So as promised, here are the T-shirts we’ll be making to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Australia’s longest running, somewhat informative and definitely frivolous beer blog. The shirt has two emphasises: Where the action happens – The Back of the …
Induction – Rols #36
Rols was actually inducted way back in December 2014. In an embarrassing slip up by your correspondent the induction details slipped down the back of my virtual couch. It was not until Rols pointed out that he never saw his …
12 Taps – bringing Regional Brewers to Glebe
There’s a terrific new venue in Glebe to enjoy beers you’d normally have to travel a long way to drink. 12 Taps opened in September 2019 and promises to serve regional beers on a regular basis. This will definitely become …
10th anniversary of Back of the Ferry coming soon – so let’s merch
On 9 November 2009, the first Back of the Ferry blog post was written. Almost 10 years later, we are still here drinking and talking about beer, beer travel, beer drunk on ferries and all sorts of other blatherings. It …
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A Mr Liquor unique and Toohey’s Country Special
Two completely unrelated beer musings. On Friday Sydney turned on a cracker and inductees #1, #2 and #100 decided to run the Friday afternoon security guard gauntlet. Our nemesis was on the boat, but he must have left his sun …
Dallas, TX and Goats are better than Sheep
Your correspondent recently had the good fortune to be in Texas. My primary reason to be there was to, of course, add shareholder value but there was also plenty of opportunity to get to some craft beer venues. The lucky …
Wayward Everyday Ale and Grand Final Harbour Bridge Lights
Great to see Mr Liquor stocking a new unique for us. I haven’t frequented Wayward Brewing of late, the boys from Camperdown are going from strength to strength. Along with Akasha (another brewer with superannuation heritage – a longer story …
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A Mr Liquor unique – Bridge Road Nitro Mountain Ale
We get very excited when Mr Liquor at Circular Quay has a unique on his shelves. Normally an odd brand of Euroswill that we suspect has fallen off a ship, today’s unique is a Crafty from Bridge Road. Nitro Mountain …
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Brisbane’s West End – The Catchment Brewing Co
Plonked close to the corner of Boundary and Vulture streets is Catchment Brewing Co. On a Tuesday eve it was relatively quiet compared to its Boundary St cousins. I couldn’t understand why. The beer list and drinking space were excellent. …
Brisbane’s West End – Brisbane Brewing Co
I’ve been in Brisbane’s West End 10 minutes and I love it. Restaurants spilling on to the street, families walking about at night and craft breweries. Pumping. And it’s a Tuesday night. Brisbane Brewing has a sniff of an entrance …
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