When I went to Canberra on the weekend, the focus was showing the kids a few sights and spending some time with my brother, who normally lives in Boston. He mentioned that there would be a multicultural festival on, but …
Brewery Uses Beer to Power Plant
Alaskan Brewing Company have recently created an in-house recycling process that will allow them to pride themselves on sustainability. The innovative idea enables the company to power their facilities using a free resource, the old grain left over from the …
Zierholz@UC – uni students haven’t had it so good
I was in Canberra on the weekend and revisited some old haunts. Wig and Pen never fails to amaze and it is wonderful to see that Zierholz is digging in. My offspring are very excited about Groovin the Moo. One …
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Bye, bye Barzine, Pistonhead Full Throttle and Frankie’s Tap List
What is the use-by date for a blog or maybe that should be a beer or bar blog? No sooner had I recovered from the news of Tipples pulling up stumps, than I read that Bar Zine (unbiased views of …
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20 Most Influential Beers of All Time
via: firstwefeast.com These days, we’re so spoiled with great beer that we barely bat an eyelash when we walk into a bar with 20 taps devoted to craft brews, or run to the corner deli to pick up a bottle …
Induction – Jarrod #44
Jarrod chose a magnificent day to be inducted. The Back of the Ferry was jammed and the tourists on the upstairs veranda bar were agog at the beer photography activity going on. Plenty of leave passes had been distributed and …
Some stay the same
In 1987, it was an analog world and there was no internet or mobile phones (except for the odd geek). A Tablet was something you took for your hangover and our Prime Minister held the world record for skolling 2.5 …
2013 Beer/Food Calendar
News from the colonies! Are you often at a loss for the perfect match of ale to the food you’re consuming at your favourite dining establishment? Macro Pierre White – take note… I give you the Beer/Food Calendar. Somewhat inverted …
Beer Soap from ManHands
Not the sort of post we would expect to see on BotF, but this is one that has to be made. America is known for its (sometimes rather wayward) attempts to commercialize (sic) pretty much everything. In the opinion of …
Induction – Dan #43
Great arvo on the BotF with some real beer people joining illiards and bladdamasta out the back. Always great when Sydney turns on an afternoon that makes sunscreen suppliers happy. Our inductee this evening has been leading the good fight …
back of the ferry 