A fabulous late afternoon on the Back of the Ferry was further brightened by a new unique beer from Mr Liquor at Circular Quay. One of these days we’ll work out how many @untappd uniques we’ve purchased from Mr Liquor …
Category: Beers
Get thee to The Mill and Brewditos
On a flying visit to Brisbane, I managed to squeeze a very quick visit to a great beer venue and try a couple of beers from a hitherto undiscovered Brewer. My memories of Fortitude Valley are Ross Strudwick and …
Farewell to Koh Samui and an unexpected #fortuitous ending
Thai Beer and Beer Shirt Well Koh Samui’s been great. The wedding that was the reason for the trip was a blast and I’ve been introduced to a part of the world to which I’d like to return. Koh Samui …
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Bar crawling @changiairport
Your correspondent is on a flying visit to Koh Samui for a mate’s wedding. Trying to do it on the cheap and using frequent flyers. In my haste to snaffle a full trip on points (a miracle), I didn’t notice …
Happy IPA Day
Your correspondents at backoftheferry wish you a very happy IPA Day. We chose to celebrate at our spiritual home-away-from-home, 4 Pines Brewing. As you’d expect they had a cracking range of IPAs on offer and, as you have come to …
Black Lab Milk Stout – perfect for a cold BotF
(In Situ post from the Back of the MV Collaroy). We’ve had a dream run so far this winter on the Back of the Ferry. The last fortnight in particular has been sublime. Clear days, mild nights and therefore very …
@HunterBeerCo – a stayer of the Craft Beer scene and not just of the Hunter
Around now, there’s a couple of birthdays for high profile craft brewers. 4 Pines turns 9 and Two Birds turns 6. Both laudable achievements to be sure in an industry that is showing a few signs of growing pains. …
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The launch of the Inner West Brewery Association
This blog’s origins are obviously deeply rooted in the Northern Beaches of Sydney. That doesn’t stop us from warmly embracing other parts of Sydney, particularly when it comes to Sydney’s Glorious Inner West™. Your founding correspondents – @illiards and …
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@KirksWineBar – not just for winos
One of the many wonderful places I discovered in Melbourne was Kirk’s Wine Bar. Not the sort of place that you’d ordinarily find this correspondent, but I copped a tip from Now Tapped that they had a good beer list. …
@EkimBrewingCo – a worthy detour on a Friday arvo
I hate traffic jams and there’s no more predictable one than the Friday arvo crush to get on to the Freeway north out of Sydney. Relentlessly slow, until I discovered Bobbin Head Road and the cut through Bobbin Head. …
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