It has been a while since my last BOTF blog and with it being the last weekend of June, it was the final round the 2011/2012 HBFC monthly fishing comp. Opportunities to fish was limited to early Saturday morning and …
Category: Beers
ABs v Irel, Hook Norton Twelve Days, Porterhouse
9 June 2012 marked the start of 2 things, 1) the southern hemisphere international rugby season, and 2) the All Blacks 2nd reign as world cup champs. In the modern rugby era, world champs have notoriously suffered a hangover from …
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Cobblers Beach, Coedo Shikkoku and Moa Imperial Stout
The conditions in Sydney were perfect for another jaunt on the harbour on the MV Pastime. Cap’n Ferg took us another scenic trip and we were able to get up close and personal with some more of Sydney’s inner harbour …
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Lion to take full control of boutique brewer
Brewing giant Lion is set to take full control of Fremantle-based boutique brewer, Little World Beverages. The company is the owner of the Little Creatures brand which is famous for its brewery and restaurant in Fremantle. Read more
The Sando, Snaketide and Pražačka
In all the years I hung around or lived in the Glorious Inner West, for what ever reason I never made it to The Sandringham Hotel. After having rectified that situation on Thursday night, I just can’t work out why …
Wet, wet, wet Sydney, Black Duck Indian Runner and 4 Pines Eurotrash
Melbourne is the Australian city that claims title to “Four Seasons in One Day”. Sydney’s being giving that a run lately. After a picturesque Saturday, where the sun was shining, the water was beckoning and you could even get a …
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On Middle Harbour on the Pastime and Amasia Rumweizen, Sixty-Nine Summer Ale and Hahn Harvest
It might be winter in Sydney town, but if it is sunny and still, then the Harbour can still be a wonderful place to be. Fortunately, my mate Fergus laid his hands on the old fishing trawler – “Pastime” again …
Lindemans – Pecheresse
As Bladdamaster can attest one of the truly great things about living in Zhongguo is the wonderful selection of International beers that are of offer. A visit to Jenny Wang’s almost always will reveal a previously un-sampled morsel. On the …
Punk Monk and the tautologically wet Manly Food & Wine Festival
The travel brochures advertising Manly and its delights will always show beautifully clear days with rolling surf, smiling happy people and a general vibe of perfection. Fair enough – quite often Manly is just like that. I haven’t seen any …
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Jasper Ale, The Gypsy and the Goat, Schneider Weisse and illiards back deck
Last Sunday saw this correspondent on the sun dappled back deck of fellow correspondent – illiards. Sydney had turned on a great Sunday on the last week-end of Autumn and illiards decided to turn the hospitality and his barbecue. The …
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back of the ferry 