The National Holidays have provided this BoTF correspondent and his family the opportunity to escape Beijing to a not-so-touristy section of the Great Wall called Mutianyu. Bladdamaster and his family were also regular visitors to this spectacularly picturesque and natural …
Owain Glyndwr(pub) and Cwrw Dewi(beer)
Today decided would have a trip across to Cardiff for a bit of shopping with the kids. We caught the train from Brunel’s Bristol Temple Meads on the Great Western Line. It was a short trip of about 40 minutes …
Vale/DRK and the Manly Jazz Festival, a meteorological certainty
You’d be a mug to think that you could predict the weather a year out from a particular date. There’s one exception to that rule, and if you are planning a wedding in Sydney or an outdoor function and you …
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Collie Wobbles at WaterEdge
I will cover a bit of ground in this blog literally from north west to south west of England. The family went on a trip up to the Lake District this week for a few days. A university veterinary reunion …
Urbock and Namibian Rugby
This is the second Namibian beer to grace the Back of the Ferry pages. Windhoek is reasonably widespread and I’ve seen it on restaurant beer lists. It was a pretty standard German influenced macro. Urbock is also a drop that …
Daylight Savings Eve, @CoopersBrewery Best Extra Stout, BotF Canoodling & @Untappd 400
The BotF calendar is a full one. Winter Solstice, Summer Solstice, Christmas Eve, first Friday of the week etc. A big moment is the commencement of Daylight Savings, which is just around the corner, which means another event – the …
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Beer Grills and Coopers Extra Strong Vintage Ale
A number of the BotF crew are on or have been on the road. We are looking forward to another fortnight of tales of the travels of pommy_ch in England. Meanwhile, bladdamasta and illiards spent a couple of days in …
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Induction – Raf #29
MeetRaf – surf doctor extraordinaire. Favourite Beverage: Reschs Pilsener Favourite sport to spectate: None (yep, none) Area of trivial expertise: Medical
Induction – Foods #28
Been awhile since we inducted a new member. Then, like an L90 bus, we have none for ages and then two in a row. Meet Foods. Favourite Beverage: Carlsberg Favourite sport to spectate: Rugby Area of trivial expertise: Kings & …
One Fifty Lashes – hardly a flogging
Japanese brewer James Squire has been a contributor to the Australian beer scene since the 1990’s. Originally and maybe still run by Chuck Hahn, it is effectively the craft-brewing division of Lion Nathan in Australia. I am always happy to …
