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 […]
View Post Belgian Beer, belgian beers, Belgium, Bruges, Brugge
Homebrew AG#2 was brewed what seems like ages ago and has since been supped and shared, I’ve even brewed AG#3 which has been bottled and is currently conditioning somewhere warm. AG#2 was another pale ale for which I was aiming for 6% ABV and planned to use hops from New Zealand, as with AG#1 it […]
View Post home brew, home brewing, homebrew, IPA, NZ, pale ale
Salopian brewery make one of my favourite beers in Darwin’s Origin so when they got in touch and asked if I fancied trying their 7.2% Vertigo there was no way I was going to decline. I didn’t know much about the beer so was a bit surprised when it poured as dark as it did […]
View Post black ipa, bottled beer, IPA, Strong beer
Gateshead beer festival is ran over the May Day Bank holiday weekend (3rd to the 5th of May this year), They have about 60 pumps on at any one time and over the space of the weekend they should have about 140 different beers available. They are supporting local brewer and breweries from across the […]
View Post Beer Festival, cask ale, northern beer
It’s ages since I’ve written about a particular beer, mainly because I’ve been busy but also because I’ve kind of got stuck in a rut with beer, having had too many beers that just didn’t get me excited enough to put the effort into writing a blog post about it, until I popped into the […]
View Post best beer, cask beer, green tea, IPA, jasmine, outlaw, roosters
I’ve made this a couple of times now and served it with both Stoemp and skinny fries (the photo is of the skinny fries and salad version), it’s best done in the slow cooker but if you don’t have one you can do it one the stove or in the oven. The stoemp can be […]
View Post beef in ale, beef in beer, Belgian Beer
On our recent trip to Belgium one of my favourite meals was pork ribs cooked in Kriek and served with a huge bowl of salty, crispy skinny fries and mayo, It was delicious so I’ve re created the flavours using pork shoulder and my slow cooker. It’s really easy and you can choose to leave […]
View Post beer and food, cherry beer, cooking with beer, Fruit Beer
It’s been strange old year, I’ve possibly not drank as many new beers or got out as much as I’d have liked, but I did get to brew a beer for my wedding with Roosters, help brew Truefitt’s 50th brew, spend the day in a michelan star kitchen then cook for them courtesy of Sharps […]
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Ok I know people who make cider aren’t called brewers but when I met Peter at IndyMan Beer Con and tried his cider I really wanted him to take part in this because of his passion and knowledge, the cider is damn tasty too, so here’s his entry What is your Brewery name and where […]
View Post1) Best UK Draught (Cask Or Keg) Beer: Good grief, difficult indeed. India Pale Ale Scanners Brodie’s/Kernel Collaboration really blew me away. Runners up: RockStar (DarkStar/Magic Rock collaboration (both keg and cask were absolutely delicious and I simply want more of this beer), Sour Grapes (Lovibonds), such a wonderfully balanced sour beer. Jeff’s a wizard. […]
View Post Beer Awards, Golden Pints