I was going to write a huge post about what happened when Twissup hit Newcastle a couple of weeks ago, but to be honest, there’s been lots of great write-ups which you can read here, here, here, here , here and here (If I’ve missed your link stick it in the comments at the bottom) So […]
View Post Beer bloggers, bottled beer, cask beer, newcastle, TwissupHere we go, the first Twissup of 2011 will take place on Saturday 26th February. It’s our regular drink-a-thon around a new place with beer bloggers, tweeters, brewers, pub managers and much more. We’ve done Sheffield, Burton and Manchester/Huddersfield, now the next one is up to everyone to decide on the location. Mark and I […]
View Post Beer bloggers, TwissupIt’s been a brilliant year for all things beer related so this has been really hard choosing, some of them may change over the next couple of days too as I’ve got some special bottles lined up and I know a couple of local pubs are getting some great beer in too. Best UK Draught […]
View Post Beer bloggers, Beer festivals, bottled beer, cask beer, draught beer, Golden PintsIt’s almost time to Open It! This weekend, 3-5 December, is when we can get those special bottles and open them just for the sake of opening them. Mark and I have also managed to arrange for lots of people to be snowed in so you have an even better excuse to drink a beer […]
View Post Beer bloggers, bottled ale, bottled beer, open it, social media, special bottlesDust 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 itTwissup does Manchester and Huddersfield has been and gone, and what a Twissup it was, probably the biggest and best yet. The day didn’t start out too well for me as one of my trains was delayed so I missed my connecting train, fortunately it wasn’t long until the next one and it gave me […]
View Post beer blogger meet up, Beer bloggers, bloggers, blogging, huddersfield, manchester, meet up, TwissupWe’ve now got the plan for the day in Burton and we owe a million thank yous to Kristy for sorting it out for us. It’s a different day to Sheffield but I think it looks absolutely brilliant and at the end we can just carry on drinking wherever we want to or those who […]
View Post Beer bloggers, bloggers, burton upon trent, TwissupBy now if you are taking part in Beer Swap Part Deux, you should have had the email informing you of who you are sending beers too, if you haven’t then please check your spam folder, if it isn’t in there then please email beerswapuk@googlemail.com and let us know. Assuming you have received the email […]
View Post Beer bloggers, Beer Swap, beer swapping, Beerswap, bloggersEvery month everyone waits on tenterhooks, waiting for the Wikio Rankings for Wine & Beer (or Beer & Wine as I like to think of them). They remind me a little of the Celebrity Laps board on Top Gear, some say they don’t care, some say they don’t make sense, all we know is everyone […]
View Post Beer bloggers, blogosphere, wikio rankingsThis is something that’s been in the wings for a while and after a fair bit of discussion lately we (the 2 Marks and I) plumped for the 23rd Jan in Sheffield. The plan is to take a rather beery tour of the various pubs and drinking establishment’s in Sheffield, starting at the Sheffield Tap, […]
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