By pure chance kiwisinoz is visiting all of the capital cities that NZ has had since 1840. Russell, a small town located in the Bay of Islands was NZ’s capital in 1840. The European population comprised of deserting seamen, runaway …
3 Monts and the great Aussie gouge
gouge [noun] – an act of extortion; swindle; [verb] – to extort from, swindle, or overcharge. Something that really irks me about the fine country I live in is the gouge mentality of its commerce. I know it’s most likely …
Wellington, Epic, Scotts Brewing Co, and The Malthouse
“Throw ‘em into the deep end with the big boys and see if he has what it takes” I now appreciate the pressure that James Pattinson, Doug Bracewell, Ed Cowan and Sonny Bill Williams have felt recently – making their …
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Double Island Point, Dolphins and Otway Stout
This BotF correspondent was lucky enough to be the recipient of a Prickly Moses Mixed Gift Pack in the recent inaugural Back of the Ferry Kris Kringle. That’ll mean a spike in Prickly Moses beer reviews, which isn’t a bad …
Mountain Goat Surefoot Stout and utter bollocks
There’s nothing quite like the thrill of seeing the appearance of another Rare Breed from the Mountain Goat team appear all of a sudden in the fridge at my local bottl-o, tucked away in a corner. This time it was …
The Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers – 2011
The Australian craft beer twitterverse, blogger verse and Facebook pages are all abuzz with the news that the 4th Annual Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll is now open for voting. The poll is put on by the Local Taphouses …
Josie Bones and the botf bucket list
A botf correspondent finally made it to a venue that’s long been on our bucket list. Josie Bones on Smith St in Collingwood. Even better, it was done on a bit of corporate largesse. It was no mean feat leading …
Christmas Ale by 4 Pines
Before Christmas, the beer blogger and twitterverse was full of releases and reviews of Christmas Ales. There’s over 200 varieties listed on http://www.BeerAdvocate.com with the vast majority being seasonals or one-offs for obvious reasons. Some Australian breweries have gotten in …
@inveralmondbeer Blackfriars at Lake McKenzie
For an island with 120kms of surf beach, Fraser Island has a major downfall – sharks. There is a fearsome current that runs 20m off the beach that creates a deep gutter. In this gutter live 3m bull sharks, 5m …
@bathales Dark Hare on the back of the Inskip ferry
The most common way to get to Fraser Island is by ferry. You can also fly or boat there, but if you want to drive around and see the sights, then a car ferry from Inskip Point or Hervey Bay …
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