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“Kirin – brewed in UK, dissapointing [sic]. James Boags – Aus/Tasmania. Kasteel Cru – France, winey, fruity, not much taste. Sagres Bohemia – Dark, Portugal, strong, subtle…has pre, current and after taste” That was how we began, … [...]
The Bag O’ Nails is a small pub in the Hotwells district of Bristol that serves an ever changing selection of real ale from the West Country and the rest of the UK. Up to five ales are served from local breweries such as Dawkins, Moor, Cheddar and Gla… [...]
Last week, I teamed up with a couple other expats (Katie Garstin & Blayne Ladner) to present Una Noche de Cerveza. The mission: to jump-start craft beer culture in Panama City with an exclusive beer pairing dinner. Blayne generously ope… [...]
Name: Banks’s Bitter, 3.8%, EnglandAppearance: Nice, clear brown. Some off-white head.Aroma: Malt, slightly roasted. Sweetness.Taste: More malt, nice and smooth. Slight bitterness.Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £?.??Overall score: 3/6Info: 8/4-2012, BB: 31/… [...]
Name: Castle Rock Elsie Mo, 5.0%, EnglandAppearance: Batch 2813, nice label. Yellow golden. Slightly hazy, some white head.Aroma: Hops, flowers, fruit.Taste: Lots of hops – too much bitterness? Fruit, citrus.Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £?.??Overall score: … [...]
The Three Tuns is a popular Bristol pub owned by Arbor Ales. It offers a good selection of both Arbor ales are beer from many breweries around the country such as Bristol Beer Factory, Otley, Brew Dog, Dark Star and Magic Rock. [...]
Name: Thwaites Old Dan, 7.4%, EnglandAppearance: Chestnut brown, clear. Some off-white head.Aroma: Malt, slightly vinous. Nutty.Taste: Vinous, malt. Some alcohol. Caramel.Bought: Tesco, 330 ml, £?.??Overall score: 4/6Info: 7/4-2012 [...]
YOU GUYS.I love cask and bottled conditioned bitters SO MUCH. And this one is so very tasty. Tom found it at Martin’s Wine Cellar on Magazine Street earlier this week and I have been gleefully anticipating drinking it ever since.The whole concept of th… [...]
Name: Brains Original Stout, 4.1%, WalesAppearance: Very dark brown. Nice tan head.Aroma: Dark malt, burnt, coffee. Some dark fruit.Taste: More coffee, burnt, roasted. Chocolate.Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £?.??Overall score: 4/6Info: 6/4-2012, BB: 28/2-12 [...]
Name: Fuller’s Mighty Atom, 2.8%, EnglandAppearance: Light bronze. Clear. Very little head.Aroma: Caramel, nutty, malt.Taste: More malt and nuttiness. A bit boring.Bought: Tesco, 500 ml, £?.??Overall score: 3/6Info: 6/4-2012, BB: 9/7-2012 [...]
Jeff Evans is one of the beer writers I respect greatly, in the past he has edited the CAMRA Good Beer Guide (effectively the UK beer drinkers ‘bible’) and has taken his writing outside pure beer writing into the realms of ‘Essential Wisdom for t… [...]
Trh pivních tiskovin bude obohacen o nový měsíčník Pivař. Jeho vydavatel Karel Dubovec usoudil, že na zdejším trhu chybí pivní časopis bulvárnějšího ražení a rozhodl se tuto mezeru zacelit. Přinášíme několik ukázek z prvního [...]
Oh how blind we were…North has led the way in the UK in terms of drinks and drinking, one of the first bars (ie. not a pub) in Leeds and one of the first European style bars in the UK, THE first for so very many of the beers that are now becoming muc… [...]
The Hardknott brewery was born in the spotlight of the social media, Dave the brewer blogged from the pub that he ran with with his wife before he decided to step over to the brewing side. His bottled beer range is available from online shops in the UK… [...]
Today would have been Michael Jackson’s 70th birthday. I first met Michael in the early 1990s, shortly after my beer book was published. He is all but single-handedly responsible for the culture of better beer that exists today. He began writing … [...]
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StongbowH.P. Bullmer Ltd. — Hereford, EnglandStats:Style: Hard Apple CiderABV: 5.0%Ingredients: Fermented apple juice or apple juice from concentrate, sugars, water, malic acid, ascorbic acid, sulphur dioxide (to preserve … [...]
Pub Diaries Q&A this week comes from Sara Carter of Triple fff Brewing in Hampshire. Which 5 words sum up your brewing ethos… Fun, Creative, Local, Excellence, Value First beer experience… I grew up in a pub in Yorkshire so beer flows through the veins! My first beer memory was helping my Dad check the [...] [...]
I’ll post some of my thoughts about Belgian beer appreciation and the UK shortly, thinking about it a lot of course as North’s ‘Lowlands’ festival starts this Thursday.1. Orval2. De La Senne – Zinnebir3. De Struise – Pannepot4.Westveletern Extra 85. 3 … [...]
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