In 2014, the New Brighton Hotel renamed its first floor bar 33 Degrees and went hard on craft beer for some time. Back in the day US, Norwegian and Danish craft beer could be found on their taps. And you …
Beaches Brewery – 3 blokes having a crack
The Northern Beaches has a new brewing company. Beaches Brewery had started to pop up in bottle shops and pubs around the insular peninsula. I popped along to the wonderful Beach Club Collaroy to try one of their two flagship …
Not too late to try Tawny Grogmouth Mk II
The Tawny Frogmouth magazine is now a wonderful fixture in Northern Beaches life. 50,000 issues, 20 issues in. Always look forward to receiving my copy and reading it on the Back of the Ferry. The editor of Tawny Frogmouth (or …
Coral Sea Brewing Co Taproom – Cairns
I discovered Coral Sea Brewing Co quite by accident. When you search for “Craft Breweries in Cairns” in Google – this wonderful little establishment doesn’t come up. So it was a pleasant discovery when I spied their Brewing equipment in …
The Steve “Bundy” Temple Can Bar
Your correspondent is a lifelong supporter of the Eastwood Rugby Club. I don’t get to see ‘em much these days having moved to the insular peninsula – but the prospect of seeing them in a preliminary final at Rat Park …
Induction* – Margaux #141
It is great to see the ranks of the 2nd Generation of Back of the Ferry growing. Margaux is a frequent visitor to the insular peninsula and an aficionado of the attractions of the Glorious Inner West™ all at the …
SurfCraft Brewing Co – Beers and Boards
Back of the Ferry had the great pleasure witnessing the launch of SurfCraft Brewing Co and the celebration of Brookvale’s past and present. The weather was cracking and the punters were lined up down the street trying to get in. …
Induction* – Kathy #140
Our latest inductee to Back of the Ferry membership falls into the category “Long time listener, first time caller” category. Fellow BotF Founder Charlie and I have known Kathy for many, many years and she’s heard plenty of stories about …
Drinking (or not) in Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia’s second largest city. It has a climate that brings on a thirst. It is also a strict follower of Moslem law, which means it is challenging to quench that thirst especially during Ramadan. One of my best …
#airportdrinking and the Coopers Alehouse, Adelaide Airport
Back in the early noughties, and separately in the mid noughties, I spent a fair amount of work time in Adelaide. Never in the CBD – Bedford Park and Glenelg. Inductee #3 pommy_ch was often a travelling companion. We never …
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