I’ve just realised that it’s now nearly a month since the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) at Earls Court and then realised that I’d not written about it, party because I’ve been so busy since getting back but mainly because It was such a whirlwind of a day that I no matter what I write […]
View Post Beer Festival, bottled ale, bottled beer, cask ale, cask beer, foreign beer, GBBFIn the recent Cask Report it mentioned about the importance of social media and an online presence for breweries and licensees and while I agree that it’s a very important (I’m a web developer by trade) tool it’s still seems that most breweries in the UK don’t consider the Internet an important medium and if […]
View Post breweries, cask report, facebook, twitterOne of the many reasons it’s been a bit quiet on here of late (other than hosting problems) is that this time last week I was down south for the Great British Beer Festival, I felt slightly under prepared having only briefly glanced at the beer list, decided not to make a list, mainly because […]
View Post american beer, Beer Festival, english ale, GBBF, locale, londonThis week will be a bit quieter than usual on Beer Reviews as I’m off to the Great British Beer Festival tomorrow. I’ll be back later in the week when there will be a new meet the brewer feature to read along with how I got on at GBBF. Keep an eye on twitter with […]
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Jonny Garrett is one half of the Craft Beer Channel’s, Youtube’s stupidest channel about beer. @beerchannel www.youtube.com/thecraftbeerchannel Best UK Cask Beer I had a true eureka moment with Vocation Pride & Joy at Tap East a few weeks back. Stunning grapefruit and mango, then a subtle sweet malt base balanced perfectly by the bitterness. It […]
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What is your Brewery name and where did it come from? The Runaway Brewery – cos that’s what it feels like we’re doing. We packed in our jobs last year to set out on an adventure in brewing. The Runaway Brewery is the result! What is your brewery capacity? 5.5bbl What is different about your […]
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I saw Lucy post this on Facebook yesterday so thought I’d share it with those of you who may not have seen it. #Scoopathon: remembering Simon H Johnson When Simon left us earlier this year, you only had to look at Twitter to see what an impact he made on so many people, and to […]
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Over the last few weeks I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been asked which pubs and bars we visited while we visited Bruges just before Christmas so to save me having to email/text/Facebook it every time I thought I’d put a quick run down on here, It’s by no means the definitive […]
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Today sees the launch of the most comprehensive search for the best British beer of 2012. Now in its second year, the competition runs until the end of November 2012, with the winners announced in early December 2012. Other beer competitions in the UK require entry by the brewers. Not all beers are entered for […]
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