For a mob that pride ourselves on the depth and range of beers we drink and write about, it is a glaring oversight that an orange whip from Little Creatures is yet to appear on these pages. I thought about …
Bofferding in Shanghai
Another quick visit to Shanghai and an opportunity to sample something new. I have had a quick look through the beer list and I can’t see that BotF has reviewed something from the largest brewer in Luxembourg Barsserie Nationale I was reluctant …
Tuborg Green, DAB and Bob Geldof
BotF was very excited when Tony from Toowoomba graced our shores and indeed the Back of the Ferry. Swept up in the excitement was a review of Tuborg Green, which upon reflection was very terse and very harsh. With it …
Birra Moretti, Fairy Bower and SUPs
A great afternoon’s spectating can be had on the headland overlooking Fairy Bower when the surf is up and the surfing herd is out. There was at least 100 surfers and boogie boarders in the water on Sunday arvo and …
Shanghai Microbreweries and a Chinese Wedding
This BotF correspondent recently attended the Chinese wedding of a great friend and colleague. I was thrilled to be invited, organised my Hongbao and was off Shanghai before heading back to OZ for a quick visit. Arriving late morning prior to …
Samuel Adams Summer Ale on an almost Summer Day
Sunday morning on the insular peninsula (aka Sydney’s Northern Beaches) has seen a solid swell pounding the coastline. When the sun is out, which it has been for extended periods, it is warm and getting a summery feel. When the …
Collaroy Pub Crawl – doesn’t take long
For a number of years this correspondent has driven past a complex of grand facades on Pittwater Road at Collaroy on Sydney’s Northern Beachs. Occasionally when A Hog’s Breath occupied the Northern facade, we’d stop in, but I never frequented …
Fishing Harbord Bowling April comp and Up the Coast
A belated blog and have combined last 2 weekends into 1 blog. The April round of the Harbord Bowling Club Fishing Comp, the weekend before Easter, had wild and woolly weather in Sydney. The fishing was difficult with 30 knots …
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Mad Brewers Scribbly Gum and Tooheys Red Bitter
Illiards has reviewed Mad Brewers Scribbly Gum lager before. I only realised this when I’d returned to Sydney, but I felt that this beer porn was too good to waste. I’ve got to say that in this instance the porn …
Holgate Temptress and Murray’s Angry Man
This BotF correspondent spent Easter at a farmstay, just north of Dungog. Trepidation, caused by previous disastrous experiences, was replaced by exultation as we had jagged a beauty. A great house smack bang in the middle of a working dairy …
back of the ferry 