This was the last of the Beer Swap test parcel beers that Mark from @realalereviews sent me. I was all ready to post the story on the beer and the brewery as it was another place (apart from the civil war that is) I hadn’t heard of so when I looked it up on google, […]
View Post Beer Swap, Cherwell Valley, cropredy bridge, english alesCotswold Wheat Beer was another beer that was sent to me by @realalereviews as part of the Beer Swap test parcel, (which also included Hook Norton Hooky Gold and Hook Norton Haymaker) and was from a brewery I hadn’t heard of before so I went straight to their website. According to their site: Modelled on the famous Weisse […]
View Post Beer Swap, Cotswold Brewing Co, english ales, wheat beerHook Norton Haymaker was another beer that was sent to me by @realalereviews as part of the Beer Swap test parcel, It had a lot to live up to as it followed the other Hook Norton beer he sent (Hooky Gold). The first thing that makes this stand out is the label, I love it, […]
View Post Beer Swap, bitter, english ales, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire alesHooky Norton Hooky Gold was one of the 4 Beer Swap test parcel beers that were sent to me by @realalereviews, Hook Norton was a brewery that I was familiar with but I had never had Hooky Gold so was looking forward to trying it. Hooky Gold is a pale and refreshing ale from Hook […]
View Post Beer Swap, Beerswap, english ales, Hook NortonIf you are reading this then the beers I sent have reached their destination. This post is in place of the letter that was meant to go in with my beer swap parcel, I did write one I just forgot to put it in – along with a rather tasty bar of chilli chocolate i […]
View PostLast night I was due to go to the Saltburn Beer Festival, I had been looking forward to it for months, especially as I had seen the beer list and it contained some beers I really wanted to try. I had originally planned to go on the Friday but a family engagement cropped up so […]
View PostThere has been a lot of Beer Swap action across the country this week, people sending parcels, people reciving them, it’s not been without it’s problems , mainly due to the parcel delivery service we used. The good news is that not only have I received the test parcel from Mark at Real Ale Reviews, […]
View Post Beer Swap, blogger beer swap, english ales, local alesAlright then. We’ve done all the calling for swappers and now we have the final list. Instead of randomly drawing names we split the list into North and South and then further into bloggers and tweeters. We then hand-paired everyone up based on where you are from, what you do (blog/tweet) and where you want […]
View Post Beer Swap, blogger beer swap, english ales, local alesWe’ve already had some big news this week but this one could be even bigger: Beer Swap! We’ve had a couple of blog posts, there’s been lots of twittering, we’ve gained a hashtag and @beerswap, an email address and, most importantly, we’ve got a lot of interest, so much interest that we’re expanding beyond the […]
View Post Beer Swap, blogger beer swap, english ales, local alesI’ve just had the info and the beer list through for the next beer festival at a local(ish) pub, its a great little pub in a stunning seaside town just south of Whitby. I’m hoping to go on the Sunday for as I can’t make the other days due to taking up the chance to […]
View Post Beer festivals, Captain Cook Inn, english ales, local ales