The previous years Golden Pint Awards have been a great success so here we go again for the 4th Year. Feel free to do a runner-up and a winner for each category (or some honourable mentions) and link to blog posts if you’ve written about winners before. Then post it between now and New Year’s […]
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The guys over at Hardknott have had a busy month, not only have they launched Cumbria’s strongest beer with the release of the latest edition of Granite weighing in at a huge 12.7% ABV (which you can read more about here), they are also hosting a beer dinner at Muncaster Castle on the 7th of […]
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What is your Brewery name and where did it come from? Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery, It is the town in which we are based. It translates as church on a hill by the lune. What is your brewery capacity? 30 bbrl per week What is different about your brewery? We are a small family run brewery producing […]
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I saw Lucy post this on Facebook yesterday so thought I’d share it with those of you who may not have seen it. #Scoopathon: remembering Simon H Johnson When Simon left us earlier this year, you only had to look at Twitter to see what an impact he made on so many people, and to […]
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This is something I’ve wanted to make since I saw it on a menu when we were visiting the Isle of Skye, It’s certainly not healthy and not for the feint hearted but it’s bloomin tasty. Which beer you use is up to you, I used one I’d bought while I was up there as […]
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Beer and curry is a pairing that often get’s written about and deliberated over and over again, In all honesty most pale ales are perfect with a curry, even some stouts work well but If I’m planning to make a curry I’ll make sure I’ve got some suitable beer in, nothing too complex or heavy […]
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For my 5th all grain home brew I decided to go back to a nice simple pale ale, not because I didn’t like my Jasmine Green Tea beer, but because I couldn’t decide which of the four versions of the beer I preferred. Once again I liberated my ingredients from Truefitt Brewery, luckily Matt had […]
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What is your Brewery name and where did it come from? The company is called Savour Beer. I wanted the name to give a sense of my vision for the company and what we were all about. Whilst the UK still has a love affair with wine and spirits, beer is often treated like the unwanted sibling. […]
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Bacchus and The Free Trade Inn are hosting a joint Beavertown event on the 28th of September, more info below.
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