I’m on my first trip to Indonesia and Bali. Over the years, I’ve heard about places like Seminyak, Legian, the notorious Kuta and Nusa Dua. I’d never heard about Canggu until I started researching breweries. Well, it seemed everyone else …
From Spooning Goats to Mixtape Brewing and Bar
Hands down, one of my favourite small bars of all time anywhere in the world, was Spooning Goats. I drank there for the first time almost 10 years ago. Jason’s a good fella and I went back many times. His …
Highlight of the budget
Some more detail. Apparently 10,000 litres per brewery, which is about 5291 growlers.
Goodbye Keller Door, hello Block’s Bar
Quite fortuitously, Back of Ferry had the first beer at 4 Pines’ newest venue – Block’s Bar. Pommy_ch and this correspondent were enjoying a rare trip on the Side of a real Ferry, when an email came through announcing the …
Induction – Ryan #139
Our first induction for 2022 was particularly cool. Ryan is the son of one of the founding 4, Charlie (or Pommy_ch) Member #3. Great to be having a beer with Ryan, rather than receiving one from him (which is also …
The Emmaville pub crawl and the Black Panther
Deepwater Brewing is on the road to Emmaville. In the early 1900s Emmaville’s population was over 7000 people. Tin and Arsenic mining brought in the punters.Be lucky to be 500 now and I reckon in pre-Covid times they could all …
Deepwater Brewing – an isolated gem
I’ve been to some remote breweries over the years. Death Valley, Purple Mango and Canoelands spring to mind. Deepwater Brewing is as remote as it gets. It is just off the New England Highway on the Emmaville Road south of …
Induction – Kieran #138
It has been good to get to our latest inductee over the last 12 months in a professional capacity. A consummate vendor, Kieran also provides amusing company in social settings like the Office and the Back of the Ferry. It …
Made in Mordi and Mordi Strong Braeside Brewing and Wolf of the Willows
I don’t get many opportunities to spend such unfettered time with #78 and #105 and so after giving Deeds Brewing a good shake, we decided to head south. #105 happens to live in a part of Melbourne that has seen …
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Deeds Brewing – a magnificent taproom
I’ve been following the progress of the Deeds Brewing taproom on Instagram and it went to the top of the list of breweries to visit when Melbourne finally reopened. As luck would have it two of my favourite wingmen (Members …
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