I write this post sitting in T4 of Tullamarine – waiting to flee Melbourne. Now BotF is prone to bouts of hyperbole, but that’s what it feels like. Melbournians are aghast that a New South Welshman would visit and family …
Tag: Drinking in Melbourne
Shandong Mama Mini – Dumplings & Craft Beer
An in situ post I am back on the Melbourne shuttle. After about 9 years of it with a former employer, I’ve started a new gig and so I am again aboard (in pre-COVID19 times) the fourth most popular airline …
Two Rupees Brewing – a friendly find
A trait of the craft brewing community is its friendliness. Maybe if someone is having a bad day, you might cop some ‘tude, but typically visitors to breweries are welcomed like long lost friends. I had read about Two Rupees …
Westside Ale Works – a winning slice of Americana
There are times when you miss things that are right under your nose. For number of years I’ve made frequent trips to Melbourne for work, spending a large amount of time in Docklands. Evenings are often spent exploring the ‘burbs …
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Jack & Bones and alcoholic root beer
I like root beer or sarsaparilla. It is a polarising drink, but I’m a fan. Was very pleased to see an alcoholic version behind the Tiki Bar that is Jack & Bones. Down a flight of stairs in Flinders Lane, …
Punters pile in to Fury & Son’s taproom opening
An in situ post Your correspondent copped a tip from Aust Brews News and fortuitously managed to time a trip to Melbourne Airport via Keilor Park. Why? Fury & Son‘s taproom was opening. Not sure whether my fellow patrons also …
Bonehead Brewing – self deprecating happiness in Kensington
An in situ post. Melbourne just keeps delivering suburban beer experiences. Whilst I’ve been a slack correspondent, I’ve not been a slack beer tourist. Tonight I’m in the Melbourne suburb of Kensington tipped off by Aust Brews News that there’s …
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Stomping Ground T3 1/2 – best airport bar ever. @SGBrewCo
Airport drinking is mostly pretty banal stuff. Singapore’s Changi airport offers a few interesting 24/7 options. Barney’s Beanery LAX outlet has a few interesting beers in a classic belly to the bar setting. The Crown Bar in Melbourne offers – …
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@KirksWineBar – not just for winos
One of the many wonderful places I discovered in Melbourne was Kirk’s Wine Bar. Not the sort of place that you’d ordinarily find this correspondent, but I copped a tip from Now Tapped that they had a good beer list. …
Heartbreaker – a wonderful step back in time
I found one of the best bars of all time on Thursday night. Seriously. As I researched Good Beer Week venues – way too late – I discovered that Heartbreaker was doing a Blackman’s tap takeover. I chose Heartbreaker because …
back of the ferry 