Recently, Back of the Ferry reviewed an Italian beer called ‘na biretta Chiara. In that review BotF lamented the fact that the brewer, Birradamare S.R.L., seemed to have more interesting varieties – but as always, we Aussies got the Export …
The Australian Beer Festival Part 2
On Saturday and Sunday at the Australian Hotel in Sydney’s Rocks, the 7th Australian Beer Festival was held. Now Mrs Bladdamasta (and doesn’t she like that sobriquet!) doesn’t make many appearances on these pages. It would be fair to say …
Australian Beer Festival Part 1 and Australian Pumpkin beers
The weekend of 29-30 October 2011 saw the holding of the 7th Australian Beer Festival at the Australian Hotel in the Rocks of Sydney. This correspondent was able to attend for the first time, and it was a wonderful event. …
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The Publican
As chief app correspondent for BotF it’s often my duty to cast an eye over something that’s a little different in the beer space – much like the recent review of Piss by bladdamasta. Well in this case the app …
Goodieson Pilsner
This BotF correspondent travelled to the Australian Beer Festival yesterday, naturally by ferry. Far more about the Festival in a future post, but we took the opportunity to try a new one on the way. It was quite strange experience …
Black pubs and house beers
Melbourne’s inner suburban pub scene is simply sensational. On a recent visit, this correspondent was able to do a quick sprint through Richmond and the next day, visit a couple of pubs in North Melbourne next to the Queen Victoria …
The Big Dipper and NSW political inertia
Little Creatures do the odd single batch release and this one is a monster. A hopmonster. But first my curmudgeonly rant. This correspondent is a long suffering northern beaches (Sydney) commuter. The bus services from these here parts to the …
Induction – Lucy #30
An all too infrequent induction. Welcome Lucy, enjoying a Boags. Favourite drink: vodka and cranberry Favourite sport to spectate: swimming Area of trivial expertise: sport Induction witnessed by lamb0 and pommy_ch.
Redoak Honey Ale & an obituary for the Brookie Bottlo.
I have been a bit hard on Redoak (their Organic Pale Ale anyway) and I sincerely wish I did not have to be. I love what they are trying to do and I love the beer cafe on Clarence St …
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Flying Pigs and Mountain Goats
Most Sundays are quiet affairs spent at home with family and friends with perhaps a sojourn to the beach with the kids. But this past Sunday wasn’t just any old run-of-the-mill Sunday. There was a game of Rugby going on in Auckland, …
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