4 Pines Hefeweizen is a seminal beer for Back of the Ferry. Back in 2008, when I first sipped it, I was blown away. I’d had wheat beers before (like the exceptional Matilda Bay Redback – surely a hall of …
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Happy, hoppy 12th birthday @4PinesBrewing
One of the spiritual homes of Back of the Ferry is the original 4 Pines Bar opposite Manly Wharf. Fortuitously, I popped in after my first Monday ferry in 3 months to discover that they are having a low key …
5000 uniques – a journey worth celebrating
On 27 January 2011, illiards or me – not sure who – created the Back of the Ferry Untappd account. Since then it’s been an integral part of a beer drinking journey that will never end. Untappd, however, provided numerous …
Craft Beer and Koh Samui – it’s a thing
Beer drinking on Koh Samui is pretty straight forward. Chang, Leo or Singha are pretty much the go everywhere. The expat pubs will add Carlsberg, Guinness, Kilkenny and Tiger to the mix, but really you don’t have to think too …
Happy IPA Day
Your correspondents at backoftheferry wish you a very happy IPA Day. We chose to celebrate at our spiritual home-away-from-home, 4 Pines Brewing. As you’d expect they had a cracking range of IPAs on offer and, as you have come to …
4Pines – The Battle of Kolsch
A great new ad from the team at 4 Pines Brewing Co.
Fred’s Bar and a red moon rising
An in situ (ie on the BotF) posting. On a day when very strong rumours have emerged that AC/DC have played their last gig – news of a new bar at Circular Quay is small beer. However, given it’s a …
Growling in Balgowlah, Rubber Duckie update and more from the Keller Door
One of the insular peninsula’s best bottleshops is Porter’s at Balgowlah – as we’ve commented often. Their Facebook page is often updated with their new arrivals and recently they announced a new permanent addition to the bottleshop. Their “Growler Machine” …
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Happy 5th 4 Pines, El Dorado IPA and Holger Osiek
Euphoria abounded in Sydney town last night, and Back of the Ferry got a double helping. The first part of the evening was spent in a brewery with the good folk from 4 Pines and a couple of hundred of …
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Goodbye Murrays at Manly, hello Rubber Duckie Taphouse
Well, here is some breaking news from Back of the Ferry. Murrays at Manly is no more. That statement might be a little absolute, because I think that maybe their beer will still dominate the taps at 49 North Steyne …
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