Session Sunday 7 February 2010 Location Queenscliff INS Aatkin, Tame, Lombok, Oompa Wave height 6 ft Wind direction still Crowd 6 (400 further sth) Rabbometre 1.5 stars Water temp 21 Incidents Tame lost at sea Other Aatkin challenges bezel record …
Coopers Pale Ale
Botf subscribers will recall that in a recent review I referred to Coopers Sparkling as the ugly sister to this fine young specimen. Whilst Sparkling was commented upon to have great depth of flavour behind her relatively plain and foreplay …
Rollercoaster BotF
Awesome trip home. Back of the Ferry was closed – and we had to venture to the front. We were approached by a member of Sydney Ferries staff saying that we would get wet on the journey home – “Do …
James Squire Porter – Prince of Darkness
This BotF correspondent is a big fan of dark beers. First beer ever ordered was Tooheys Old, only because everyone else was ordering Tooheys New. Dark beers are uncommon, but fortunately there continues to be a steady trickle of dark …
Tenuous link to BotF
BotF was sent this link from EBay. The link to the subject matter of BotF and this link is quite tenuous, but there are Bar-B-Qs in the bars we drink at so that is good enough. What is interesting is …
Tame Revives his Trademark Scythe
Session Sunday 31 January 2010 Location Sth Curly INS Abbidge, Eatkeen, Tame, Lombok, Tooher, Oompa Wave height 2 ft Wind direction Light Crowd 20 Rabbometre 0.5 stars Water temp 21 Incidents Interferences aplenty Other Not too dissimilar from …
Coopers Sparkling Ale
Coopers Sparkling surprises. So often left lying on the shelf, in favour of her more glamorous sidekick (Coopers Pale), this oft forgot amber demonstrates great depth of flavour. Sure, the Pale craves a good tumble. The art of a gentle …
Kross Golden Ale – Chile Cerveza Independiente
A number of BotF members treated their better halves to a night out in Manly. After some pre-match sherbets at the Charlie Bar (see separate review in BotF Bar Map), we enjoyed the carnal delights of Brazuca – a churrascaria. …
Bar awards for January
In retrospect, it has been a quiet month for the BotF crew when it comes to emptying schooner glasses on the BotF Bar Map. The holidays have eaten into the exploration of Sydney’s bars. In any event 12 schooners were …
XXXX Gold
If you are going to go Mid Strength then you will struggle to go better than a XXXX Gold. Typically anything below a 4.5 will lack punch with many consumers declaring the consumption of such beverages a waste of time. …
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