Just a quick reminder that Open It! is this weekend, it’s time to open a bottle of something special that you’ve been saving then let everyone know about it on twitter (using the #openit tag) or on Facebook and of course if you have a blog the write about it on there, If not feel […]
View Post bottled beer, open it, special beerThis simple recipe for beef and mushroom casserole was sent in for the cooking with beer competition I thought it sounded delicious, thanks to Melanie for sending it in. Melanie also said it makes a great filling for a pie. Ingredients 3 tbsp olive oil 500g braising beef, seasoned with a little salt and pepper […]
View Post beer recipe, cooking with beer, foodSaturday night saw a trip up to the much anticipated White Swan and Captain Cook Beer festival (not to be confused with the Captain Cook pub beer festival which was on at the same time in Staithes). We arrived at the White Swan in Stokesley in the early evening after a rather eventful taxi ride, […]
View Post beer and cheese, Beer Festival, captain cook, cask ale, hand pulled aleIn a return for Meet the Home Brewer we have Gregg who’s a pro photographer by day and an armature brewer by night…or judging by the number of University ball photos on his website, it he probably spends the day brewing and the night taking pics. Does your homebrewery have a name? if so what’s […]
View Post brewing, home brew, homebrewAs the sun beats down outside (not that I can see it as our office window is currently boarded up) I can’t but help wish away the week as I’m ready for a walk and a pint outside a pub. It seems like so long ago since my last pint sat outside in the sun, […]
View Post cask ale, muker, Yorkshire Ale, Yorkshire beer, yorkshire dalesThis excellent Pheasant recipe was entered into the cooking with beer competition, Pheasant is one of my favourite meats and this stew sounds absolutely delicious. You can check out the full version on Ale is good, which also has some other yummy sounding recipes on there. Ingredients 4 pheasants – jointed into breasts, legs, and […]
View Post badger beer, beer recipe, beer recipes, cooking with beer, stewThis week’s Meet the Brewer comes from a brewery I visited a couple of years ago, they make some delicious beers which are pretty easy to get hold of and quite often make an apperance in pubs round here. What is your Brewery name and where did it come from? Ossett Brewery, named after the […]
View Post cask ale, local ale, locale, Yorkshire beerGrab your diaries and put a big red circle around the Royal Wedding weekend (29 April – 2 May) and inside that circle scribble the words ‘Open It!’ because it’s time to go into the dusty depths of the beer cellar and open something good just for the sake and fun of opening something good. […]
View Post bottled beer, open it, special beerI’ve had this review sitting round here for a good while now but never gotten round to posting it, mainly because I’ve had other stuff to say but also because Dogma was no longer available from Brewdog…..well until now. News broke a couple of days ago that Dogma was back in the Brewdog store (you […]
View Post BrewDog, heather beer, honey beer, scottish beer, unusual beerThe White Swan in Stokesley home of the Captain Cook Brewery is having a Beer and Cheese festival over the Easter weekend, It starts on the 22nd and runs to the 25th. The White Swan is a fantastic little pub and Captain Cook make some very tasty beers, there will be some great beers on […]
View Post beer and cheese, Beer Festival, cask beer, local ale, locale