The June round of the Harbord Bowling Club Fishing Comp was held last weekend with good weather and small seas. The fish of the month was the Australian Salmon (Kahawai). I decided that with all the kids playing sport, high tide …
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Ed Hardy Premium Lager – I don’t think it is time
Ed Hardy Premium Lager is another beer that is poorly named. It is simply far from premium. This correspondent wouldn’t be seen dead wearing most Ed Hardy clothing and this will be the last I’ll be drinking his beer. It …
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Happy Birthday David Ogilvy
Today marks what would have been the 100th birthday of the father of modern advertising, David Ogilvy. One of David’s most famous campaigns was for Guinness. As it was for Rolls Royce, the Guinness work was honest and relevant. Still …
Tooheys Pils, Hofbrau Hefeweizen Dunkel and the Hibernal Solstice
Exhorted by our celestial and astronomically aware correspondent, Lamb0, a number of Back of the Ferry Regulars assembled on a relatively early ferry to observe the setting of the sun on the Hibernal Solstice. There was a good number of …
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Foursquare Offers…Good Ones!
For those of you that may not be aware, Foursquare is a mixture of loyalty and competition wrapped up in location awareness for your smartphone. Put simply, you “check-in” to establishments – pubs, restaurants, coffee shops, your dry cleaner, work, …
Bolt and RIP the Moose, Brock and the Big Man
What a week-end for deaths. Started with Saturday’s paper announcing the passing of David Brockhoff, was followed by the news during the league broadcast of Rex Mossop’s passing and ended most sadly with the news via twitter of Clarence Clemon’s …
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