Back in the late ’80’s before the great crash of 1987, there was an explosion in the variety of beers available in Australia. Australia was flooded with imported beers from far flung places. I’m sure I saw a Norwegian Stout …
Category: Beers
VB Gold – a medal for last place
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that any company that wins the contract to supply food and beverages at Australian stadiums, is out to gouge customers mercilessly. I saw David Warner smack the Windies back to the Caribbean on Tuesday …
Sam Smith – a tad too much hyperbole
. Some very impressive labelling and bottle-work had this commentator looking forward to Sam Smith’s Organic Best Ale. I even drank it in a glass. And it wasn’t bad. Beautiful golden colour with a hint of cloudiness gave a hint …
Warka Strong – Robust in every way
You’ve got to love the Poles. I haven’t had a beer from Polska that has been in a bottle smaller than 500ml large. Combine that with a beer that is 7% alcohol and you’ve got a 6 pack that would …
Silly Pils
This looks like another generic Euro beer dumped upon Australian shores, but there is more to it than it appears. Real Belgian Pils has some pretty bland packaging which it turns out has been designed for the export market. It’s …
Tins of Beer, Kozel and a very big tinnie
. The bottle shop at Circular Quay has good and bad things going for it. On the positive side of the ledger, it is close to the ferry, has staff that understand the importance of quick service at 5.55pm and …
Cumberland Ale – Ancestral Ale
This BotFer’s ancestors (one eighth of them anyway) came out from England in 1841 from a little town the lakes district of England called Cockermouth. I was surprised then to find a beer in the local bottlo that is brewed …
The Cheeky Czech – Pilsner Urquell
There was a time when your correspondent favoured this beer above all others. After all, it is the original pilsner from Plzen in the Czech Republic. It has a strong flavour, lightly carbonated and more bite than other supposed pilsners. …
Lost riverboats + Dry Beer
Two foundation members caught the ferry home today, and noticed the surfeit of riverboats on the harbour. Now a surfeit, when it comes to faux Mississipi riverboats on Sydney Harbour it is a number greater than zero (as per the …
Big Helga – big taste
Matilda Bay produced a beer for Oktoberfest last year out of its garage brewery in Dandenong. BotF spotted a single stubbie in a bottlo in Balgowlah, and quickly snaffled it. Apparently named for a German barmaid that the Matilda Bay …
back of the ferry 