Those of you that follow me on twitter will know this is the beer I rounded off day 3 of Open It with, It was so good I’ve decided to write about it first and write the other two beers up later. I picked this bottle up from GBBF 2010 and it’s been sat in […]
View Post bottled beer, coffee beer, danish beer, hornbeer, Imperial Stout, StoutFor Open It day 2 had had planned on drinking more than just one bottle of beer but an impromptu trip out to a lovely sunny Whitby and a tour of a few of it’s fine drinking establishments didn’t leave me with much time or much space in my considerably large beer belly. Not wanting to miss […]
View Post Belgian Beer, bottled beer, open it, whiskyAs part of the second Open It I’ve lined up a few beers I’ve been keeping for one reason or another, the first two I decided to open were Mikkeller 1000 IBU and the Mikkeller Barrel Aged 1000 IBU. I’d been keeping these two to try side by side and to be honest I was […]
View Post barrel aged beer, bottled beer, danish beer, DIPA, Double IPA, IIPA, IPAJust a quick reminder that Open It! is this weekend, it’s time to open a bottle of something special that you’ve been saving then let everyone know about it on twitter (using the #openit tag) or on Facebook and of course if you have a blog the write about it on there, If not feel […]
View Post bottled beer, open it, special beerGrab your diaries and put a big red circle around the Royal Wedding weekend (29 April – 2 May) and inside that circle scribble the words ‘Open It!’ because it’s time to go into the dusty depths of the beer cellar and open something good just for the sake and fun of opening something good. […]
View Post bottled beer, open it, special beerWhat is your brewery capacity? 5 Barrel with a half barrel pilot plant for crazy stuff. What is different about your brewery? Good question, there are so many small breweries around and dare i say it some pretty average beers…I guess we’re different because we never stop trying to improve our beers. There is no […]
View Post bottled beer, cask beer, real aleBeer and food pairing is something many people (including my self) often put a lot of time and effort into, just like those in the wine industry and restaurants. Finding the perfect beer to go with a dish can be a royal pain in the bottom but to be honest most beer will go with […]
View Post beer and food, bottled beer, FABPOW, fabpw, lager, light beer, scottish beerI’ve been drinking a lot of Kernel beers of late and to be brutally honest I’ve enjoyed every single one of them. Kernel get a lot of praise and in my opinion, rightly so. They are probably my favourite brewery in the whole wide world at the moment. S.C.A.NS stands for the hops that are […]
View Post apollo, bottled beer, citra, london beer, nelson sauvin, simcoe, the kernelThis week’s Meet The Brewer comes from a little closer to home, with Ian from Coniston Brewery in the lovely Lake District, taking time out from his busy schedule to fill us in about the brewery. If you are ever in the area it’s definitely worth a visit but best left until after you’ve climbed Coniston Old […]
View Post bottled beer, cask beer, cumbrian beer, kegged beer, lakeland beer, Meet The BrewerThis weeks Meet The Brewer, comes from Colin at Marble, he’s the second brewer from Marble Brewery to take part, although Dom now brewing at Thornbridge. What is your Brewery name and where did it come from? It’s the Marble Brewery in Manchester. It was named after the Marble Arch pub where it’s based. What is […]
View Post bottled beer, cask beer, kegged beer, manchester beer, marble brewery, northern beer