It seems wrong that I’ve not written about Magic Rock beers on here before, especially as I’ve supped an awful lot of them from bottle, cask and even keg. So I thought it was about time I broke the duck, jumped on the bandwagon and wrote a little bit about them. Based in Huddersfield, Magic […]
View Post beer and cheese, beer and food, Beer and food pairingSaltburn Beer Festival organised by Cleveland CAMRA as part of the town’s 150 celebrations. This event will be opened by Sharon Wilson, Saltburn’s Town Crier at Saltburn Community Centre. There will be 35 ales from different parts of the UK and 9 ciders and perries. There will also be local fruit wine, soft drinks and […]
View PostJust like with the excellent Salopian Oracle, I’ve been trying to catch up on some of the beers I’ve been sent lately, the latest of which is from Innis & Gunn. Innis & Gunn are one of those breweries that divides opinion, some love their beers, others can’t stand them, for me it’s probably the […]
View PostI’m just getting round to catching up on a few beers I’ve been sent over the last few months, Salopian very kindly sent me a couple of bottles that I drank a while back and just like Darwin’s Origin they gave me a real surprise. According to the blurb, The creation of Oracle came about because […]
View Post bottled beerA couple of weeks ago HardknottDave asked me if i wanted to test his soon to be launched online shop, happy to help a mate and with the chance to order a pre release version of his newest bottled beer, I logged on and got stuck in. Not long after my paypal receipt had arrived […]
View Post Bottle conditioned beer, bottled beer, cumbria, cumbrian beer, hardknott, real aleLate notice I know but Hartlepool Beer Festival starts today. It’s at Hartlepool Borough Hall, Middlegate, Hartlepool TS24 0JD and there will be approximately 50 real ales along with ciders and perries plus wine will be available. Festival Opening Times, Bands & Admission: Friday 14th October: 6pm – midnight (The Moobs plus special guests, £12) […]
View PostThis festival will be the 30th that as been held at The Cook and to acknowledge this achievement ALL 30 ALES, CIDERS AND PERRY WILL BE PRICED AT £2.00 A PINT ON THE OPENING DAY Kick off will be at 11 am on Thursday 3rd November and will run till midnight Sunday 6th. ENTRY IS […]
View Post beer festival captain cook inn, captain cook, captain cook in, cask ale, staithesDurham Brewery have recently undergone a bit of a makeover not only releasing some new beers but they’ve changed their iconic branding and got themselves a shiny new website. The branding is starting to grow on me, I was a huge fan of the old bottles and pumpclips so I was a little shocked when […]
View Post bottled ale, bottled beer, cask ale, Durham Brewery, real ale, Underrated Breweries, vegan beerFor those of you who missed it the next Twissup is in Newcastle on the 12th November 2011. I’ve tried to put together a bit of a plan with the help of Jeff, Mick from the Free Trade, Toonbeerchris and Andrew from Bacchus so here’s a rough outline of the day…things are bound to change […]
View Post newcastle, Newcastle beer, newcastle pubs, TwissupJust received the following press release, it sounds quite interesting as we don’t see enough Dark Star beers up here. Tilleys Bar, at 105 Westgate Road in Newcastle, is part of The Head Of Steam group of renowned pubs. During October, it is going to have a life-changing experience; it will, effectively, become a Dark […]
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