The 2013 edition of the Melbourne Cup was shaping up to be a shocker. I was crook, there was no free lunch to be found in these expense challenged times and we couldn’t even get the television to work on …
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Manly goings on and Dogfish Head 75 Minute IPA
Nothing stays the same in Manly, which is a bloody good thing. The latest change is the incorporation of the Phoenix Chinese restaurant into the Hotel Steyne. It is all part of a Manly shuffle, where the site where the …
Blacket’s and Australian Brewery’s Motherlode – craft in a can
One of the most enjoyable aspects of 2012 has been the plethora of great bars I’ve discovered this year. Being fortunate enough to travel to Melbourne regularly means I get to experience the yardstick city when it comes to drinking …
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Jeff Lang, Moonshine Cider and Rum Bar and Stone Beer 2012
A couple of weeks ago this correspondent had the great fortune to see one of Australia’s finest musicians up close. Jeff Lang has been making music since the 1980’s and has released a slew of albums since his debut solo …
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Australian Cider Festival – this isn’t a fad
Just a tad over two years ago, Back of the Ferry added cider as a tab to this blog. At the time, we noted how ciders had really started to explode as a beverage category in the bottlos and the …
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