February is a great month for Sydney Harbour. On top of and under the water there is masses of activity. pommy_ch gets pretty excited when he sees flocks of seagulls attacking the surface of the water – that’s pretty much …
Tag: Manly Ferry
Arriba Importada, Boats on a boat and a beer pornographer at work
The only reason to drink this beer is to add to the number of countries on the BotF Beer List. Arriba Importada comes from El Salvador’s capital city, San Salvador. El Salvador becomes the 39th country represented on the BotF …
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Asahi Super Dry and Hugos Manly
BotF has always been reluctant to venture into Hugos Manly, despite the fact that it is literally the closest bar to the Back of the Ferry. This reluctance was partly driven by the query over Hugos status as a bar …
Cascade Premium Lager, Holgate ESB and further induction coverage
Hard to believe that Cascade Premium Lager hasn’t graced the pages of BotF before now. An Australian premium perennial, it has sat comfortably alongside Hahn Premium, James Boags Premium and Crown Lager as a corporate board room beer. It would …
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St. Peters Brewery Triptych – beers with a twist
Apart from “1001 beers to try before you die”, BotF has in his collection the “Australian Beer Companion”, which has extensive articles on Australian breweries. With so much activity happening in the Australian brewing and beer market – it is …
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Induction – Don #35 and BotF’s one year anniversary
Tonight’s ferry ride home celebrated many things. Don became our 25th member, the 300th blog was posted onto BotF on the weekend and on Thursday BotF will celebrate its first anniversary. Don Don’s been present at some of the bigger …
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Cricketers Arms Lager – taste doesn’t match the looks + Ferry good news
Lured by a rarely seen price for a 6 pack of full strength beer, BotF latched on to this attractively packaged beer. Cricketers Arms Lager is brewed by Sundance Brewing International and is available on tap at a limited range …
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White Rabbit Dark Ale and Tourist time
Recently BotF tried White Rabbit’s new addition – White Ale. As mentioned before, white beer isn’t this reviewer’s favourite tipple. Heaven is a stubbie or schooner full of something dark. The first White Rabbit beer introduced to the market was …
Daylight saving debut, Old Admiral and submarine
The long winter is over – the night-time or twilight trips are no more for 6 months and how good is that. Two BotF foundation members were joined in the celebration of the first Daylight BotF for the year by …
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Gage Premium, Daylight Saving and GF Wrap
The October long weekend is as good as long weekends get, but is extra special because it signals the commencement of Daylight Savings. There is rarely a poor time to have a beer on BotF, but the spring and summer …
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