OK, so England are now 2-0 up in the Ashes series. This is good. Unfortunately it’s not going so well for England in the Beer Ashes when in the last test Australia trounced them with their Little Creatures Pale Ale. Can England regain the lost ground with the next category: Golden Ales. What’s on offer? […]
Adnam’s First Rate Gin
With the weather so warm at the moment I need a drink which is really refreshing. Something cold. Something crisp and clean. I want something (I can’t believe I’m saying this) better than a beer. Don’t get me wrong, an ice cold pils would be nice and I wouldn’t kick someone in the eye if […]
The Beer Ashes
You will probably know about, even if you did not see, the close first test of this year’s Ashes series. Just incase though, it was a very close thing in the end with England just scraping victory. This got me thinking: I wonder what would happen if these two great nations were to fight the […]
Golden Fire
I’d just like to tell the world about a book I’ve just finished reading. It won’t be to everyone’s taste, however, for anyone interested in the subject of cider I feel this is a must read. Golden Fire by Ted Bruning is basicly a comprehensive history of cider from its possible beginnings millennia ago, to […]
Let there be beer!
Flicking through the pages of What’s Brewing the other day, I came across an article about two new new industry campaigns, both of which are being backed by CAMRA. The first, http://www.itsbetterdownthepub.com, is a website which asks people to go online and tell the world why it is better drinking in the pub, and specifically their […]
The Session #77 – IPA: What’s the big deal?
OK, The session is a monthly communal blog where subject where many different beer bloggers all comment on the same topic. This month the topic has been suggested by Justin of Justin’s Brew Reviews. He asks, “For quite some time now, I’ve been wondering what makes the India Pale Ale (IPA) style of beer so […]
Cambridge Beer festival
Last year I couldn’t make it to Cambridge, I was otherwise engaged. I wasn’t too happy about that because I really like Cambridge. They make the effort to make it just that little bit more than a place to sit about with a beard and talk about different malts. For those who haven’t been to […]
Amsterdam 2013
They say that people go to Amsterdam for two things (and we all know what they are). I went for a third reason, the beer. Well, that’s not strictly true. After getting back from Milton Keynes beer festival last year the usual suspects and I were talking about the last time we went to Amsterdam […]
Booze on the Ouse 2013
I couldn’t make it as far as Sheffield. Both financial and logistical blockades put the mockers on that. I will have to wait until next year before I can see what it’s like at Beer-x. I could make it as far as St. Neots though. Which is a stroke of good luck because it was […]
Adnam’s Sole Bay Celebratory Ale – 10%
It was my Dad’s birthday a few days ago. He has always liked Adnam’s Broadside and he has always been partial to a whisky. So for his birthday I decided to get him a bottle of Spirit of Broadside, a 43% bottle of distilled Broadside. Anyway, while that was on order I decided I’d make […]