BotF snuck down to the Fishos before the big WC semi-final to watch Snaketide compete in the semi-finals of what I am sure is a prestigious band competition. Snaketide drew the last spot on the 5 band bill and the …
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2 Dutch on the BotF, which one will turn up at the Semi-Final
Another stray shipping container has hit the Australian shores and our sharp eyed mates at the Circular Quay bottlo have been quick to pick out yet another beer bargain. This has hit new lows in terms of price. Martens Pils …
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The Amberoom – aptly named
The Amberoom is the public bar of the Royce Hotel on St. Kilda Rd. Melbourne. The Royce is a boutique hotel that was once a Rolls Royce showroom. The bar is not large but, given its location a little ways …
Oettinger Pils – a big dependable German
A 500ml tinnie of Oettinger Pils is very much like the old German football team, big, solid and dependable. The 2010 version of the German team is probably more exciting than their predecessors, but like the old team still delivers. …
Oh Canada – 4 Pines celebrates Canada’s birthday well
According to Wikipedia, Canada Day celebrates the day of the formation of Canada on 1st July, 1867. The Canucks get pretty serious about it, and celebrate with fireworks and the like. The expats mark it as well – and I …
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Trappiste Rochefort 8 – a Cistercian Classic
. Only 7 breweries in the world are allowed to genuinely call their beer – Trappist. The most prominent of these is undoubtedly Chimay, but Trappiste Rochefort is probably the second most prominent. The formal name of Trappists that brew …
Windhoek Lager – better than Namibia’s rugby team
Windhoek Lager comes from the second most sparsely populated country in the world. Most Australians would have heard of Namibia for 2 reasons 1) Frankie Fredericks won 4 Olympic silver medals for sprinting 2) Namibia played in three rugby world …
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Phoenix – “Famous” Beer of Mauritius
BotF gets to cross another country off in the list of countries of whose beer it has drunk. I am glad the beer of Mauritius is famous, because for the life of me I can’t think of a famous Mauritian …
Induction – Jeroen
Favourite beverage: Grolsch Favourite sport to spectate: Soccer Area of trivial expertise: Dutch poetry
Banana Bread Beer – I kid you not
Banana Bread is something that my 90 year old grandma still bakes to great effect. To find a beer called Banana Bread Beer is a shock. The Poms have a undeserved reputation for making warm beer, but there are many …
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