I write this post literally from the Back of the Ferry on the last weekday afternoon before daylight savings kicks in. Daylight savings is a wonderful institution and adds a cherry on the top of the cream that is the …
Category: Beers
Chew Valley and a Beachcomber beer
Back in the UK, a while since my last blog, the first week back in Bristol was fairly wet, on the first full day there was a month’s worth of rain in a day causing a fair bit flooding, so …
Sainte Etienne – another Aldi tribute beer
Recently BotF wrote about a new addition to the Aldi range of beers that had a remarkable resemblance to a high profile Australian beer. Well, Aldi’s done it again, paying homage to one Europe’s biggest beers – Stella Artois. Sainte …
Simtra – a Triple India Pale Ale
As if Back of the Ferry’s great friend, Rachel, hadn’t done enough introducing BotF to Pliny the Elder she goes and calmly announces that she has brough back another beer from her evening with the high falutin’, high finance types. …
Eurofest 2012 and Erdinger Oktoberfest
The weekend before last, Illiards and this correspondent attended the 20th anniversary of Eurofest 2012. Despite having lived on the insular peninsula for over 12 years now, I’ve never been to Eurofest. Each year I see the signage – I …
Vale Robert G. Barret, Rivet Lager and Tun Bitter
On Thursday, this correspondent’s favourite Australia novelist, Robert G. Barrett, died after long battle with cancer. I’m not a big reader of books, so I make this observation from a narrow perspective, but if there is a better exponent of …
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The view from the Turn Bar
A short sharp post from the Back of the Ferry, literally. This photo gives an idea as why we love travelling home this way. The view is from the Turn Bar or off Bradley’s Head as the Manly Ferry gracefully …
ARVO Beer already in Sydney Airport
There’s a new macro brewer in town. Casella Family Brewers have hit the market in a big and different way. Bus shelters across Sydney are imploring drinkers to vote between two beers. That’s old news. What’s new news is that …
Pliny the Elder on tour in Sydney Harbour
As has been previously mentioned, BotF is very lucky to have Rachel in its membership ranks. Rachel travels frequently and has brought back some very interesting beers, which have ended up being taken on journeys to Sydney’s sights. The United …
Paddy’s Brewery, General Sherman’s Pale Ale and Chocolate Porter
The Markets Hotel, Flemington NSW is the unlikely location of one of Sydney’s more longstanding craft brewers. Paddy’s Brewery has been operating out of the Market’s Hotel since 2001, which in craft brewing terms in NSW puts into veteran status. …
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