pommy_ch is a Back of the Ferry founder, correspondent and regular. Last night was his 21st birthday and after a couple of sherbets at an old city haunt, we celebrated pommy_ch’s coming age in the time honoured fashion – a …
Category: Manly & the Ferry
28 Pale Ale and Spit to Manly Walk
If you only have one day in Sydney, the one thing you should do is get the Manly Ferry from Circular Quay to Manly and back (after a quick visit to 4 Pines or Murrays at Manly). It’s the best …
4 Pines Canadian Red Ale – O Canada
One of the many appealing aspects of 4 Pines Brewery in Manly is their celebration of countries’ national days. 1 July is Canada Day or as some old-timers call it Dominion Day. To help get warm and fuzzy about all …
Tooheys Pils, Hofbrau Hefeweizen Dunkel and the Hibernal Solstice
Exhorted by our celestial and astronomically aware correspondent, Lamb0, a number of Back of the Ferry Regulars assembled on a relatively early ferry to observe the setting of the sun on the Hibernal Solstice. There was a good number of …
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Summer solstice today
Summer solstice is the somewhat ambiguous name for the June Solstice when the sun reaches its northernmost point. This year the summer solstice occured on 21 June 17:16 UTC. So, Sydney time (UTC+10) the solstice occurred on 22 June…and its …
A night out in Manly, Vesuvius and Happy 3rd birthday to 4 Pines
Over a number of years, this correspondent has occasionally taken overseas business visitors on a night out in Manly. In the old days, the trip would consist of a trip on the Back of the Ferry – and a long-neck …
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Bengal Lancer IPA on the Front of the Ferry
One of BotF’s more frequent readers and inductees is Rachel, whose job(s) has recently taken her to many parts of the world. Luckily for BotF, Rachel made room in her luggage for a beer or three for us to review …
Carlton Cold on the coldest night on the ferry
Last night was a well attended session on the ferry, but due to rough seas we were unable to assume the normal position on the BotF. Occasionally, when the swell is significant the gates are locked and we are relegated …
Cold nights need big beers, Sheaf Stout and Three Sheets
As we charge headlong towards the winter solstice, there is almost more sign of the sun in the air when the 6pm from Circular Quay sets sail. It’s pretty cool on the back deck and big beers are the order …
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Hemingway’s Manly – the latest addition to Manly’s burgeoning bar scene
The street along the waterfront at Manly is known as the Steyne. Addresses to the south of the Corso are ## South Steyne and addresses to the North of the Corso are ## North Steyne. I’ve had a look on …
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