New Tooheys New. ‘Nough Said. This my friends is the King of Beers. You can parade your boutiques, 330mls, 345mls, heavily scented offerings, fancy labellings, variations of glassed packaging, ostentatious display, poetically licenced claptrap, enamouring to foreign lands and associated …
Category: Beers
Cintra Pilsener
A sede suado precisa de uma cerveja fria E que a cerveja é pequeno resfriado…. Cintra Pilsener. Roughly translated from the Portugese the above phrase equates to – A hard earned thirst needs a small cold beer And that …
We have a new leader – Wicked Elf Pilsner
Earlier I sang the praises of The Little Brewing Company. This beer continues my love affair and some. Followers of BotF will know of my liking of Monteiths Golden Lager. Wicked Elf Pilsner has de-throned the Golden Lager. This Pilsner …
8cans 2nd Love – Wicked Elf Pale Ale
Rumours of “The Little Brewing Company” and their quality products have been rife amongst the BotF Longboarders due to the new found palate of 8Cans in regards to potable beverages. Well the rumours are fact. Wicked Elf is top notch …
Toasting the Royal visitor and swell
Great trip home on the BotF. Cracking blue sky, blazing sun and a cooling breeze. For no particular reason BotF indulged in a 6-pack of Crown Lager. The prescience of this purchase was only realised when the UK BotF member …
Zubr Gold – Big Bottles
Another BotF correspondent has been bemoaning the ever increasing trend of 330ml and 345ml bottles in the Australian Market. Maybe he should move to the Czech Republic. This Czech brew is one of 6 varieties, that Zubr produces and the …
Woolies + Microbrewery doesn’t add up
BotF spotted Dry Dock Premium Lager just before Christmas, but has only just been able to lay its hands on a sample today. Simply put, the wait was not worth it. I remember the Sail & Anchor being one of …
This is more like it – Barons Pale Ale
The brave boys at Barons, the same lads who import “Lucky Beer”, are at their best when producing a local drop. Their Pale Ale is a great whip with a nice little malty ‘bite’. Their website rabbits on about guava …
Murray’s Craft Brewery – worth a visit.
As promised in a recent post I took the opportunity to visit Murray’s brewery and I even got the opportunity to meet Murray. MBC has moved its brewing equipment lock, stock and barrel to a more convenient location around 20kms …
Mac’s Hop Rocker Pilsener
Beer tasting, let alone beer judging, reviewing, and reporting is an onerous task indeed. In this obiter dicta I would like to thrash out not only a personal account of my 5 minutes spent with the charming young lass under review, but …
back of the ferry 