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 …
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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 …
A new old club in Manly
For a century or so there has been a garage on the corner of Gilbert and Eustace St in Manly. The unusually named “Auckland” garage which sits behind the park on Belgrave where the Northern Beaches buses congregate has been …
Happy, hoppy 12th birthday @4PinesBrewing
One of the spiritual homes of Back of the Ferry is the original 4 Pines Bar opposite Manly Wharf. Fortuitously, I popped in after my first Monday ferry in 3 months to discover that they are having a low key …
Drinking in The Grawin
I can honestly say that I didn’t hold high hopes for my visit to Walgett. My daughter is an optimistic soul however, and she said “Wait until we do the Grawin”. “The Grawin” is a collection of opal mines, miners …
The Carinda Hotel – unlikely Bowie history
Your correspondent made the trek to Walgett to visit a daughter working in the hospital up there. There’s no pub in Walgett and the Sports Club and RSL haven’t reopened. Luckily the publican of the Bucking Bull Hotel in Coonamble …
New Brighton Lager by @TwoBirdsBrewing
So Manly is emerging from the COVID19 slumber. On the second day of the “50 people rule”, Sydney has turned on a freezing day, but that hasn’t stopped people patronising those venues that have chosen to open. Straight back into …
Vale – Fat Dragon Alehouse, Shenyang
In 2017, I had a wonderful beer travelling experience in the city of Shenyang. My daughter and I enjoyed the hospitality of Caleb and his Fat Dragon Alehouse, a slice of craft beer heaven in a city of 8 million …
The world’s best commutes gets back on track
With your correspondents having been travelling far and wide lately, it has been a long time between orange whips on the back of the ferry. What better way to get back in our stride than with the latest #beermail from …
The Staten Island Ferry and Flagship Brewing
For me it is sacrilegious to visit New York City and not ride the Staten Island Ferry. In my humble opinion it is the world’s second best commute, but I’m biased. There is so much to love about it. It …
