It is so good to be able to write about visiting a brewery again. Our first Friday night out in 110 days and we are able to coincide that with a visit to a new taproom. Dave and his sons …
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Induction – Emma #136
Emma comes from Maine, USA. She’s been living on the insular peninsula, but not for much longer – so she’s travelling as much as she can on the #worldsbestcommute. Emma’s a big fan of the upper back deck in the …

Lynn Shanghai has served its last Horn of Plenty
It is with a heavy heart that I write these words. My favourite restaurant of all time has shut its doors for good. For over 10 years I enjoyed many memorable meals at Lynn Shanghai, but the experience was so …
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KB Lager – nostalgic drinking
Every now and then, KB Lager turns up in a bottlo. People of my generation and older get all misty eyed and remember shaking hands with a cold gold KB. Given all the ownership changes to Australian mainstream beer over …

Drive through Growler fills at Bucketty Brewing
It is such a shame that we have to be writing about breweries pivoting and innovating to cope with lock-downs and stay at home orders. But here we are again in NSW looking two weeks of lock downs. Most breweries …

Happy 13th birthday – 4 Pines
In situ post. The on land spiritual home of Back of the Ferry. A constant presence in our 11+ year history. Happy birthday to all involved. Just one request – please, please please put Hefe back on tap.

Happoshu – #wedrinkitsoyoudonthaveto™
From the earliest days of the Back of the Ferry beer blog it was noted that we don’t write exclusively about Australian Craft Beer. As followers of our Untappd account will know, we’ll drink anything that is a beer. In …

Induction – Michael #135
Back in the mid-noughties, I worked with Michael on a fondly remembered project along with Inductees #3 and #4. Well the band is back together again and Michael took the opportunity to witness where many thorny project issues were solved …

Induction – Sam #134
Nothing like a trip on the Back of a Ferry to facilitate some work team bonding. The leaden skies couldn’t dampen the mood and thankfully the rain held off. Big crew out the back to witness two induction ceremonies. Mr …

Induction – Kit #133
Inductees #1 and #3 have started to travel to Melbourne on a regular basis. More often than not, that’ll involve a working dinner with our newest inductee. Kit’s a hospitable and generous fellow, so the least we could do is …