These might change tonight as I’ve got some tasty bottles lined up but here’s my list as it stands. Best UK Cask Beer – Tynebank Rhubarb and custard, followed by Truefitt Trembler and Roosters Yankee Best UK Keg Beer – Fallen brewery’s Chew Chew followed by Wylam Jakehead and Hawkshead NZPA Best UK Bottled Beer […]
View PostThe previous years Golden Pint Awards seem to have gone down well so thought i’d do it again this year as a bit of fun. Feel free to do a runner-up and a winner for each category (or some honourable mentions) and link to blog posts if you’ve written about winners before. Then post it […]
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There’s plenty going on at Truefitt’s Tap in Northallerton over the next few weeks here’s a brief rundown Beer club – Sunday’s and Wednesday’s Music night with Valy Boyers – Friday 11th July Cocktail night – Saturday 12th July Pie and Pea night – Tuesday 15th July Meet the brewer – Revolutions Brewing Co – […]
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A couple of nights ago I was lucky enough to be at the launch of their new beer , Longhorn IPA. It’s the second new beer to come out of Purity’s shiny new brewery and it’s their firs foray into the world of keg beer. The launch took part at Bar Du Vin in Birmingham, […]
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Hawkshead very kindly sent me 3 of their new smaller batch beers, the IPA didn’t last very long at all and it certainly was a cracker, packed full of big juicy hops and ever so moreish, enough so that I bought a couple of bottles from Open All Hours in Keswick as the Hawkshead online […]
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Whilst looking for a new twist on the classic cheese burger I came across a recipe from Heston Blumenthal where he made cheese slices using Dutchy Originals IPA, it intrigued me as I wasn’t sure how to get from a solid lump of cheddar into floppy slices or if it would just be a waste […]
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What is your Brewery name and where did it come from? Tavernale. It’s ale brewed in a tavern. It’s also the name of our house beer brewed for us by Wylam brewery. What is your brewery capacity? 9 HTL a week. What is different about your brewery? It’s brewed in the bar which is pretty […]
View Post cask beer, casl ake, craft beer, micro brewery, newcastle, northern beer, Tavernale, The Bridge Tavern, toon, toon ale, toon beer2013 has been an interesting year for beer, there’s been a lot of really good beer and an awful lot of inconsistent beer, beer that’s been lauded to death and I’ve not enjoyed there’s been some great discussions and some utterly bonkers ones and there’s been a fair bit of bandwagon jumping and circle jerking […]
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Badger have launched a competition to find the perfect Badger pie, All they are asking is that the pie recipe is baked in a pie dish, it can be potato topped, macaroni bottom, crumble or lattice, let your pie personality run wild. The competition closes on 24th January 2014 and there will be an awards […]
View Post beer and food, bottled ber, free beerThe previous years Golden Pint Awards have been a great success so here we go again for the 4th Year. Feel free to do a runner-up and a winner for each category (or some honourable mentions) and link to blog posts if you’ve written about winners before. Then post it between now and New Year’s […]
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