There is a beer price war on in Sydney right now. In fact Sydney beer drinkers have never had it so good. There’s plenty of choice of really decent beers, with the constant introduction of new varieties. But also, if …
A tale of two Melbourne pubs
Earlier this week, BotF popped into a couple of new pubs. Both pubs – the Lounge Room and the Waterside Hotel are allegedly owned by Matthew Richardson. If that’s the case they vary like Richo’s career did from weeke to …
John Boston’s Mill Pale Ale on the Harbour
On Tuesday night, 3 foundation members of BotF braved the elements to cross a turbulent harbour. Technical problems prevented an earlier posting, and also apologies for the triple send of Zipfer Lemon. At least we were able to make the …
Zipfer with lemon – a post Berocca urine sample
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 …
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