This beer arrived as part of my Beer Swap Part Deux box from Andrew at Bristol Beer Factory, It was another new beer to me and it was another of Andrew’s own ales. Again like the IPA it came without a label, which in some ways is pretty cool as you don’t quite know what […]
View Post Beer Swap, Beerswap, bristol beer, milk stout, real ale, StoutI received the following the other day, it sounds lke fun and I thought some of you might be interested in it. On a hot summer’s day there’s nothing better than a refreshing beer to cool us down. But do you often find a trip down the pub with your friends leaves you sticking to […]
View Post beer blog, beer tasting, onlinbe beerAfter receiving some excellent beers from Richard Mackney (@Richardmackney) and getting some great feedback from my recipient Scott Edwards (@Edwards80) in Beer swap #1 there was no way I was going to miss out on Part Deux. Firstly I set about researching who I was sending too. I discovered that Billy Hall (@dad2dam2dum2mum) wasn’t overly […]
View Post beer blog, Beer Swap, beer swap part deux, local ale, localeWe managed to get 64 names down to take part in the World Cup Beer Sweepstake so we’ve got two separate competitions running, both with the chance to win free beer. The first 32 names who entered are playing for a year’s subscription to myBrewerytap’s 52 Week Beer Club. The second 32 are playing for […]
View Post free beer, world cup, world cup beerI was very kindly sent this from Adnams a few weeks ago and I’ve been meaning to type my notes up for a while now but not got round to it, until now. It’s grey and rainy outside and just the site of the picture as I was uploading it cheered me up, it brought […]
View Post Adnams, english lager, lager, light beer, southern beer, summer beerThis beer arrived as part of my Beer Swap Part Deux box from Andrew at Bristol Beer Factory, It was another new beer to me which is great as that’s the whole point of Beer Swap. The first thing that jumps out about Goat’s Leap is the label, I think it’s great, I love the […]
View Post Beer Swap, Beerswap, Bottle conditioned, Bristol Beer Factory, english ale, English IPA, IPA, real aleNOTE: The Sweepstake is now full, we have got enough players to do two draws and we have very kindly been donated some prizes from Adnams, Ales By Mail and Highland Brewery so watch this space for more info and to find out which team you get. Next week 2010 World Cup kicks off in […]
View Post competition, free beer, my brewery tap, world beer, world cup beerI’ve been a fan of Worthington White Shield for some time now, even more so after a visit to the brewery and meeting Steve Wellington during Twissup does Burton Upon Trent. White Shield is one of those iconic beers that just about every beer drinker has heard of if not tried. It’s one of, if […]
View Post Bottle conditioned, burton upon trent, english ale, IPA, pale ale, real aleIt was the Sunday after Twissup does Burton Upon Trent and it was time for me to head home, fortunately my train ticket said I had to go via Sheffield so I had arranged to meet brewers extraordinaire Stuart from Crown Brewery and Kelly Ryan from Thornbridge along with the legend that Reluctant Scooper, we […]
View Post Crown Brewery, scooping, sheffield, Sheffield Tap, sunday drinking, Thornbridge, TwissupWell that’s it, Twissup Part Deux is well and truley over, it was one hell of a weekend, you will no doubt read lots of different posts and look at millions of pictures of the day’s events so I was going to keep it short, but failed miserably. Some of the stuff might be in […]
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