Airport drinking is mostly pretty banal stuff. Singapore’s Changi airport offers a few interesting 24/7 options. Barney’s Beanery LAX outlet has a few interesting beers in a classic belly to the bar setting. The Crown Bar in Melbourne offers – …
Sin City Brewing and a couple of Las Vegas dive bars
Your correspondent had the good fortune to pop over to Las Vegas for a couple of days. It has never appealed as I’m not a casino guy, but any how I ended up there and used the evenings to explore …
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One Mile Brewery – the pick of the Top End breweries
Whilst there is no shortage of venues selling at least on variety of One Mile Brewery‘s offerings, no trip to Darwin should go without a visit to where the magic happens. It is always wonderful to drink #atthesource and the …
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The Purple Mango Brewery – Australia’s most remote brewery?
Before visiting Darwin recently, I consulted the oracle of craft breweries (Craft Beer Reviewer) to see whether there were any breweries in the Top End to visit. Two were in Darwin, but the third – which I’d never have found …
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Nostalgia evoking beer
This week I’ve had two beer experiences that invoked the past. One experience was primarily visual and the other primarily olfactory. Mr Liquor has started selling retro cans of Tooheys New in the old Tooheys Draught cans. It is impossible …
Induction – Paul #97
Our latest inductee has keenly embraced the delights of the Back of the Ferry and is regular participant in the afternoon blathering that occur on the stern. Paul also accompanied this correspondent on a trip to Philadelphia and didn’t need …
Six Tanks Brew Co – the pick of Mitchell Street
Mitchell Street is the heart of Darwin’s nightlife. There’s plenty of other places for nocturnal fun like the Waterfront and other street in the CBD, but Mitchell Street has the history. A new addition to the Mitchell Street strip is …
Luxus – a unique from Mr Liquor at Circular Quay
A fabulous late afternoon on the Back of the Ferry was further brightened by a new unique beer from Mr Liquor at Circular Quay. One of these days we’ll work out how many @untappd uniques we’ve purchased from Mr Liquor …
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Induction – Eric #96
Our latest inductee has graced these pages on a number of occasions. As a part of the January 2009 Beijing Collective, Eric (along with Tony from Toowoomba) joined this correspondent on many a Beijing pub crawl. Sadly many of our …
Induction – Matt #95
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 …
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