This BotF correspondent has just spent the last week on Lord Howe Island. One of the attractions of Lord Howe Island is that there is no mobile phone contact (a deliberate vote by the LHI Board). There is limited internet …
Imperial – Cerveceria Costa Rica
Despite the overbearing label, this Costa Rican import is an easy drinking beer with a slight sweetness at first. Imperial is also known by Costa Ricans as “Aguila” or “Aguilita”, which translates into English as “eagle” or “Little Eagle” in …
SCG and VB strength
Promised Bladdamasta would start doing a few more blogs – although a few people may wish I started with something different. Anyway here we go …. along with fellow BOF’er, Punchy, decided at the last minute to go the SCG …
Kelly Brothers Cider, Endeavour Amber Ale and BotF back on the ferry
Normal service resumed with BotF making the first journey home for 2011. Good crew tonight with the BotF darts team on board with their tried and true long necks in hand. All the big issues were discussed including the EPL, …
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BotF gets the MFF and watches new Beer
The only way that BotF would get either Fast Ferry service is to watch a live sporting event, even one as depressing as the current Ashes Series. The Manly Fast Ferry has one thing going for it over the great, …
Punch & Judy’s Ale and Mungo MacCallum
BotF recently purchased the third of Mungo MacCallum’s Federal election reviews. He has previously released “Run, Johnny, Run” (2004 election), “Poll Dancing” (2007 election) and now “Punch & Judy – The Double Disillusion Election of 2010”. I have it on …
Sapporo Premium Beer, Big Cans and Japanese beer brewed in Canada
Another beer BotF enjoyed on New Year’s Eve was Sapporo Premium Beer. This was picked up from the Newport Bottler, which is generally guaranteed to have a beer not tried before. They have a particularly good supply of Polish darks …
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Rainbow Beach Hotel, XXXX Bitter and Queensland Mud Crab
The Rainbow Beach Hotel (RBH) http://www.rainbowhotel.com.au/RainbowBeachHotel/home.html is a is nothing less than an exceptional reproduction example of Colional Style Queensland Pub. The developers have included all the finer details in the fittout including pressed metal ceilings, VJ walls and polished timber floors. In …
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Krusovice Imperial, a fine way to see in 2011
Sydney weather is absolutely awesome today and with the northern beaches turning it on, beer porn never looked better. Today’s subject is Krusovice Imperial, an untranslateable Bohemian beer from the Czech Republic. It is sad that a brewery that has …
Coopers Premium Lager – The Tipple on the last BotF trip for 2010
For the first time in a decade BotF is working between Christmas and New Year. Given that a decade ago BotF wasn’t even catching the ferry because the founders were living in the glorious Inner West of Sydney, we haven’t …
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back of the ferry 