Note correct spelling in blog title. Coney Island Lager. Mrs botf and I have found that our local, The Grey Dog, has a happy hour from 4 – 7pm. Giddyup! Perfect timing after a day on the metro in NYC. …
Chelsea / The Grey Dog
This is the local both Mrs botf and I can both enjoy. Located in the ground floor of a brownstone it has a focus on affordable, wholesome meals with a limited beer list. But what a list! I will review …
An Italian beer that isn’t Peroni
The distributors of Peroni have done a magnificent job of ensuring ubiquitous representation on beer lists around Sydney. If there is an imported beer on a menu, there’s a fair chance that it’ll be Peroni. Moretti is another Italian beer …
Citi Field / Mets 6 Giants 3
Cold Beer. Cup says it all. Not only cold, but quality. Hoegaarden. Your author reviewed attending the cricket and drinking the beer at the SCG a few weeks back. In the US there is just no comparison. I paid USD …
Big, brave motorbiking on the Spit
BotF is fortunate enough to get a lift to work most mornings. The T3 is the only way to travel along Spit and Military Road, and generally it is an uneventful trip. This morning, however, we were transfixed by the …
Mexican Munchen / Negra Modelo
I punched out a few of these at the previously mentioned Dos Caminos. Therefore anything I state here is not to be trusted. Described as a “Munich style Dunkel beer” these slid down easily and were thick and tasty for …
14th St / Dos Caminos
Trust me. This is Dos Caminos (Two Friends). The DSE and I had a big one and tried a few bars walking home after dinner. We were fairly hammered by now so the photo ain’t the best. The place was …
West Village / Brass Monkey
Mrs botf and I headed to the West Village to join all the pretty young things. We planned to review The Biergarten. The place to go apparently and much like our Bavarian Beer Cafs. But there was a queue and …
I’ll raise Mick’s beet beer with a blackberry beer
Our temporary New York correspondent has certainly thrown down the gauntlet in terms of unusual beers. The Wacko beer Mick has tried is out there. Its web presence is awesome and I can’t think of an Aussie brewer that has …
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151 W 16th St / Wacko Summer Seasonal
Arrived in NYC at 11pm and after getting to our apartment and dumping the luggage we headed out to do a lap of the block …. and find some beverages. America…love the fact that even the local grocer has a …
back of the ferry 