Fourpure Brewing Co.: Inspired By Adventure
Recently another new London brewery caught my eye. The name is Fourpure and they have created a range of beer inspired by their travels. Always one for meeting new beer people and, most importantly,...
View ArticleGolden Pint Awards 2013
I’ve never done a Golden Pints Awards thing before, but having read Justin’s (@1970sBOY) last night I thought I’d give it a go. What I must say before starting is that this is my own personal choices...
View ArticleC’est Une Pluie Les Jours De Soleil Fille
This weekend saw me travelling over to Shropshire to celebrate my birthday with a few close friends and drinking partners. The plan was to spend a comfortable afternoon wandering around Shrewsbury and...
View ArticleManchester, So Much To Answer For: A CAMRGB Twissup
I’ve just got back from Manchester. More informatively, I’ve just got back from a Twissup in Manchester that was organised and run by Connor (@likethemurphys), CAMRGB member, blogger and all round good...
View ArticleB’ing Cubed: The Birmingham Beer Bash 2014
Things are changing in the beer world. Things have been changing slowly for some time, and the shift in the UK from the idea that good beer has to be “Real” to the acceptance of good beer for good...
View ArticleBostin’ Steve Austin: A Weekend in Birmingham
A little while ago I had an idea. I’m not sure it was a good idea, but at least it was an idea. You see, I’d read articles through the year – and written a couple myself – on the … Continue reading →
View ArticleCellar Door: An Evening Of American Craft Beer
Last Wednesday I presented an Introduction To American Craft Beer at a lovely, and rather intriguing, little off licence just outside Sutton Coldfield. The place is called Cellar Door and is run by...
View ArticleCAMRGB End Of Year Report 2014
Well here we are again. It’s nearly the end of the year and I’m trying to recall everything that’s happened so that I can pick out a couple of things to write about. 2014 has been a slightly odd year …...
View ArticleHanging With The Hideout: The Sheffield Twissup
This morning I’m a little the worst for wear. Slightly hungover, and certainly feeling it when I had to take my youngest child swimming at 8.30am. Delicate I might be, but I’m happy too. Happy because...
View ArticleAs Easy As BBB: Birmingham Beer Bash 2015
Now in its third year, Birmingham Beer Bash, or Birmingham Cubed as many affectionately know it, has started to feel established. But never establishment. The organisers have done a little bit of...
View ArticleLike Two Worlds Not Meant To Collide: My London Beer Week, 2015
You and I are like two worlds Not meant to collide Death to each other In the unravelling of time – The Waterboys “Rags” Last week was London Beer Week and I travelled down to attend a couple of events...
View ArticleLiberation From Taste?
I have just spent a few days on Jersey (mainly in and around St. Helier) and in between the sight seeing I thought I would try some local brews. Trouble is, unless I am mistaken, there is only one...
View ArticleThe Lamplighter, St. Helier
Given that the local beer was somewhat disappointing during my recent Jersey trip an alternative was needed after sight seeing and frequent escapes from the rain that plagued us during our stay! A...
View ArticleA Match Day East Dulwich to Peckham Crawl
Some things are made for each other. Sun and sea, egg and bacon, bread and butter and beer and football. It’s the latter that was the basis for this crawl as we headed to East Dulwich in South East...
View ArticleThe Return Of A Shropshire Lad: The Salopian Brewery Launch
I have lived in all sorts of places from Jamaica to Italy, Cornwall to London, but I never feel more at home than when I’m back in Shropshire. It’s where my heart sits, where my family is, it’s a part...
View ArticleAdventures In Beer: Poppyland Brewery
I’ve been visiting Norfolk for a few years now, and over the last two or three visits I have been hunting for Poppyland beer pretty much as soon as I arrive. This year I decided it was about time that...
View ArticleThe All Nations: A Little Gem In The Heart Of Shropshire
Back in the early nineties I lived in Madeley, a small town on the edge of the Ironbridge Gorge and though I didn’t often go out to the pub in those days, when I did I would take the short walk …...
View ArticleCotteridge Wines: Twenty One Years Of Exceptional Beers
This year marks the twenty first birthday of Cotteridge Wines, the Mecca for many beer lovers in the UK. Run by brothers Kal and Jaz, the boys were given the shop when their father who had run it...
View ArticleTrip To Cornwall #2 – Blue Anchor
After watching Wealdstone end their season with a 2-1 win away to Truro City eight of us ploughed into the back of a taxi van for the 25 minute journey from Truro to Helston for a visit to the Blue …...
View ArticlePete Brown, The Pub (Jacqui Small Publishing)
Pete Brown’s latest book is a beautifully presented hard back coffee table affair, that’ll have you returning to it and dipping in and out whenever you need inspiration. Split into two distinct halves,...
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