Beer is everywhere in Cambodia. Every milk bar, restaurant, B&B and corner store stocks it. There is a real battle going on judging by the multitude of shopfront advertising. Angkor, Anchor and Cambodia beer are the big three, with Angkor …
Kingdom Brewery Tour – the fastest ever
I took Mrs Bladdamasta for a bike ride to some markets in Phnom Penh. I’d hired a tandem and we gave the good citizens of Phnom Penh some entertainment as we huffed and puffed our way along the river bank. …
Himawari Microbrewery – Location, Location, Location
I’ve made it to Phnom Penh – more on the journey later. We’ve jagged a remarkable apartment on the banks of the Tonle Sap about a few hundred metres from where it joins the Mekong River. The Western side of …
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Drinking in Siem Reap
Cambodia’s a hot country. It is winter at the moment and it was thirty degrees yesterday. Imagine what it is like in summer. After a day’s templing, you really do need a beer. Siem Reap has that covered and how. …
FFC Angkor and ABC Extra Stout
The FCC (Foriegn Correspondents Club) Angkor is regarded as one of Siem Reap’s finer old school bars and restaurants. It lies on the banks of the Siem Reap River in the Old French Quarter of Siem Reap. Attached to a …
Rooftop drinking in Bangkok and a very short ferry ride.
This correspondent is en route to Cambodia and Vietnam with his family, which has meant a night’s stopover in Bangkok. We are getting a 5.55am train to the Cambodian border so our accomodation’s location is determined by the proximity to …
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Wolf Clan a craft beer in the making from Toowoomba
For those of that don’t know Toowoomba it is one the largest inland cities in Australia nestled in the heart of the wonderfully productive Darling Downs. There are a bevy of small historical pubs scattered throughout the Downs and it’s …
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Induction – Chesne #74
As is well documented, Sydney is being pummelled on a daily basis by afternoon storms. Storm clouds roll in at about three and Mother Nature goes beserk for a couple of hours, the skies clear and the cycle starts all …
Vale Phillip Hughes
Back of the Ferry loves its cricket. The first person I spoke to upon hearing the news of Phillip Hughes’ death was one of my fellow correspondents. The reaction since has been amazing. Grief hits first, but then emerges wonderment …
Craft beer brewers take on domestic heavyweights in ACCC and WTO fair trade investigation
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-24/craft-brewers-ask-for-action-in-fair-trade-dispute/5913796?section=business
back of the ferry 