Glorious sunshine, major earthquakes, 200km/hour wind gusts, and of course magnificent craft beer have been the highlights of this correspondent’s first 2 and a bit months living back in Wellington, New Zealand. DROP! COVER! HOLD!…..three simple words on the tip …
The Brew still punching out great craft beers
The sojourn to Shanghai to team up Bladdamaster for a fabulous couple days of beer-exploration would have been remiss without a visit to our old friend Leon at the Brew. Not much has changed the offing is still fantastic but …
Overpriced drinking on the Bund
The Bund is an iconic part of Shanghai. The buildings on the Eastern Side of the Huangpu River were built in the late 19th and early 20th century. They were originally the property of banks and in a couple of …
The Best-Looking Beer Cans Ever
via Mike Newman at Cool Material As more and more craft breweries turn to canning, we figured it was as good a time as any to dig up some of the best-looking beer cans ever. A few are recent but …
High speed Beer
Much has been written about China Railway High or CRH speed trains both good and bad but I have to admit I am a huge fan. Traveling by train has very much become my first choice for domestic transport as …
The Sichuan/Guangdong Corner Grill and Suntory
Last night this correspondent and Back of the Ferry’s North-East Asian correspondent – Tony from Toowoomba teamed up to give the French Concession a going over. More about that later, but on the way home we experienced a wonderful piece …
Hangzhou and its Beer
My visit to Hangzhou was a flier. As previously mentioned, it was hot, damned hot. To give context, Shanghai had it hottest day ever on the day I arrived and has never had 3 days of 40+ degrees in a …
A new rooftop bar in Hangzhou and Storgen Domgold Schwarzbier
Did a quick trip to Hangzhou, which is regarded highly by the Chinese as a place to visit. It is indeed scenic, but given the sights involve walking, visiting on a day when it is 40 degrees is not recommended. …
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Beer Fish, the London Tavern and Le Vorte
Here’s a few remaining snippets from Yangshuo and Guilin. A speciality of Guilin and Yangshuo is Beer Fish or pi jiu yu. This is often a catfish steamed in beer and then served in a tomato sauce that looks like …
Yangshuo Rooftop Bars
I love a good rooftop bar and Yangshuo has three of the best. All offer the most spectacular views and if there’s a better twilight and evening on a rooftop in China, I’d be very surprised. None are easy to …
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