Beijing Bachelors are colloquially referred to during the northern hemisphere summer holidays as a consequence of their spouses and siblings escaping the Metropolis for home or more serene landscapes. Typically this period see’s “BB’s” frequent local watering holes (more often …
Orion Draught Beer and York Lane, West Wynyard
The Sydney CBD is a pretty large area that isn’t really broken up into areas or localities. Other than The Rocks or Millers Point, which still share the same postcode as Sydney, there aren’t really names for areas. You might …
Huon Dark Apple Ale, Grasshopper Bar and Mojo Record Bar
This particular BotF correspondent is counting himself pretty lucky because he works near what is the epicentre of the Sydney CBD’s Small Bars. I think it’d be fair to say that Sydney’s inner East and West dominate Sydney’s overall small …
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It’s hard to find good help and Wieninger Hefe Weißbier
Jenny Wang’s continues to remain BotF’s North Asia correspondent’s best source of new and untried beers. Jenny’s as it is affectionately know with the locals is not only a great source of beer but is also a great place to …
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Spooning Goats and Riverside Brewing Company
One of this correspondent’s favourite blogs is Barzine, which without fail provides a weekly erudite e-mail containing “an unbiased review” of a Sydney Bar. I like the writing style and his cast of characters as well as admiring the longevity …
Leffe Vieille Cuvee and a Yeer in Beer
Even on the finest of winter days, the twilight is chilly, the rugs come out and a big strong beer is required. Terrigal’s Vintage Cellars had a variety of Leffe (Vieille Cuvee) that I hadn’t seen before – and if …
Induction – Linda #39
Whilst Sydney is supposedly in the grip of winter, she turned on an absolute belter of an evening last night, which was a wonderful backdrop for our latest induction. Linda is a Bostonian and there are ferries there. They have …
Unusual town names, Glass Blowing and Old Bobby Ale
Mutianyu has graced the pages of BotF on at least one other occasion. It is simply a great escape from the metropolis and just perfect for a casual Sunday lunch at The Schoolhouse that also has a wonderful glass blowing …
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The Australian Hotel and Brewery
The week-end before last, this correspondent had to travel for quite a distance in Sydney to a cousin’s wedding. Now that might strange, becauseas is clear from these pages, the BotF correspondents are a well travelled lot (4 continents from …
Churchill IPA and the witty reposte
When Winston Churchill is mentioned two things comes to your correspondent’s mind. The first, was his sponsorship of the disaster that was Gallipoli and the second was his mastership of the witty reposte. At Gallipoli his misguided strategies led to …
back of the ferry 