Every now and then (not as much as i would like) i get to go round a local brewery, this time it was the turn of Nick Staffords Hambleton Ales in, i was really looking forward to this one as i have been drinking Nick’s Ales for some time and he seems to be quite […]
View Post black horse, eh up lad, hambleton, Hambleton Ales, nick stafford, nightmare, stallion, studPLEASE NOTE THERE IS A REVIEW OF THE NEW VERSION HERE Firstly let me apologise for the poor photo, it was taken quite late on Saturday night using my phone whist wondering exactly why i had just paid £2.69 for the bottle of “special brew” We had ended up in the local chain pub and […]
View Post Frank's alcoholic ginger beer, ginger beer, kopparbergI decided to do a big Innis and Gunn taste test after their PR agency in the UK, R&R Teamwork, very kindly sent me a bottle of the Canadian Cask Ale and Rum Cask Ale to try. Once they arrived i hot footed it down to my local Tesco, where i knew i could pick up […]
View Post Innis and Gunn, Innis and gunn canadian cask, oak aged beer, oak matured beer, Rum caskWhen I was at the Cropton Brewery (The New Inn) I absolutely loved their Honey Gold so I thought I would bring a bottle home to try. The beer didn’t have the same distinct smell of carmel waffels or the creamy head that it did in the brewery, but then again I didn’t really expect […]
View Post Cropton, honey beer, honey goldLast weekend after we had been for a nice little 12 mile stroll up and around the Cleveland hills we called in at one of my favourite pubs, the Blackwell Ox in Carlton, it’s a lovely little country pub with a difference, as well as great traditional pub grub and real ales it does some […]
View Post Blackwell ox, flaxen dane, Hambleton Ales, hambleton stud, rudgate brewery, thai foodI was sent this press release by R & R (the people who kindly sent me the Innis and Gunn, I really enjoyed reading it so thought you might like to read it too….and maybe give it a go, it’s certainly something ill be giving a crack sometime soon. Could Chablis with Oysters, Champagne with […]
View Post Beer and food pairing, beer and puddingsThere seems to be a lot in the press today about the release of BrewDog’s new 18% tokyo* beer, it would seem the press have latched onto it and aren’t letting go. Now this might upset a few people but we have a feeling its something BrewDog planned, what better way to get some free […]
View Post 18% beer, binge drinking, BrewDog, tokyoOn Sunday some of the Beer Blog team arranged to meet at a microbrewery called Redscar. In a nutshell it’s a brewery in the cellar of the Cleveland Hotel In Redcar, run by the Hotel’s owner Chris, who is a really nice bloke and was only too happy to show us around. The brewery is […]
View Post Redcar brewery, redscar brewery, redscar rocks, redscar sandsI recently ordered some Zeitgeist from Brewdog using their 70% discount code, I thought it would also be a good chance to reduce the postage and order some 77 Lager and some Dogma. 77 Lager is BrewDog’s attempt at making a lager that actually tastes of something. It’s brewed with 100% malt and fresh hops. The […]
View Post 77 lager, BrewDog, lager, pilsnerI saw this when doing the weekly shop, so snuck it into the trolley as I’m a sucker for new ales. I wasn’t expecting it to be great for £1, but thought I’d save it to watch with the cricket as seen as it’s name is cricket related. The label says it’s an easy drinking […]
View Post ashes ale, light beer, Marstons, pale ale