Grab 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 beerI’ve had this review sitting round here for a good while now but never gotten round to posting it, mainly because I’ve had other stuff to say but also because Dogma was no longer available from Brewdog…..well until now. News broke a couple of days ago that Dogma was back in the Brewdog store (you […]
View Post BrewDog, heather beer, honey beer, scottish beer, unusual beerThe White Swan in Stokesley home of the Captain Cook Brewery is having a Beer and Cheese festival over the Easter weekend, It starts on the 22nd and runs to the 25th. The White Swan is a fantastic little pub and Captain Cook make some very tasty beers, there will be some great beers on […]
View Post beer and cheese, Beer Festival, cask beer, local ale, localeHere’s another one of the delicious recipes that was entered into the cooking with beer competition it’s from @rickfurzer who describes him self as a Beer drinker, whisky freak & wine lover. A booze & food glutton who cooks quite a bit. Which is probably why this recipe sounds so good. Unfortunately there isn’t a […]
View Post beef, beer and food, beer casserole, beer recipe, slow cooker, StoutWhat 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 kernelFollowing on from the cooking with beer competition here is one of the excellent recipes that was submitted, It comes from Leigh of The Good Stuff, which is one of my favourite blogs, full of food and beer stuff. Leigh is a great guy too, knows his stuff, despite supporting Leeds. So over to Leigh […]
View Post beer and pork, beer recipe, beer recipes, cooking with beer, smoked beerThis 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 Brewer