For those of us old enough to remember the business excesses of the late 1980’s Queensland readers I am sure will recount the business lunch colloquially referred to as the “DCB” (don’t come back). This was a general description given …
Category: Beers
Pepperjack Ale – tasty but misguided
Pepperjack Ale is part of a relatively recent surge in premium beers being punched out by vineyards of note. The vineyard in this case is Saltram. Now don’t get me wrong. It is a nice drop with rich flavours and …
Trout, Brains and the Winford Arms
Yesterday spent a few hours with my brother out on a boat at Blagdon Lake, as usual chasing trout. Weather was a little bit chilly down around 10C but with the wind coming from the east, it felt far colder, …
Barefoot becomes Barecove, but remains barely potable
Bare Foot Radler was introduced by Lion Nathan a number of years ago, but recently it has been missing from bottlos. I thought that that may have been because no-one was buying it, but it turns out that Lion Nathan …
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The Pelly
Off out for a pub meal this evening and decided upon the Pelican in Chew Magna on the outskirts of Bristol. Not more than a 15 minute drive, Chew Magna is a small up market village, its high street is …
Butcombe Brunel IPA
Isambard Kingdom Brunel is a famous engineer in the West Country. Famous for the Great Western railway, Clifton Suspension bridge, the first and largest steel ship, the SS Great Britain (1843) which currently resides in Bristol docks as floating museum …
Stung by the bottom of the esky
I often find that a good source of new beverages to taste is to host a BBQ or the like. If your mates are generous, and I am blessed with many of this persuasion, a root around in your esky …
The Robins and Natch
Today spent a few hours working with my brother in his building business finishing off a job, only a few hours of graft on the cement mixer and wheel barrow, not enough to blister my soft hands. On the way …
Titje, quivering and Alpacas
Whilst Charlie is enjoying the wonders of Bristol and its surrounds, and displaying hitherto unknown writing talent, this BotF correspondent is spending a long weekend in Broke on an alpaca farm. Broke is a town of 400 people in the …
The Hunters Rest (freehouse)
The Hunters Rest is an old favourite for a bite to eat and a couple of beers. On the outskirts of Bristol and only a short drive, never too busy (at least during the week), it is a traditional English …
back of the ferry 