It is no surprise that Waikiki is full of places to drink. When I mentioned Waikiki to any one they all mentioned Yards Ale House. We gave it ago, but on a Saturday night, it seemed that everyone that …
Category: Beers
Aloha Amber and Diamond Head
Your correspondent is celebrating on old mate’s milestone on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. If travelling for pleasure the objective is always to balance the time between cultural or scenic and the quest for new beers or bars. Sometimes you …
Slainte from the Back of the Ferry
A long neck of Guinness on Paddy’s Day on the world’s greatest commute.
Carnevale di Venezia
I wonder what Casanova would have given up for Lent – beer or the fairer sex? It’s a reasonable question – we all know the stereotype tells us he had quite a reputation. But as we wander, all dressed up, around …
The Criterion does (Irish) craft – @8degreesbrewing
A favourite pub for sport spectating at lunchtime for this correspondent is the Criterion. Decent pub fare and plenty of screens (so long as it’s not Fox 1 – go figure) – many a first session or NBA game has …
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Crafty Bavarian Brewing Company and Hop Dog – oh, that’s Hop Dock
If you get off the bus at Wynyard you can’t but notice some coin being dropped by the Bavarian Beer Cafe on bus shelter advertising. Unlike much of their previous advertising, there’s no cleavage in sight. Bavarian’s gone craft beer …
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Sydney Wine & Beer Merchants – a reason to go to Terrey Hills
I started writing this post a year ago, so the tale is out of date. I visited this gem of a bottlo again last week – and it has maintained the craft beer rage. I don’t get to Terrey Hills …
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Drones, seals and Conviction Blueberry Wheat
First time for everything on the Back of the Ferry. We’d just passed by Fort Denison when one of the lads spotted a drone. Came right over the Back of the Ferry and had a good look at us as …
Tap King discontinued – glad I didn’t buy one!
Much to Missus Bladdamasta’s chagrin, I have been known to be an early adopter. Sometimes this has been very costly (the first Kia Carnival comes to mind. An early blue tooth key board for an iPad etc). When I first …
Spontaneously Fermented beer from @DrsOrderBrewin & Bridge Road @nakedned
Managed to sneak in half an hour and three middies of fabulously different beer late in the week. Couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try a collaboration between a BotF favourite (Doctor’s Orders) with Bridge Road. The two brewers …
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