Things have been a bit hectic since my trip to Leeds for the European Beer Bloggers Conference so this post has taken a while to get to the top of my list. Lots has already been written, plenty of photographs shared and plenty of stories told and fondly remembered. It was my first Beer Bloggers conference and […]
View Post beer blog, beer blogging, cask ale, leeds, northern beer, Yorkshire beerOver the last couple of weeks it all seems to have gone a bit mad in the UK beer scene. There seems to be this really unsavoury undercurrent of sniping, backbiting and a hint of ill feeling between CAMRA, Brewers and Bloggers. Everyone seems to have forgotten they all share something in common, something very […]
View Post beer blog, beer blogging, beer politics, BrewDogDust off those special bottles because Open It! is coming very soon… Friday 3 December to Sunday 5 December, get the good bottles out of the cupboard and get them open. Don’t hold back thinking that a worthy special occasion will come along soon, that you might get a new job next week, a promotion […]
View Post beer blog, Beer bloggers, blog, bloggers, blogging, Bottle conditioned, bottled beer, open itI 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 […]
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