Late notice I know but Hartlepool Beer Festival starts today. It’s at Hartlepool Borough Hall, Middlegate, Hartlepool TS24 0JD and there will be approximately 50 real ales along with ciders and perries plus wine will be available. Festival Opening Times, Bands & Admission: Friday 14th October: 6pm – midnight (The Moobs plus special guests, £12) […]
View PostThis festival will be the 30th that as been held at The Cook and to acknowledge this achievement ALL 30 ALES, CIDERS AND PERRY WILL BE PRICED AT £2.00 A PINT ON THE OPENING DAY Kick off will be at 11 am on Thursday 3rd November and will run till midnight Sunday 6th. ENTRY IS […]
View Post beer festival captain cook inn, captain cook, captain cook in, cask ale, staithesDurham Brewery have recently undergone a bit of a makeover not only releasing some new beers but they’ve changed their iconic branding and got themselves a shiny new website. The branding is starting to grow on me, I was a huge fan of the old bottles and pumpclips so I was a little shocked when […]
View Post bottled ale, bottled beer, cask ale, Durham Brewery, real ale, Underrated Breweries, vegan beerFor those of you who missed it the next Twissup is in Newcastle on the 12th November 2011. I’ve tried to put together a bit of a plan with the help of Jeff, Mick from the Free Trade, Toonbeerchris and Andrew from Bacchus so here’s a rough outline of the day…things are bound to change […]
View Post newcastle, Newcastle beer, newcastle pubs, TwissupJust received the following press release, it sounds quite interesting as we don’t see enough Dark Star beers up here. Tilleys Bar, at 105 Westgate Road in Newcastle, is part of The Head Of Steam group of renowned pubs. During October, it is going to have a life-changing experience; it will, effectively, become a Dark […]
View PostWhat is your Brewery name and where did it come from? William Worthington’s Brewery, Burton on Trent. Worthington’s started brewing in Burton in 1744. What is your brewery capacity? Brew length = 22.5 barrels. Current annual maximum = 4500 What is different about your brewery? It’s built in the National Brewery Centre. New vessesls, traditional […]
View Post bottled ale, bottled beer, burton, burton upon trent, cask ale, Meet The BrewerFollowing on from Underrated Brewery No 1, we have another Yorkshire based brewery. Underrated Brewery No: 2 Mallinsons. Mallinsons are a Micro brewery based in Huddersfield. They were founded in 2008, they brew a huge range of beers covering everyting from Oatmeal Stout and a delicious mild to singled dry hopped beers. They also produce […]
View Post bottled ale, cask ale, real ale, Underrated Breweries, Yorkshire Ale, Yorkshire beerThe kind people at Wychwood sent me a lovely little package of blue cheese, dark chocolate and a bottle of Ginger Beard, all in a cool little wicker basket that her indoors has now commandeered to keep toiletries in. While the chocolate and cheese was a delicious and a nice touch, I was most interested […]
View Post bottled beer, free beer, ginger beerThe votes have been counted, re counted and double checked and I am please to announce that the next Twissup is in Newcastle on 12th November 2011. The voting for the host city was quite close with Newcastle 5 votes ahead of Edinburgh and then Norwich a little way behind. The 12th November romped home with 49% […]
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