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The Robins and Natch
Today spent a few hours working with my brother in his building business finishing off a job, only a few hours of graft on the cement mixer and wheel barrow, not enough to blister my soft hands. On the...
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Cider/Sidra makes on to the Back of the Ferry
Sharp-eyed readers of BotF will notice the unannounced introduction of a new category to BotF – Cider. There’s four ways to access BotF – the website, the E-Mail subscription, Twitter and Facebook – so...
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Mad Brewer’s Orchard Ale – beer verging on cider
This 640ml longneck (a schmiddy version of a longneck) was lurking on a shelf in an Avoca Beach bottlo. Research reveals it was launched in January ’10 by a side label of the Malt Shovel Brewery, the...
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Kelly Brothers Cider, Endeavour Amber Ale and BotF back on the ferry
Normal service resumed with BotF making the first journey home for 2011. Good crew tonight with the BotF darts team on board with their tried and true long necks in hand. All the big issues were...
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The BotF Cider List
The growth of Cider cannot be ignored. Unlike the cooler craze of the late ’80s, there are significant indicators that Cider will be a more long lasting trend in Australia’s alcoholic beverage...
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Balmain Pale Ale, Grolsch Swing Top, Pipsqueak and a yacht carrier
Only on tap Good copper colour Before the BotF, BotF popped into a perennial favourite – the Occidental. The Occi has been serving a beer for a while now that is only available on tap – Balmain Pale...
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The Australian Beer Festival Part 2
Illawarra Brewing Co On Saturday and Sunday at the Australian Hotel in Sydney’s Rocks, the 7th Australian Beer Festival was held. Now Mrs Bladdamasta (and doesn’t she like that sobriquet!) doesn’t make...
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Excuse Me, Monteith’s, There’s a Twig in My Cider
A very clever stunt from a relatively small brewer in NZ. The idea is from one of the smartest ad agencies going around. When consumers find a dead mouse or body part inside their food, it generally...
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Australian Cider Festival – this isn’t a fad
A Cider Festival in a pub 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...
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The Island Bar and Magners
Island Bar from above I think I have another must do for any tourist to Sydney. The Island Bar can be found on Cockatoo Island, which is west of the Sydney Harbour Bridge between Birchgrove and...
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