There’s a tradition I’ve endeavoured to maintain over the years, which is to watch the first ball of the first test of the Australian summer of cricket. Wasn’t sure I’d manage it this year but the stars have aligned and …
Man Singh IPA and parallel universes
Here at backoftheferry we love our untappd [ @untappd ]. This app/website celebrates ones consumption of orange whips and lets you simultaneously tweet the world about a new found beverage and annoy your wife/DSE/life partner over dinner. The lads at …
I’ve Never Seen a Man beat the Snake before
Bruce Spence, gyro captain, famously uttered these words out the back of Broken Hill as Max beat the snake to get at the choppers fuel tanks….Dave Faulkner did the same to the muso’s of Snaketide earlier this year. Back in …
The Pomegranate is no more ………
For years the “Pomme” (as it is affectionately known) has been an Oasis for Laowei’s and an escape back to an almost normal bar scene with Guinness and Stella on tap. The trivia night, annual Dinorock and the many footy …
The one that got away
Illiard’s Reinvigorated Irregulars was at long last revived last weekend. A tradition that had begun some 10 years or so ago, where hordes would assemble at Illiards command to imbibe xmas cheer, the event had foundered in more recent years. …
Darts Grand Final
Darts is a great game. An elusive headspace of supreme relaxation and ruthless concentration will allow those darts to sing and it’s an awesome, Zen-like feeling to be in that zone. Last night was not like that. When your darts …
That Calls For A Carlsberg
Nothing ever calls for a Carlsberg, but this is about as close as it gets. via: The Inspiration.com
Limited release “Mash” from The Brew
Leon has created with what might be a first with craft brewers with a “limited release” Irish coffee flavored Stout. The smell of “Mash” alone gets the nostrils flaring. The tasting is nothing less then sensational. A unique combination that …
Kerry Hotel – “The Brew” and Leon Michelson
BoTF is back in Shanghai and once again sampling the wonderful offing at “The Brew”. First cab off the rank is Pils and it doesn’t disappoint. Described as being brewed with precision with a golden straw colour and grassy noble …
Sydney’s sea fog and Sam Adams Noble Pils
This weekend in Sydney has seen a relatively rare meteorological phenomenon – thick sea fog. The Northern Beaches have been blanketed each morning with what looked like dense steam. There had been some backburning up at West Head, which had …
