Sydney thus far has avoided the floods that have afflicted our Northern and Southern neighbours. Whilst the weekends events don’t allow New South Welshmen to empathise on the basis of similar plights – we have been bloody drenched and the …
Category: Beers
Salitos, Mexican style beer of Panamanian heritage brewed in Germany
Stopped off at what looked like an independent bottlo on Queen Street, Melbourne, in the hope of finding an untried beer. The Wigs Cellar did not disppointed with an unusual unbranded white six pack of what was described by the …
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Peroni (real and fake), daylight savings threat and St.George to lose
All the founders were out the BotF on a cloudy but temperate Sydney autumn evening. Not too sure what determines when daylight savings ends, but wonderfully for this year, daylight savings doesn’t end until 2011. Enjoy it whilst you can, …
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4 Pines Pale Ale and Manly magic
A summer’s day in early autumn has seen 1000’s of people flock to Manly. Every half an hour the Manly ferry unloads hundreds of punters onto Manly Wharf. The Harbour side of Manly has enough attractions to keep people close …
Beez Neez and Stitch Bar
Another new Sydney small bar to get along to is Stitch Bar. Stitch Bar is so cool the Fonz wouldn’t get in. Unless you were looking for it, you wouldn’t know it existed. The entrance is disguised with a fake …
Leffe Blond, Exhibition Street Pubs and Fat Yak comp
Exploiting a small window of opportunity after another flying visit to Melbourne, BotF sprinted through a couple of bars in Exhibition Street, which comes off the Paris end of Collins Street. I’ve got to say, though, that I was stopped …
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Budvar Budějovický – the real deal
This blog has reviewed, in an earlier post, Budweiser, the US version. Well here’s the original. Budvar Budějovický. Budějovický means something produced from the town of Budweis (or České Budějovice, in the Czech Republic). Budweiser means the same thing but …
Schiehallion Pilsner and Old Engine Oil Porter
The Scots aren’t having a great run in sport at the moment. Their Rugby team regularly competes with Italy for the wooden spoon in the 6 Nations and their once proud football team hasn’t qualified for a major tournemant for …
Mad Brewers Scribbly Gum Lager – What a venue, what a beer
This absolutely excellent lager was enjoyed at another fine menu establishment, The Local Taproom (review to follow). Mad Brewers Scribbly Gum Lager is a limited release line from the team at The Malt Shovel Brewery. It is fruity and rich …
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Heineken Throwdown and HofBrau Oktoberfest
On many occasions, Mr Liquor at Circular Quay has had some unusual beers in the fridge at very special prices. We’ve always speculated about a container that has washed ashore at Botany Bay. Tonight’s oddment was a six-pack of Heineken …
back of the ferry 