Haven’t see Matt in a few years, so no better place to catch up than on the Back of the Ferry. A top bloke who loves a beer and has forwarded a few uniques to me in photographic form over …
Induction – Duncan
Finally Sydney is seeing rain. After the driest September on record, the heavens are opening somewhat. Fortunately, the 6.30pm trip to Manly was rain free, which enabled us to hold an induction with an auspicious panel of witnesses. Duncan is …
Get thee to The Mill and Brewditos
On a flying visit to Brisbane, I managed to squeeze a very quick visit to a great beer venue and try a couple of beers from a hitherto undiscovered Brewer. My memories of Fortitude Valley are Ross Strudwick and …
Farewell to Koh Samui and an unexpected #fortuitous ending
Well Koh Samui’s been great. The wedding that was the reason for the trip was a blast and I’ve been introduced to a part of the world to which I’d like to return. Koh Samui and neighbouring Koh Phangan offer …
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Craft Beer and Koh Samui – it’s a thing
Beer drinking on Koh Samui is pretty straight forward. Chang, Leo or Singha are pretty much the go everywhere. The expat pubs will add Carlsberg, Guinness, Kilkenny and Tiger to the mix, but really you don’t have to think too …
Bar crawling @changiairport
Your correspondent is on a flying visit to Koh Samui for a mate’s wedding. Trying to do it on the cheap and using frequent flyers. In my haste to snaffle a full trip on points (a miracle), I didn’t notice …
Induction – Rodney
This was a very special induction. Rodney has enjoyed living in Australia for a few years, but as this post goes up – he will be jetting home to Philadelphia. For his last night in Oz, Rodney specifically requested a …
Happy IPA Day
Your correspondents at backoftheferry wish you a very happy IPA Day. We chose to celebrate at our spiritual home-away-from-home, 4 Pines Brewing. As you’d expect they had a cracking range of IPAs on offer and, as you have come to …
Black Lab Milk Stout – perfect for a cold BotF
(In Situ post from the Back of the MV Collaroy). We’ve had a dream run so far this winter on the Back of the Ferry. The last fortnight in particular has been sublime. Clear days, mild nights and therefore very …
Induction – Sophie
Back of the Ferry inductions have been going on for seven years now. It is therefore no surprise that second generation inductions are now occurring. Back in 2010, one of BotF’s greatest partners in beer adventures – Geoff – was …
