36-38 South Steyne, Manly has been the address of a few high profile restaurants over the years. The strip between Starbucks on the Corso corner and Ben & Jerry’s on the Wentworth St corner is an eclectic and changing mix …
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A 2023 visit to Rambler Ale Works – My Victorian Brewery of 2022
2022 was a decent year in terms of beer travel. For the first time in the history of the Back of the Ferry @untappd account, we visited breweries in all six states of Australia in a calendar. Now in a …
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SurfCraft Brewing – Vee Bottom Session Ale
Back of the Ferry loves a good beer launch and no-one does it better than the Northern Beaches newest brewery – SurfCraft Brewing Co. Great beer, great people, great tunes and you come away more educated and enlightened about the …

Induction – Tim #143
A fabulous day on Sydney Harbour as we got to perform some long overdue induction ceremonies on the way to a traditional Christmas event of a slaughtering at the Manly Skiff. The harbour was abuzz with pleasure boats, yachts and …

Induction – John #142
What do you do when Jetstar cancels your flight to Melbourne and you have to stay overnight in Sydney because Australia’s domestic airline industry is a complete clusterf$&k? Well, in our latest inductee’s case, you get a ferry to Manly …

PSA – 4 Pines Hefeweizen back on tap
Alas for a limited time only in 4 Pines version of OktoberFest. OktoberFest finished in Munich on October 3rd, but toeing the line has never bothered 4 Pines – particularly with Germanic things. They famously dropped the umlaut on Kölsch …

Malt Man, Bodalla and Big Niles, Dalmeny
Most Australians have probably heard of Bodalla because of the now discontinued brand of eponymous cheese. I don’t reckon many have heard of Dalmeny. These two South Coast villages, which are only 11kms apart, should be known to all lovers …

Broulee Brewhouse – a South Coast gem
The village of Broulee is one of the many gems of the NSW South Coast. 4 and half hours south of Sydney and minutes north of Moruya – Broulee Beach has been a magnet for the well informed surfer. With …