BotF has long been a proponent of a pre and post libation Berocca. It’s powers of recovery are laudable. This lemon flavoured variety of Zipfer, an Austrian beer recently reviewed in BotF is packaged in a clear bottle. That unfortunately …
Tarp surfing at Manly West
This category hasn’t been very active…but here’s a session of a different flavour at Manly West. Best played with sound on.
Responsible drinking with flavour – English style
This BotF correspondent spent a very pleasant afternoon on the back deck another frequent BotF correspondent, but fell on his driving sword to enable Mrs BotF to get stuck into it. Fortunately, BotF had been up to the Balgowlah Porters …
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High Pegs
Two milestones that a darter will hope to reach in their darting career are a 180 and a high peg. But what exactly is a high peg? A high peg usually means pegging out from a score of greater than …
Carlton Draught makes a massive lid mistake
If Mr Liquor at Circular Quay doesn’t have a new beer or a ridiculous special, this particular BotF correspondent prefers to purchase a 6 pack of Carlton Draught or a 6 pack of Tooheys New. This is because these two …
Fishos Schedule for Pittwater Cup
Rnd 3 August 4 At Time & Tide vs Kathie Chapple Rnd 4 August 11 At Fish vs Andre Gobsill Rnd 5 August 18 Bye Rnd 6 August 25 At Leagues vs Joel Prothero Rnd 7 September 1 At Fish …
Harts – Half Pint Heaven
An old favourite of BotF – pre BotF days was Harts Pub. This was a place that could have had everything wrong with it – a faux English Bar owned by a Japanese Hotel chain. Despite that obvious handicap, it …
3 salty sea dogs, fireworks and a bargain at Mr Liquor
Sydney is wet again, but that did not deter 3 of the original BotFers enjoying a trip across our fine harbour. Maybe because it had been a while since so many of the BotF core had been on the boat, …
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Pittwater Cup kickoff
Pittwater Cup kicked off last Wednesday and Fishos were at home playing Time & Tide 1 team. The new season has a new format with 9 sudden death 801 doubles followed by 6 best of 3 501 singles. Sudden death …
The Pony Room, Vale Ale and appalling photography
The order of these posts has gotten a little out of chronological order, but last weekend BotF got to experience a new bar and a new beer. The only problem is that the iPhone is not the greatest night time …
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back of the ferry 