The Stockton CAMRA Ale and Arty Beer Festival returns for its seventh year after another huge success in 2010. The festival, as always, takes place over three days (Thur 24 : Sat 26 Feb) with festival goers supping up the selections during the day and enjoying entertainment on the evening. You can expect another weekend […]
View Post beer and music, Beer Festival, CAMRA, cask aleIt’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 PintsHogs Back Advent Ale is brewed to celebrate the coming of Christmas and one of the few in the Hogs Back range that, until now I hadn’t tried. I usually avoid Christmas themed beers as I’ve had some pretty terrible experiences with them so was hoping that this wouldn’t be one of them. It pours […]
View Post Bottle conditioned, bottled beer, Christmas beerWhat is your Brewery name and where did it come from? Lovibonds Brewery. Lovibonds is quite a historic name in British brewing that unfortunately died a death in the late 60’s. We resurrected it in 2005. What is your brewery capacity? We do a lot of 750l (~5 UK barrel) batches and are moving into […]
View Post bottled beer, keg beer, london brewersI’ll always have a soft spot for Innis and Gunn, It was one of the first beers I got into and into in a big way, I used to drink it all of the time, recently I’ve found it a bit sweet so stopped drinking it, a shame really as it was a true gateway […]
View Post bottled beer, draught beer, oak aged beer, scottish beerThis weeks Meet The Brewer comes from Jon over at Stringers Beer (or Stringers – no apostrophe), who are based over in beautiful Cumbria and make some cracking beers. They have some great branding and their casks are bright yellow and purple so what’s not to like! What is your brewery capacity? A minuscule 11 […]
View Post bottled beer, cask beer, cumbrian beer, lake district, lakeland ales, Meet The BrewerThe 2009 Golden Pint Awards were a success so we have decided we’d have some fun with them again this year. It couldn’t be simpler, just fill in your answers to the categories below. You can do this in the comments on someone’s blog post, write them in your own blog or email them to […]
View Post beer blogger awards, blogger awards, Golden PintsThis is my favourite recipe for beer battered fish n chips, it’s totally up to you which beer you use but I find the fizzier, yeastier ones give a better texture to the batter, the trick is to have the beer really cold too. I like to fry my fish then let it stand while […]
View Post beer batter, beer recipe, beer recipesThis week’s Meet the brewer comes from one of the first breweries I started drinking who are just a short trip down the road from me and close by to some excellent hiking and stunning scenery. What is your brewery capacity? 80,000 barrels What is different about your brewery? We use the Yorkshire Square […]
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