Much of an Australian’s everyday life is dominated by an ‘opoly of some sort. Monopolies, duopolies, quadopolies (thinking banks here). The duopoly of Coles and Woolworths is particularly pervasive. Not only do they dominate the supermarket scene, they’ve extended their …
Back of the Ferry’s favourite beer blogs
When we started Back of the Ferry in 2009, WordPress (our blogging host provider) did this thing where they’d say in a dorky, gee whiz kind of way “hey, great post – these guys have written about something similar. You …
The Rook and Kooinda Golden Ale
West Wynyard continues its unstoppable crusade to become the pocket of Sydney that has the largest number of cool, small bars. The latest one I’ve visited is The Rook – “rooftop at 56-58 york”. Like many West Wynyard bars it …
One Day Cricket – of snakes and men
I witnessed history last Sunday evening. It has been many years since I have been to a One Day Cricket match (am I the canary in the mine in regards to the formats demise?). Yet I have witnessed many of …
Frank’s Pizza and Moylander Double IPA
Generally, when I post I try to be positive. There’s enough good places and good beer and too little time to talk about bad experiences that there’s not much that I bag out. If that was the case, and this …
Invercargill Pitch Black, House on Hood, & The Tron
With a full two weeks in Aotearoa over the festive period, this correspondent took the opportunity to go on a short North Island road trip with the Mrs – “a holiday within a holiday” to use the popular cliché. From …
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St Johns Heineken Bar – NYE in Wellington
Quick game of word association…….how would you associate an ambulance and a bar? I bet you were thinking: drunken youths drinking way too much to the point of requiring medical attention in the form of an ambulance. However, this is …
What was Harold thinking and Mornington musings
I’ve always been partial to some Orstrayan rhyming slang, and there is no more quintessetially Orstrayan phrase than “doing the Harold Holt” ie leaving ie doing the bolt. It is named for Australia’s 17th Prime Minister, Harold Holt, who is …
Name The Hue of Your Beer With Beertone
Forget colors like “Hazy Sunset” or “Chocolate Mousse,” we want to select the new shade for our room or the paint for the kitchen back splash with colors we’re familiar with. Colors of beer! Thanks to Beertone, you can match …
Hickinbotham of Dromana – another fine place to try beer on the Mornington Peninsula
I’m now convinced that there are few finer places in the world than the Mornington Peninsula. It is little wonder so many Melburnians flock here in summer. Apparently the population grows from about 135k to over 250k during the holiday …
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