The last of the inductions from our epic ceremony. First up, Angelo. Favourite beverage: Little Creatures Pale Ale Favourite sport to spectate: Association Football Area of trivial expertise: NSL And secondly our final inductee – Simon, Favourite beverage: Zinfandel Favourite …
Manly Phoenix at the Steyne and White Horse Lager
The 2013 edition of the Melbourne Cup was shaping up to be a shocker. I was crook, there was no free lunch to be found in these expense challenged times and we couldn’t even get the television to work on …
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Induction – Reynold and Michael A #57 #58
Another colleague of this correspondent, who has heard plenty about the Back of the Ferry going’s on. Has done the journey before, but before BotF was born. Reynold is Swiss, which explains the unusual sport choice. Well, at least it …
Induction – Toby #56
This correspondent’s worked with Toby a couple of times now, and after hearing numerous stories of the Back of the Ferry, Toby has figured that it is about time that he became a member. Another Melbourne connection for Back of …
Induction – Phil #55
Phil’s a man with many pursuits that are close to Back of the Ferry’s heart. He organises some of the most insane Sydney pub crawls and then proceeds to blog about them (amongst other things) on Loose Head Prop. A …
Induction – David B & David W #53 #54
The remaining Davids from the mass induction. Originally from the old dart, it isn’t surprising to see British and Scottish ales feature. That said, these two are not shy to have a lash at the best Australia has to offer …
Induction – David C #52
David C When there’s 10 inductions on the go at once, there’s bound to be some double ups on names. This is the first of three Davids that were welcomed. Favourite beverage: Guinness Favourite sport to spectate: Rugby Union Area …
Induction – Michael W #51
This was Michael’s second attempt at induction. He did nothing wrong the first time, it was just that your correspondent lost the photo. No problems – I’m sure this photo was a substantial improvement. Favourite beverage: Lagavulin Favourite sport to …
Summer Dayze Ale, Narragansett Summer Ale and Lou Reed
On the weekend, I sampled two “Summer Ales” that couldn’t have more different backgrounds. My brother had muled a couple of cans of Narragansett Summer Ale (and a great pint glass) from the US for me. I then spotted a …
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A mass induction
There’ll be a veritable slew of induction posts over the next few days as this correspondent and illiards felt like a priest at a mass Korean wedding inducting 10 new members. A team bonding session needed to held offsite and …
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