After a what seemed like a Napoleanic period of exile, we made it back out to traditional home of the Back of the Ferry. It was worth the wait as the twilight delivered a picturesque evening and we tracked a …
Andre, Daniel and Ralph – a Swiss induction and Dad and Dave’s Pale Ale
Back of the Ferry’s North-East Asian correspondent, Tony from Toowoomba, is on an all too infrequent visit to Australia. Even when TfT does make it back to Australia it is not often that he gets to Sydney, but he makes …
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10 US Breweries to Look Out For
I’ll save the retrospective BS and get right down to it. According to the full article published at Food Republic, back in the 70s there were only 40 breweries in the entire United States of America. Forty! Get your DeLorean …
Bodywomping at Flint and Steel Beach and VIÆMILIA
Sydney’s been battered by a big storm that seems to have lasted most of the weekend. Most of Sydney’s beaches have resembled washing machines and no-one was out. I did, however, discover one beach where there was actually a wave …
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Australia’s 10 Most Influential Surfers and Cobra Beer
Yes, the headline is a classic BotF non sequitur. The beer has nothing to do with the event and weren’t even had on the same day – but my BotF rule is that every post references a new beer. The …
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Crate & Barrel Growler
The phrase “bar essentials” gets thrown around a lot in the office on the BotF. Most of the time, it’s talking about the classic combination of gin, triple sec, bourbon, rum, scotch, tequila, vermouth (dry and sweet if you want …
The Ashes, Dad and Dave’s #1 and Cephalopod
Gees, this blog’s been going for awhile now. That becomes apparent when I look through the old articles to hotlink (here, here, here and here) and realise that this is the 5th Ashes game to report on. The Ashes game …
Bulletin Place, another great little bar near the ferry
Any Sydneysider that has been to the Basement will know where Bulletin Place is. It is a little laneway that runs from Pitt Street up to Macquarie Place. There’s always been a few restaurants along the laneway and a couple …
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Beer Labels
This correspondent has taken some friendly fire in recent weeks for playing a little fast and loose with statements such as; “20 Most Influential Beers of All Time” where conjecture ran amok in the comments section of the post. Time for …
Kiss Destroyer – “The hottest beer in the World”
Every now and then you see something in a bottleshop that genuinely makes you go – huh?!?. That was my reaction when in my local BWS, I saw a can of “Kiss Destroyer” self styled as “The hottest beer in …
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