On 9th November 2009, the Back of the Ferry blog came into being. To celebrate still going after 3 years a number of members spent the evening doing a few of our favourite things. A fore runner to Back of …
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BotF normal service resumes, dolphins and Daleside Old Legover
For the last month we’ve being doing it tough (relatively) on the Back of the Ferry. Due to renovations of the Manly Wharf, the Back of the Ferry has been the Front and we’ve missed our usual spot. The room, …
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Birthdays abound – @Untappd, Porters Balgowlah and Bladdamasta
There’s been a number of beery birthdays of late. Back of the Ferry is a big fan of @Untappd – a website and smartphone app that enables people to drink socially. It’s sort of Facebook for pissheads, with links to …
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Eurofest 2012 and Erdinger Oktoberfest
The weekend before last, Illiards and this correspondent attended the 20th anniversary of Eurofest 2012. Despite having lived on the insular peninsula for over 12 years now, I’ve never been to Eurofest. Each year I see the signage – I …
The view from the Turn Bar
A short sharp post from the Back of the Ferry, literally. This photo gives an idea as why we love travelling home this way. The view is from the Turn Bar or off Bradley’s Head as the Manly Ferry gracefully …
Uncle Ming, Yebisu Dark and Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale
Another week and another new bar in West Wynyard – and what a bar. Uncle Ming’s Bar has very recently opened under and next to a suit store in York Street. It is tricky to find (and I walked straight …
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A sixpack of @Untappd uniques ending up on a Defibrillator
As mentioned in a recent blog, this correspondent went on mini pub crawl – ending up at the Hart’s Pub trivia night. As mentioned in another recent blog, a couple of blokes are looking at doing a different beer a …
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Ponyfish Island, the Melbourne Supper Club and Hix Beer
This correspondent’s latest trip to Melbourne took me to a part of Melbourne that I’ve never really been to be before. I had to attend a conference at the Park Hyatt near the Victorian State Parliament House. I stayed at …
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QR Code Beer
QR Codes are a funny thing. Personally, I think done right – they’re very useful. Problem is, most brands don’t know how to use them and often they fall very flat. Guinness thankfully have used them very well in a …
The Quiet American, Happy Birthday Hemingway’s and fast centuries
On this day last year, pommy_ch, lamb0 and this correspondent were the 3rd, 4th and 5th person to have a beer on Hemingway’s first public opening night. A year later, this correspondent and BotF most infrequent correspondent – aka l0der …
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