When BotF was under utilised by a former employer, he spent considerable time making entries on the BotF Bar Review Map. Over time, the BotF Bar Review Map has been ignored, but inspired by Charlie’s West Country adventures, recent trips …
Cider and Tractors = country bumpkin?
This week I visited the Thatchers cider brewery at Sandford in the foothills of the Mendips, on the outskirts of Bristol. Not surprisingly, a very strong smell of fermenting apples greeted us as we descended upon the farm shop. Thatchers, …
The Widow Maker, Cyril Dickthorpe’s Sky Bar and Cascade Green
It was a packed day for BotF with a number of BotF related experiences enjoyed. Lunch was partaken with another BotF member at the Combined Services RSL. We chose the fine dining room on the first floor as opposed to …
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MV Narrabeen, Questions and packed 5.30 ferry
BotF has been wondering where all the BotF crowd has gone. We thought it may have been the pull of the Fast Ferries with their legal beer and that has certainly been a factor. What became clear from today’s voyage …
The Hellmenn & friends at the Fishos + Castello Lager
BotF took a step back in time last night and at the last minute saw late ’80s rockers, the Hellmenn, at the Fishos. The Hellmenn were the headline act of an 8 band festival delightfully entitled Octoberpus, which started at …
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White Rabbit Dark Ale and Tourist time
Recently BotF tried White Rabbit’s new addition – White Ale. As mentioned before, white beer isn’t this reviewer’s favourite tipple. Heaven is a stubbie or schooner full of something dark. The first White Rabbit beer introduced to the market was …
Katy and the Princes Motto
Yesterday, was an overcast, grey and cold day – down at Tesco’s with mum doing some shopping … had a look at the beers and ciders … came up with this one, a medium dry Thatchers Somerset cider made with …
DCB, Wuhan and Chero
For those of us old enough to remember the business excesses of the late 1980’s Queensland readers I am sure will recount the business lunch colloquially referred to as the “DCB” (don’t come back). This was a general description given …
Pepperjack Ale – tasty but misguided
Pepperjack Ale is part of a relatively recent surge in premium beers being punched out by vineyards of note. The vineyard in this case is Saltram. Now don’t get me wrong. It is a nice drop with rich flavours and …
Trout, Brains and the Winford Arms
Yesterday spent a few hours with my brother out on a boat at Blagdon Lake, as usual chasing trout. Weather was a little bit chilly down around 10C but with the wind coming from the east, it felt far colder, …
back of the ferry 