Recently. some pretty crap beers have received, undeservedly, the full beerporn treatment. These two beers, however, definitely warranted a trip to Manly and some close proximity to the spiritual home of the Back of the Ferry, ie the Back of …
Harbord Bowling Club June Fishing Comp (and an old speckled hen)
The June round of the Harbord Bowling Club Fishing Comp was held last weekend with good weather and small seas. The fish of the month was the Australian Salmon (Kahawai). I decided that with all the kids playing sport, high tide …
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Ed Hardy Premium Lager – I don’t think it is time
Ed Hardy Premium Lager is another beer that is poorly named. It is simply far from premium. This correspondent wouldn’t be seen dead wearing most Ed Hardy clothing and this will be the last I’ll be drinking his beer. It …
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Happy Birthday David Ogilvy
Today marks what would have been the 100th birthday of the father of modern advertising, David Ogilvy. One of David’s most famous campaigns was for Guinness. As it was for Rolls Royce, the Guinness work was honest and relevant. Still …
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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Foursquare Offers…Good Ones!
For those of you that may not be aware, Foursquare is a mixture of loyalty and competition wrapped up in location awareness for your smartphone. Put simply, you “check-in” to establishments – pubs, restaurants, coffee shops, your dry cleaner, work, …
Small brewers feel threat from Foster’s takeover bid
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/22/3250263.htm
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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 …
Bolt and RIP the Moose, Brock and the Big Man
What a week-end for deaths. Started with Saturday’s paper announcing the passing of David Brockhoff, was followed by the news during the league broadcast of Rex Mossop’s passing and ended most sadly with the news via twitter of Clarence Clemon’s …
Life’s Little Lessons
I’m not sure of the origins, but I picked it up on a blog called Where Is The Cool. In true BotF style it’s uncomplicated and gets to the point very quickly. Much like a fine ale.
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