Your correspondent has never been, is not and never will be a MAMIL. I did however participate in a mountain bike race on the weekend. Mrs Bladdamasta and I have bought the most rustic of weekenders off the beaten track …
Royal Duke – another of Mr Liquor’s oddities
Royal Duke appeared fleetingly in Mr Liquor’s fridges last week. We joke about Mr Liquor occasionally finding detritus near the docks. The 250ml Amstel, the Spanish Heineken etc come to mind Royal Duke is brewed by Bavaria Brouwerij who are …
Prompted by @CallanBoys a visit to the Palisade brings back fond memories
A Tuesday ritual is to flick through the SMH’s Good Food lift out and see which restaurants and bars are reviewed. I particularly seek out where Callan Boys has visited. My heart leapt this particular Tuesday morning as Mr Boys …
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JB & Sons – booze and burgers in an unlikely location
The Freshwater Village Plaza has dominated the Freshwater village landscape for donkeys. It houses an Orstrayan China that should be heritage listed, an IGA, a hodgepodge of service offices, a butchers, a cafe, a takeaway joint and a good old …
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Drinking a @SierraNevada Southern Hemisphere Fresh Hop IPA (2015) in the Southern Hemisphere
An in situ post from the MV Narrabeen. Thanks to our friends at the Australian Wine Centre, we’ve been able to get our hands on a bottle of Sierra Nevada’s Southern Hemisphere Harvest Fresh Hop IPA (2015) edition. Nothing …
Flight Bar – Auckland. A visual treat…
… or another post in the very occasional series of Airport Bars. After a whirlwind trip to Auckland I’m sipping a Monteith’s awaiting my flight. Normally I’d be ensconsed in a lounge, but as I roamed the duty free my …
The KB Hotel …. an old favourite revamped @kegandbrew
Back in the day when Boonie held the VB record for Sydney to London and The Hill at the Sydney Cricket Ground had grass on it, the ‘KB’ Hotel was a classic Sydney tiled pub adorned with Reschs and Tooths …
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Birrificio Angelo Poretti – Originale. New to Mr Liquor.
An in situ post (MV Queenscliff) No, we haven’t accidentally reposted last week’s post. Mr Liquor has clearly fallen for the charms of the NLW sales rep, who according to the sticker distributes Birrificio Angelo Poretti beers. He’s added …
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Birrificio Angelo Poretti Tre Luppoli – new to Mr Liquor
An in situ post (MV Narrabeen) It is a red letter day these days when Mr Liquor at Circular Quay stocks something the BotF boys haven’t tried. Tonight he’s outdone himself with Birrificio Angelo Poretti’s Tre Luppoli in a …
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The Crown Lager Bar – for when Qantas dicks you round in Melbourne.
Today’s been a long day. On the 6am to Melbourne and the 6.30pm back to Sydney. It hasn’t been Qantas’s finest day but the detail is dull. Qantas’s inability to provide accurate guidance on departure and boarding meant that …
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back of the ferry 