Quite a common moniker for orange whip, “star”. Estrella, Bintang. All means star. Your correspondent punched out a few of Barcelonas finest in Sydneys fast shrinking Spanish district in Liverpool St. Estrella is a very pleasant drop. Tastes of Europe. …
Category: Beers
A $19 shout – The Bar sets a new benchmark
The BotF Bar Review map has fallen a little behind, due to the fact that the BotF reviewers have actually been working quite hard for a change. There’s still been plenty of visits to bars, but just no blogging about …
A small beer from a small town – Zipfer
It is amazing the incongruous places weird beers can turn up. I’ve had this little beer from Austria twice now, firstly in Beijing and secondly in Wollongong. Zipfer is brewed in the microscopic town of Zipf. Quite unique bottle, but …
Sinha, not Sri Lanka’s finest export and BotF Founder in the news
BotF’s first Sri Lankan beer, and based on this one, its last (subject to a unique bottle-top). Sinha is brewed by the Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC. Known as Lion Beer in Sri Lanka – Sinha is the name for export. …
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The mysterious Carter Premium Lager & and the rock and roll ferry
The trip home on the BotF was certainly different tonight. We were forced upstairs to the undercover veranda bar by the closure of the back deck and the side decks, because of the threat of high seas. The sky was …
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Ferry farewell and re-assuming the position
This BotF correspondent had the good fortune to participate in a second ferry farewell in as many years. Whilst it seems like an eon ago, I’ve only just been able to sort out the photos taken by BotF’s own Lord …
The Bloodnut
Montieths, from NZs west coast, seem to be rolling out the new brews into Oz with alacrity. Your correspondent tried the Celtic Red and was mightily impressed. You may remember my fondness for Monteiths Golden Ale. Well I like it’s …
The last word in beer
You know how companies would call themselves Aaaaaardvark removalists, just to be at the front of the listings in the Yellow Pages (now it’s who pays the most to be at the top of a search engine). The Poles have …
Heavy duty Polish porter
There is a bottlo on the Eastern side of the main drag at Newport, which never fails to deliver some obscure beer buried in its cold depths. BotF ventured to North Palm Beach recently for a picnic organised by the …
The Lucky Shamrock – Farewell to Beijing
After a frantic final day of shopping, BotF scrambled to get to the airport on time – leaving no time for lunch. Fortunately, there was a choice of two bars both promising beer, steaks and snacks. BotF opted for the …
back of the ferry 