Your correspondent has talked up The Pumphouse beer selection in an earlier bar review. Well, as part of this tasting, I am going to do it again. If anything it has got better. The range of local, especially, and foreign …
VB (unreviewed until now?!) and Thorpey’s comeback
Given the misery experienced in our northern and southern neighbour states lately, it seems churlish to whinge about the weather in Sydney, but seriously – it was hotter than a one armed Beirut bricklayer’s armpit. 3 of the saltiest seadog …
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Brunswick pubs, Hawthorn Pilsner and a Swannies legend spotted
BotF had a couple of unexpected hours between his last meeting and an airport teleconference and took a detour via Brunswick. What a suburb. In the hour spent strolling north along Sydney Road from Weston Street, BotF passed numerous pubs, …
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Snaketide’s big gig, The Trophy Room, the Agincourt and Royal Dutch Post Horn
BotF’s favourite band is Snaketide and they are playing a big gig from 8pm on 12 February 2011 at the Freshwater SLSC. They are supporting the legendary Dave Faulkner from the Hoodoo Gurus, whom BotF had the good fortune to …
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A nice Flathead and prettier than a mother-in-law
Very happy to see that BoTF members are expanding the beer reviews to the contiguous pursuit of fishing. One of the greatest surf fish you will ever catch is a Flathead I have been trying to catch them for …
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Harbord Bowling Club, Bonito and a King
Harbord Bowling Club is the venue for many family Friday night pizza’s and a few beers. The pizza parlour is good, the beers are cold and plenty of seating inside and outside. On one Friday night a couple of weeks …
Trappiste Trio Complete and the Hottest 100 Craft Beers of 2010
A major catastrophe was averted just before New Years, when a significant fire occurred in the Rochefort Abbey. Fortunately the brewing equipment and the monks were unharmed, but it was touch and go for awhile. The Trappiste Rochefort 10, which …
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Bintang Pilsener – for Indonesian males who value friendship
BotF has not had the good fortune to get to Bali (or any part of Indonesia), but was given a very popular souvenir – the Bintang T-Shirt – by the first female BotF member, Carly. Since then, I’ve been meaning …
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Balmain Pale Ale, Grolsch Swing Top, Pipsqueak and a yacht carrier
Before the BotF, BotF popped into a perennial favourite – the Occidental. The Occi has been serving a beer for a while now that is only available on tap – Balmain Pale Ale. If they could replicate this in a …
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The BotF Cider List
The growth of Cider cannot be ignored. Unlike the cooler craze of the late ’80s, there are significant indicators that Cider will be a more long lasting trend in Australia’s alcoholic beverage landscape. For example, did you ever hear of …
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