A little over a week ago Wetherspoons did something I never thought I’d see, they put American canned beer into my local pub, not only my local but every Wetherspoon Pub in the UK. The cans are 3 beers from Sixpoint Brewery in Brooklyn and I was one of the lucky ones to be sent […]
View Post american beer, Canned beer, craft beer, IPA, pale ale, pilsner, USA, Wetherpoons, wetherspoonThis week’s Meet the Brewer comes from the good old U S of A , and from a brewery I recently fell in love with after working my way through a case of their beers. So over to Jeremy… What is your Brewery name? Founders Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan What is your brewery […]
View Post american beer, foreign beers., Meet The Brewer, USA beer, usa ipaMy Antonia was something I had started to hear whispers about on twitter and from other beer bloggers so when My Brewery Tap offered to send me a bottle I snapped Rich’s hand off. I also drank it pretty much straight away but with one thing and another it’s taken me ages to get round […]
View Post american beer, coninually hopped, hops, IPA, italian beer, pilsnerThis 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 breweryOne 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 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, USAI have written this post to commemorate a momentus occasion, my local Morrisons has now started selling Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, well actually I started writing this post to celebrate it but that was over a month ago now and in the meantime Aldi decided to sell a who load of this luscious stuff for £1.29. Some […]
View Post american ale, american beer, IPA, pale ale, USAWell I can’t hide the monkey of disappointment riding my back as I write this. To have received a country that has absolutely no chance of winning the tournament and one which is now without doubt the most prolific and innovative brewing nation in the world. Finding an American beer wasn’t going to be a […]
View Post american beer, beer and football, football, football beer, IPA, USA, world cup, world cup beerFor those of you who don’t know, the World Cup Beersweep requires you to find a beer from your drawn country & write about it. If your team wins the World Cup you claim the prize of a year’s supply of beer from mybrewerytap. I was slightly apprehensive when Andy asked me to sign up, […]
View Post american beer, football, football beer, USA, world cup beer, world cup sweepstakeFlying Dog are one of those breweries you hear a lot about but don’t often see their beers, unless you live near a good bottle shop, or in the case of Doggie Style and Gonzo a rather large Tesco. I fell in love with Doggie Style (or Classic Pale Ale as Tesco call it) after […]
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