On a Smith Street, Collingwood pub crawl. Second cab off the rank was the Robert Burns. Great Pub with San awesome fireplace and trophy. Spotted a unique can in the fridge. Very colourful and I thought that would be the extent …
Talking up subtlety – CUB & Lion excelling
There’s been plenty of commentary about Toohey Brothers’ Darling Pale Ale and its accompanying press release. Well they’re not Robinson Crusoe when it comes to lowering a prospective drinker’s expectations. Now it is generally recognised that describing a beer as …
Celebrating the winter solstice
Back of the Ferry loves its astronomical events. Solstices are a particular favourite. Tonight is the Winter Solstice. Longest night, shortest day. Given the hemisphere stuff I’m not sure whether the longest night is first or the shortest day …
Tooheys Darling Pale Ale
Had to do a double take, but it’s real. Forced to drink at the lamentable Martin Place Bar for a work function. Not expecting anything special or new from the taps. Surprisingly got something new, but it ain’t special. …
Happy 7th birthday for @4PinesBeer – BotF’s Spiritual Home
Today (16 June) is the official date of 4 Pines’ Anniversary. Happy 7th birthday to the Spiritual home of the Back of the Ferry. Founding BotF members Pommy_ch and Lamb0 travelled with this correspondent in inclement conditions on the Back …
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GABS Sydney 2015 – Stupendous and never to be missed again
Back of the Ferry had never made it to a Great Australasian Beer Spectapular. No excuses, we’d just never managed to get there. Well – no excuses this year. Back of the Ferry was officially accorded membership of the Fourth …
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Vivid over and @Endeavourbeer 2014 Pale Ale
An in situ post. (MV FRESHWATER) Well, Vivid is over for another year. They’ve done a remarkable job getting rid of everything and the Quay is back to normal. The only first hand experience I had of Vivid this year …
Fast Ferry Flounderings
This correspondent was never able to remember the difference between the Sydney Fast Ferry and the Manly Fast Ferry. Which one left from Wharf 6 at Circular Quay, which one needed which card and which one served 4 Pines …
Shekou, Shenzhen Shenanigans
After a couple of bullet trains and a looong Metro ride I arrived at the second city of my Chinese weekend – Shekou, which is a district of Shenzhen. In 1978/9 Deng Xiaoping chose Shenzhen to be a Special …
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