Winterthur, Switzerland is located about 20 minutes by train from Zurich. It is a sleepy little town that has a population of approx. 100,000 and has quite an interesting banking/insurance history. The Union Bank of Switzerland was originally founded in …
Category: Beers
Slip Inn and improvements to the BotF Bar Review Map
When BotF was under utilised by a former employer, he spent considerable time making entries on the BotF Bar Review Map. Over time, the BotF Bar Review Map has been ignored, but inspired by Charlie’s West Country adventures, recent trips …
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The Widow Maker, Cyril Dickthorpe’s Sky Bar and Cascade Green
It was a packed day for BotF with a number of BotF related experiences enjoyed. Lunch was partaken with another BotF member at the Combined Services RSL. We chose the fine dining room on the first floor as opposed to …
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The Hellmenn & friends at the Fishos + Castello Lager
BotF took a step back in time last night and at the last minute saw late ’80s rockers, the Hellmenn, at the Fishos. The Hellmenn were the headline act of an 8 band festival delightfully entitled Octoberpus, which started at …
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White Rabbit Dark Ale and Tourist time
Recently BotF tried White Rabbit’s new addition – White Ale. As mentioned before, white beer isn’t this reviewer’s favourite tipple. Heaven is a stubbie or schooner full of something dark. The first White Rabbit beer introduced to the market was …
DCB, Wuhan and Chero
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 …
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 …
back of the ferry 