There’s been a number of beery birthdays of late. Back of the Ferry is a big fan of @Untappd – a website and smartphone app that enables people to drink socially. It’s sort of Facebook for pissheads, with links to …
Jeff Lang, Moonshine Cider and Rum Bar and Stone Beer 2012
A couple of weeks ago this correspondent had the great fortune to see one of Australia’s finest musicians up close. Jeff Lang has been making music since the 1980’s and has released a slew of albums since his debut solo …
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Gentlemen of the Road – Dungog Stopover and Batlow Cloudy Cider
On Saturday this correspondent travelled to the town of Dungog with two daughters to attend the 7th and final Stopover of Mumford and Sons’ Gentlemen of the Road tour. It would be hard to imagine a tour with such an …
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Lechlade Trout and Wadworth Swordfish
This week, the last of my trip to my UK home has flown past far too quickly. Wednesday, saw a visit to Lechlade Trout Fishery, Gloucestershire to hunt for big trout with my brother and son. Weather was not too …
The Front of the Ferry
No it’s not a typo. For reasons unknown the Manly ferries have gone arse about. For efficiency (a word not usually associated with NSW public transport systems) the ferries have engines at both ends. So you sail in to the …
Australian Cider Festival – this isn’t a fad
Just a tad over two years ago, Back of the Ferry added cider as a tab to this blog. At the time, we noted how ciders had really started to explode as a beverage category in the bottlos and the …
Searching for Sugar Man, Beach Burrito Co and Hop Thief
At high school in the early ’80s, one of my friend’s had a 10 year older brother who owned some pretty cool records. One of those was Cold Fact by Rodriguez. A bunch of us all owned a cassette of …
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Manningford Trout and the Cori Tap
Weather last Tuesday was a little bit better, it was not raining and the sun was doing its best to show. Decided myself and son would fish Manningford Trout Fishery Manningford trout fishery is situated near the village of Pewsey …
Daylight saving has commenced and Swell Pale Ale
The first Saturday of October has been and gone, which means that daylight savings has been established, which is very welcome despite the risk of faded curtains. This means better beertography and (generally) warmer trips home. Illiards and I snuck …
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Singapore Craft Beer at LeVel33
Singapore is often visited as a 2-3 day stopover on the way to a destination further afield and/or on the way home. This correspondent bucked the trend and visited the Lion City for a week, without going further afield. The …
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