Back of the Ferry blogposts tend to become more plentiful when your correspondents are overseas and both illiards and I are in Europe for almost a month. Rather than write short stories, I think I’ll post vignettes. The trip from …
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Dave Warner, the Brass Monkey and Mia’s German Beerhall
For the last ten years, my son has played soccer. Three boys have been in every team with my son over that time. The parents of one of those boys are Dave and Nicole Warner. The sideline banter with the …
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Batch Brewing Co – Darling Square
In the relatively new precinct of Darling Square is a wacky looking six story building called The Exchange. It looks like someone has stacked a series of silver coloured coiled garden hoses on top of each other. Apparently the coils …
Vale Fury & Son Brewing Company
Gees – it is a tough time in the Australian craft beer world right now. There’s been an alarming spike in breweries going into administration, breweries closing and brands shut down by their capitalist overlords. The latest brewery to pull …
Induction – Evan #150
The last of the festival of Member #25 inductions was Evan aka Old Man Ev aka the Oldest Man. Members #1, #2 and #25 have been on many an escapade with Evan over many, many years. I will never forget …
Induction – Juanita #149
Wonderful to induct Juanita as a part Member #25’s festivities. Juanita was also part of the Australian 42 that attended #25’s epic wedding. When she heard the words trivia and Geoffrey, Juanita was always going to be a starter at …
The Prince Patrick Hotel and Breheny Bros Royal Lager
There really isn’t a Prince Patrick. I was reasonably confident of that, even when I spotted the Prince Patrick Hotel this morning travelling on a bus to the Yarra Valley. I sit here now writing this blog post sipping an …
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Vale Two Birds Brewing – one of the best
Today is a bloody sad day. One of Back of the Ferry’s favourite brewers has been closed by its capitalist overlord – and the world is a poorer place for it. In September 2021, the Fermentum Group was bought out …
Induction – Chris #148
Member #25 is a great friend to many Back of the Ferry inductees. Geoffrey doesn’t get out to Australia very often and he insists on a ride on the World’s Best Commute. Old mates crawl out of the woodwork to …
A Mr Liquor unique – Batch Hazy IPA
As long time readers of Back of the Ferry know, we get excited when Mr Liquor stocks a unique. And this one is all class. In fact Mr Liquor is well ahead of the pack on this one. Well done …
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