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Carwyn Cellars
CAN’T complain when I move to Melbourne and it’s CHILLY, right? It was a Wednesday in the middle of WINTER and I caught a tram and a train to Thornbury for Carwyn Cellars, let’s go! Literally here’s me WALKING IN> FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Wow, LOVE a bottleshop that organises it’s BEERS according to HOPS. I’m sure…
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Bar HumBug
BECAUSE I’d been shopping in the CITY all day, WHY NOT tick a B bar off my list? What’s OPEN on a Wednesday arvo in Melbourne? Bar HumBug! A basement bar, near Southern Cross Station. Let’s go! WALKED down Little Bourke Street, to this colourful strip – looking warm and inviting. OK I only stumbled…
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Arbory Afloat
AND so it BEGAN, my first A bar in Melbourne. Armed with a voucher from my mate ANDREW, and assisted by a DELIGHTFUL Saturday AFTERNOON: it was time to find Arbory Afloat! As the name suggests: it’s a FLOATING BAR, on the YARRA River! It was a lovely May DAY, so Melburnians were OUT enjoying…
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RECAP: A-Z – 2023 Brisbane bars
This was my THIRD alphabetical list of Brisbane bars, I’ve now written 80 reviews (this year I added a couple more, as Fick Brewery was HOTLY requested, and I re-visited Viscosity bar after their expansion). At the beginning of 2024: opportunity came up to return to my hometown Melbourne – so I took it! The…
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Zazu
ZAPPED by Zazu Bar. The LAST bar on my Brisbane LIST before I moved to Melbourne! >Situated in the West Village, West End. The outside gives GLIMPSES of the pretty BAR inside.. I showed up RIGHT on time for my 1pm reservation (after receiving two texts and an email reminding me not to be late).…
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Yuzu & Co.
YESSS it’s SO pretty from the front! Walking up to Yuzu & Co. Japanese Restaurant & Bar on Park Road, Milton. It just happened to be “game night” – so the dress code was “Broncos jersey” but that’s normal for a Brisbane FOOTY night. ALSO – it would be my LAST dinner with Matt in…
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XXXX
X-ACTLY what u think it is. The XXXX Brewery in Milton, Queensland. When I turned 18 (legal drinking age in AUSTRALIA) this BEER was one of the first cartons I “went halvsies in” with a mate (it was this or VB when I was growing up..) I can’t ever recall purchasing the product afterwards. Sooo…
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Working Title Brew Co.
WOW> Newsteadians are SO lucky to have Working Title in their neighbourhood! it’s JUST outside the Brisbane Valley area/Teneriffe way. Woolies nearby provides the parking (2hrs free) and the brewery is RIGHT THERE. Follow the BEER shaped sign> What began as the original site for Newstead Brewery, has (since 2023) become THE Working Title BREWPUB.…
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Unbearable bagels
Unbelievable, I had run out of U bars in Brisbane. Not to be deterred – there’s Unbearable bagels, in Teneriffe! Bundled in a little group of shops, Eager bagel eaters lined up to see the menu – Although QR code menus were also available. Reaching the front of the queue was quick! A choice of…
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Newstead Brewing Co.
NUMEROUS times I’ve been to Newstead Brewing Co. In MILTON, Brisbane. It was one of my LOCALS and one of my FAVOURITES. (I did visit the original Newstead Brewing Co. in NEWSTEAD when it was there, before it became Working Title) But this about the one right next to Suncorp Stadium. SO let’s start with:…
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