My trek today took me to a part of London I’ve never had cause to visit before, Bethnal Green. A part of the botf craft beer passion is that it gets us to all sorts of places you’d never normally visit. …
Craft Beer Co & piling on the miles
Your correspondent has continued his London treks to fight off the jet lag. For today’s venture I crossed the Thames on the London Bridge and walked west along the Thames to St Paul’s then back through Cheapside to the Tower, …
Fortuitously in London – The Old Red Cow
Your correspondent is having the current pleasure of spending some time in London for his day job. As per the unofficial #botf manifesto I am also maximising my tourism time by walking for bloody miles while sampling, what will become evident, …
@FiveBarrels Hoppy Amber – TRY IT
Recently, one of Back of the Ferry’s favourite* (beer) blogs put up a post on Five Barrel Brewing. This is a new brewery in Wollongong and read the back story on Beer is your Friend. I used to get to …
May Day, M’aidez!
As global warming sets in, there are two quandaries. How come May Day seems to be getting colder each year (we had snow in the UK yesterday), when in pagan times they celebrated the coming of summer on 1st May? And …
Curtin House Rooftop Bar – a reminder of Melbourne’s great appeal
After quite a break, your correspondent looks like he’ll be spending some time in Melbourne over the coming months. It’s a city I grew to love and a lunch at Cookie and a flying visit to the Curtin House Rooftop …
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Drinking off the beaten track in Oahu
Oahu is fun. It’s many things, but I liked that you had a souped up version of the Goldie in Waikiki, you could get a good slab of Americana and you are on a tropical island. And if you …
Reinduction – Ella #41
Another member of the next generation, Ella was previously inducted but wasn’t of age (probably a rule to follow). Her answers will have no doubt changed, but I’ll be deleting the previous induction so we’ll never know. Favourite …
Waikiki Brewing Company @WaikikiBrewing
It is no surprise that Waikiki is full of places to drink. When I mentioned Waikiki to any one they all mentioned Yards Ale House. We gave it ago, but on a Saturday night, it seemed that everyone that …
Aloha Amber and Diamond Head
Your correspondent is celebrating on old mate’s milestone on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. If travelling for pleasure the objective is always to balance the time between cultural or scenic and the quest for new beers or bars. Sometimes you …
back of the ferry 