Bars visited or discussed, whether on the BotF Bar Review Map or not
Tag: Bars
Forgettable beer in an unforgettable location
After Beer Mania, BotF went to the next port of call on his Friday night pub crawl and to meet up with the January 2009 Beijing collective. Tony from Toowoomba, a cotton trader, Eric from Illinois, a lawyer, and BotF, …
Beijing’s Belgian Bar and Trappiste Rochefort 6
BotF had a marathon day in Beijing on Friday, walking the best part of 15 to 20kms through the alley ways and streets of Beijing. Knocked off a few temples and re-visited a few favourite spots. A wonderful city in …
Snow premium light in Napa – disappointing all round
After lunch with a former co-worker from Beijing, BotF had a quick libation in a bar that has been opened very recently. Bars tend to be unihabited in the afternoon – even though many are open from 11am. That may …
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The Pomegranate – Beijing’s Cheers
Spent a wonderful evening at my all time favourite bar in Beijing (well Shunyi really, but let’s not split hairs). I am pleased to advise that the Pomegranate won an award recently for “Hidden Gem” in the The Beijinger’s Annual …
Beijing Bar duck broken at King’s Bar
First task for BotF was to check out some jewellery for Mrs BotF and fortification was required. I popped into an old stamping ground – King’s Bar in Shunyi. This is an expats bar run by a Kiwi called Wayne …
Delay of flight forces bar inspection
BotF is flying Air China so delays are expected. Had to pass the time. Bondi Bar isn’t the worst with Boags Draught on tap.
Chelsea / The Grey Dog
This is the local both Mrs botf and I can both enjoy. Located in the ground floor of a brownstone it has a focus on affordable, wholesome meals with a limited beer list. But what a list! I will review …
14th St / Dos Caminos
Trust me. This is Dos Caminos (Two Friends). The DSE and I had a big one and tried a few bars walking home after dinner. We were fairly hammered by now so the photo ain’t the best. The place was …
West Village / Brass Monkey
Mrs botf and I headed to the West Village to join all the pretty young things. We planned to review The Biergarten. The place to go apparently and much like our Bavarian Beer Cafs. But there was a queue and …
I’ll raise Mick’s beet beer with a blackberry beer
Our temporary New York correspondent has certainly thrown down the gauntlet in terms of unusual beers. The Wacko beer Mick has tried is out there. Its web presence is awesome and I can’t think of an Aussie brewer that has …
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