Last Sunday saw this correspondent on the sun dappled back deck of fellow correspondent – illiards. Sydney had turned on a great Sunday on the last week-end of Autumn and illiards decided to turn the hospitality and his barbecue. The …
Collaborations with Italians – My Antonia and Caterpillar Pale Ale and Saturday Arvo rugby
For a blog based off the back of a Sydney harbour ferry, Back of the Ferry has a suprisingly diverse international readership. Recently, BotF was contacted by the Italian based distributor of some Italian beers, who’d actually spotted our stuff …
Sydney Half Marathon, Yeastie Boys Digital IPA
It’s a Sunday morning and the alarm goes off at 5.20am – absolute craziness is what most people would say, and they’d be right. However Sunday 20th May 2012 was the third Sunday in May which means only 1 thing …
QR Code Beer
QR Codes are a funny thing. Personally, I think done right – they’re very useful. Problem is, most brands don’t know how to use them and often they fall very flat. Guinness thankfully have used them very well in a …
Kestrel Strong Lager, Judas and Chelsea Football Club
When I was a young fella, I spent 3 formative years living in London. One Saturday afternoon, the old man decided to take me to a football (aka soccer) game. We lived in South Kensington just off Fulham Road – …
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The Quiet American, Happy Birthday Hemingway’s and fast centuries
On this day last year, pommy_ch, lamb0 and this correspondent were the 3rd, 4th and 5th person to have a beer on Hemingway’s first public opening night. A year later, this correspondent and BotF most infrequent correspondent – aka l0der …
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Happy 150th Coopers Brewery – cheers to Australia’s largest brewer
According to the Coopers Brewery website, it is 150 years to the day that Thomas Cooper unleashed the first batch of his eponymous beer on the South Australian public. 150 years later, Coopers Brewery has grown to become Australia’s largest …
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Big Heads and Sharks
“Beer has been around in one form or another for over 8,000 years. During some periods in history it was the safest thing to drink.” – this is the greeting on the Philosophy page of the Burleigh Brewing website – …
Sunday arvo league and Southwark Old Stout
I used to really love my Rugby League and would rarely miss a home game of my beloved North Sydney Bears. I always enjoyed games on a Saturday or Sunday arvo, particularly if there was a bit of sun. Whether …
Double Espresso Premio Caffe Birra – from Scotland?!
In the early days of BotF, we sourced our boat beverages from Mr Liquor, who is very conveniently located opposite Wharf 3, from where the Manly Ferry departs. We worked our way through Mr Liquor’s rather limited range some time …
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