Glyn over at the Rake was taking the mickey out of the T-shirt that I wore for GBBF, not only was it bright green but it had the slogan “My idea of a balanced diet….a beer in each hand”. I thought it was quite funny and would make me easy to spot at GBBF. Like […]
View Post beer clothing, Beer t-shirtsFor those of you who don’t already know there I am off to walk from one side of the country to the other, St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay to be precise. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for as long as I can remember. So my bags are all packed and first thing in […]
View Post Beer, beer walks, coast to coast, intermission, pub walk, walkingThis weeks Meet the Brewer comes from the other side of the pond, from a brewer that I’ve only ever tried one beer from but I’ve heard a lot about, mainly from Dave of Hardknott Brewery. What is your Brewery name and where did it come from? The brewery is attached to a public house, […]
View Post america, american ale, american beer, Hardknott brewery, US beer, USA, usa breweryI spent the majority of yesterday at the wedding of one of my mates from school, the same mate who’s stag do I had been at a few weeks ago in Liverpool which lead to me drinking all sorts of heinous cocktails and brightly coloured drinks out of a glass bigger than my head. It was a […]
View Post boddingtons, parties, weddingsWe’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 crawlThis week’s Meet The Brewer comes from Chris who Brews for Bristol Beer Factory, I first came across them on twitter when they joing in with Beer Swap and sent me some rather tasty ales! What is your brewery capacity? 80bbls per week What is different about your brewery? Sited in an old brewery building, […]
View Post Beer Swap, Bristol Beer Factory, english ale, Meet The BrewerOne 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, londonI’ve been making this bread for a while now, I can’t remember where the recipe came from but it recently won me some beer from Bristol Beer Factory so thought I had better post it on here. There is also an excellent recipe by the hair bikers for Newcastle Brown Ale and cheese bread on […]
View Post beer and food, beer recipe, food and beer, recipeI just recieved the following press release regarding a pint of beer that costs £12 in the White Horse in London, The full press release can be seen below but It got me wondering what the most you have paid or would be willing to pay for a pint of beer in a pub is??? […]
View Post american beer, london, london beer, US beer, USA