All the signs are there. Was this a beer that was just a bit up itself? Brewed by Fishrock Brewery in the landlocked NSW southern highlights, there is guff on the makers website that sets off alarm bells. ……”beers are …
Category: Beers
Schwartz Dark Bier – a big beer from a small brewery
BotF discovered a little bottlo in Lime Street, not far from the Malaya or Cargo Bar, where the owner is clearly not bound by convention or a public listing. More cider for sale than beer and plenty of wine open …
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New Kross variety and a new bar in an old venue
It was Bastille Day yesterday, but unfortunately BotF was unable to get his hands on some Kronenberg, a beer from Strasbourg, to commemorate the French National Day. BotF was, however, able to break the seal on a magnificent winter drop …
BotF’s World Cup prediction & Baron’s Lemon Myrtle Witbier
A two part entry. This World Cup Final is eagerly anticipated because a new name will go onto the trophy and hopefully it will be a good game. I believe Holland will win, but in a Schadenfreude way I am …
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Wallopers back on the Friday Ferry and SFF has a bar
BotF was looking very forward to a quiet trip home with an untried beer (review to come later). The night air was cool without having any edge to it, there were two other blokes out the back and the security …
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Becks v Cintra (the closest beer we could find to Spain)
Firstly, has there been a better SASMAMSOO game in recent memory? Not enough biff, but NSW turned up in the second half and it was game on. As someone that played their junior Rugby League in Qld the right result …
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2 Dutch on the BotF, which one will turn up at the Semi-Final
Another stray shipping container has hit the Australian shores and our sharp eyed mates at the Circular Quay bottlo have been quick to pick out yet another beer bargain. This has hit new lows in terms of price. Martens Pils …
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Oettinger Pils – a big dependable German
A 500ml tinnie of Oettinger Pils is very much like the old German football team, big, solid and dependable. The 2010 version of the German team is probably more exciting than their predecessors, but like the old team still delivers. …
Trappiste Rochefort 8 – a Cistercian Classic
. Only 7 breweries in the world are allowed to genuinely call their beer – Trappist. The most prominent of these is undoubtedly Chimay, but Trappiste Rochefort is probably the second most prominent. The formal name of Trappists that brew …
Windhoek Lager – better than Namibia’s rugby team
Windhoek Lager comes from the second most sparsely populated country in the world. Most Australians would have heard of Namibia for 2 reasons 1) Frankie Fredericks won 4 Olympic silver medals for sprinting 2) Namibia played in three rugby world …
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back of the ferry 