It has been a sodden week in Sydney. The cruise ships have left at the right time because Sydney has, in the words of Edmund Blackadder, been wetter than a fish’s wet bits. That didn’t deter two old salty sea …
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Beer And Food Pairing Chart
via Mark Shaw and George Embiricos at Food Republic We recently interviewed Belgian chef Bart Vandaele about his plans to open a second restaurant in Washington, D.C. Being that he hails from one of the world’s leading beer producing countries, …
Are We in Danger of a Beer Monopoly?
via The New York Times Every day, the Web site BeerPulse tries to list every single new beer available in the United States. And that’s harder than you might imagine. Recently, the site posted Cigar City’s Jamonera Belgian-style Porter, Odell …
Induction – Jarrod #44
Jarrod chose a magnificent day to be inducted. The Back of the Ferry was jammed and the tourists on the upstairs veranda bar were agog at the beer photography activity going on. Plenty of leave passes had been distributed and …
2013 Beer/Food Calendar
News from the colonies! Are you often at a loss for the perfect match of ale to the food you’re consuming at your favourite dining establishment? Macro Pierre White – take note… I give you the Beer/Food Calendar. Somewhat inverted …
Beer Soap from ManHands
Not the sort of post we would expect to see on BotF, but this is one that has to be made. America is known for its (sometimes rather wayward) attempts to commercialize (sic) pretty much everything. In the opinion of …
Induction – Dan #43
Great arvo on the BotF with some real beer people joining illiards and bladdamasta out the back. Always great when Sydney turns on an afternoon that makes sunscreen suppliers happy. Our inductee this evening has been leading the good fight …
The Rook and Kooinda Golden Ale
West Wynyard continues its unstoppable crusade to become the pocket of Sydney that has the largest number of cool, small bars. The latest one I’ve visited is The Rook – “rooftop at 56-58 york”. Like many West Wynyard bars it …
One Day Cricket – of snakes and men
I witnessed history last Sunday evening. It has been many years since I have been to a One Day Cricket match (am I the canary in the mine in regards to the formats demise?). Yet I have witnessed many of …
Hickinbotham of Dromana – another fine place to try beer on the Mornington Peninsula
I’m now convinced that there are few finer places in the world than the Mornington Peninsula. It is little wonder so many Melburnians flock here in summer. Apparently the population grows from about 135k to over 250k during the holiday …
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