Some time ago, BotF was very effusive in its praise of a beer from the glorious Inner West – Balmain Pale Ale. At the time we lamented the fact that it wasn’t available in a stubbie (by the way – …
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Coedo Ruri – 2 down, 3 to go
The night’s are getting shorter in Sydney, the air is getting balmier and the 6pm ferry trip is getting brighter. Before long, we’ll be enjoying our journeys home bathed in sunlight. Full quorum of foundation members on Tuesday night with …
Spitfire – the Bottle of Britain – boom tish
A brewer that makes beautifully packaged beers is Shepherd Neame from Kent in the UK. A couple of their offerings have made their way to Australian bottleshops and they’ve all been worth drinking. Fortunately, they are generally full flavoured and …
My Wife’s Bitter – a Bit on the Side
There’s a couple of welcome trends emerging in Australian craft beer – one’s bigger than the other. Firstly, most craft brewers are producing one-offs or seasonals to complement their always available range. Secondly, a couple of brewers have actually created …
Belhaven’s St.Andrew’s Ale and BoobsandBreweries.com
I’m not even going to try and link the two subjects of this post. This is a complete non sequitur. A purchase from Cellarbrations near Crown that ended up in carry_on proved to be a great an antidote to Sydney’s …
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Pigs Fly Pale Ale and Mittagong Pubs
This BotF correspondent recently composed a post on the side of a highway between Mittagong and Campbeltown when the Terios Chariot broke down. I had to return to Mittagong to pick up said Chariot and took the opportunity to spend …
VB Raw, a sad story that ended happily
There are occasions when a company does something so stupid – it beggars belief. Joe Public looks incredulously at a new product and thinks – “this mob must take me for a mug”. An idea might appear good at the …
James Squire IPA and a shared journey
The botf team are a privileged bunch. We live in a fine city and are able to meander home at the end of each working day on the rear deck of a worthy vessel that traverses the one of the …
500th post on BotF, Happy #IPADay, Badlands Man Singh IPA
Short post, but only appropriate that the 500th is sent real time from the Back of the Ferry. To celebrate #IPADay, we bought an unusual IPA from Orange in a beautiful swing top bottle. More detailed review later. Cheers to …
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Qantas lounge needs the Yak. @matildabaybrew
The beer list at Qantas Clubs has taken a major dive. Not long ago you could endure a flight delay by getting the occasional Fat Yak from @Matildabaybeer. Now the photo shows what is available. Disappointing. Qantas needs to check …
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