A 225 year company anniversary bought BotF to a unique place in Switzerland. Davos is best known for the annual World Economic Forum but is also highest city in the European Alps. The Berghotel Schatzalp is a fabulous venue largely …
8 Pumpkin Beers You Should Drink This Year
via Mike Newman at Cool Material Pumpkin beers are like Christmas decorations, every year they seem to pop-up earlier and earlier. While some of these guys have been on shelves for a little bit now, others are still on their …
Growling in Balgowlah, Rubber Duckie update and more from the Keller Door
One of the insular peninsula’s best bottleshops is Porter’s at Balgowlah – as we’ve commented often. Their Facebook page is often updated with their new arrivals and recently they announced a new permanent addition to the bottleshop. Their “Growler Machine” …
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Birranova Linfa and the Australian Wine Centre
After almost four years of the Back of the Ferry blog’s existence, it is little wonder that we’ve pretty much drained any bottle shop of any uniques within a kilometre of Circular Quay Wharf 3 . That’s unique for either …
Kingpin Double Red Ale and the Barber Shop
It is still technically winter in Sydney, but you wouldn’t know it. BotF’s glorious hometown has been basking in sunny days in the mid 20’s and the ferry rides home barely require a jacket. The weather brought all the old …
Top shelf drinking in Shanghai – the Shanghai Brewery
Tony from Toowoomba and I spent our last night in Shanghai enjoying the delights of the French Concession. This part of Shanghai is a real joy to visit. The French Concession was a cool part of Shangahi to live in …
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The Pocket Beer Book 2014
via Mike Newman at Cool Material Going into any really good beer store or tap-heavy bar can be intimidating. To sort through the overwhelming amount of options at your disposal, consider tossing the Pocket Beer Book 2014 in your pocket …
Renaissance Great Pumpkin, Hashigo Zake, Earthquakes!
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 …
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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 …
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