Another trip to the U.S. means another stop in LA to visit a great friend of BotF – Geoffrey. G has been threatening to become BotF’s North American correspondent for some time now. Well he should, because LA offers no …
Beer Cans are Hypnotic
via @Airows A New Zealand brewery made a video highlighting how they make their beer cans. It’s amazing to see something so complex and robotic act in such a beautiful and hypnotic way. The classical music adds an extra dose …
Drumborg Sparkling Ale – another winemaker’s beery take
There’s no shortage of winemakers that have a crack at making a beer, with various degrees of success and scope. We’ve seen the blokes that make Yellow Tail and a small vineyard on the Mornington Peninsula put a variety of …
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Everything You Need to Know About Trading Beer
via Mike Newman @ Cool Material Location, location, location. The adage doesn’t just apply to real estate; it applies to the world of craft beer. Some of greatest beers being produced might simply not be available anywhere near you. So …
Back to Back of the Ferry’s roots
When Back of the Ferry debuted as a blog over 5 years ago, its ambitions were modest at best. Write a couple of tales about bars between work and the ferry and maybe talk about a different beer imbibed on …
Eponymous beerp0rn
Went to Halong Bay. Magnificent. Found another Vietnamese pale lager before boarding. Haven’t done much beer photography this trip. That changed, much to the amusement of the crew. HaLong Bay is very important to the Vietnamese and features on their …
La Plage at An Bang Beach and my first Bia Hoi
Hoi An is a truly wonderful place. The Ancient Town is its deserved epicentre, but there is plenty around and about to keep one amused whilst that latest garment is being made. Transport options are plentiful and cheap. For USD$6 …
Mekong Delta bike ferries and Can Tho drinking
I’ve ventured to the heart of the Mekong Delta in a town called Vinh Long. We’ve covered a fair amount of territory in this part of the world travelling in a minibus from Ha Tien to Can Tho and have …
On the Back of the Siem Reap to Phnom Penh Speedboat
There’s a number of ways to get from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh. By plane, by road or by speedboat. The Bladdamasta family had already experienced a minibus ride on Cambodian roads and a plane was a tad extravagant. Truthfully …
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