Here comes the next community blog project and this one is about collaboration, sharing and having an excuse to open something special. Does any of the following sound familiar… Lots of unopened bottles at home, special bottles, rare bottles, expensive bottles or just bottles that aren’t ready to be opened. Most of them are waiting […]
View Post beer blogging, Beer Events, bottled beerIt’s now just 8 sleeps until Twissup does Manchester and Huddersfield. For those of you that can’t count that’s the 23rd October. If you haven’t heard about Twissup then you can read about it here. The plan is simple meet at 11.30 sharp at Manchester Piccadilly and look for the guys in the Marble beer […]
View Post beer blogger meet up, blogger, huddersfield, manchester, marble, the grove, TwissupI’ve just been sent the beer list from Harlepool Beer Festival so thought I would share it with everyone, there are some great Beers on there. It’s ran by Hartlepool Round Table and takes place at Hartlepool Borough Hall on the Headland, It runs from Friday 15th to Saturday 16th October, ther’s live music on […]
View Post Beer Festival, hartlepool, northern beerWe now have a plan for the Manchester and Huddersfield Twissup (the joint visit was the winner) thanks to Dominic from Marble Brewery and Rich from myBrewerytap. We meet at Manchester Piccadilly train station at 11.30am. From here we’ll go to Marble Brewery for a tour with Dominic and Colin and then to the Marble […]
View Post huddersfield, manchester, marble, TwissupThe votes are counted and the unanimous winner for the Twissup on Saturday 23 October is Manchester and Huddersfield! Some have suggested that two places in one day is too ambitious and won’t do justice to either destination, while others are happy with doing both. The thinking behind doing two places is that it’s a […]
View PostWe’ve done Sheffield and Burton, now it’s time for the next glorious Twissup. The date will be Saturday 23 October but we haven’t selected the final destination yet, so we’ll throw it open to a vote. The idea is a good pub crawl between two different locations. Here are the two choices: Choice 1: Manchester-Huddersfield: […]
View PostA couple of weeks ago now (I have no idea where the time went) I woke up on the Mark’s living room floor, still feeling a little woosy and wondering where the almighty racket of the seagulls that Mark had warned me about was, if he thinks they were loud he wants to come and […]
View Post Beer Festival, GBBF, london beer, london pubs, pub crawlThe Captain Cook Inn, Staithes, North Yorkshire will be holding it’s 10th annual Lifeboat Beer Festival on Thursday 19th, Friday 20th, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of August. 30 real ales, ciders and perrys will be available along with 15 different flavoured sausages. The bar will be open from 11am till midnight each day. ENTRY […]
View Post Beer Festival, Beer festivals, charity, staithesOne 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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