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More barrel aged beers
Clicking the "new post" button after the best part of two months away from my blog is not done without some trepidation. Will the words come easily or will it be a struggle? Perhaps more nagging is the...
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#CABPOM October: Alesmith Old Numbskull and Cornish Blue.
Its been a few months, but that doesn't mean the cheese and beer pairing has fallen by the wayside. In fact its stepped up somewhat as I did 50 pairings in September and October in preparation for the...
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Session #69: Beery Pipe Dreams
This month's session requires a bit of thought. What would I change to make the beer world a better place and how would I bring it about?The obvious answer would be for beer to be free; therefore cost...
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Red Hand Brewery: An update
I took my fiance and in-laws along for lunch in the Brewer's House yesterday. Owner Ciaran walked through the door and offered to show me the newly arrived brewkit. Its a 100 litre setup and so new its...
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Beer Nut
The Beer Nut was kind enough to take a couple of the International Arms Race beers off of my hands and leave me some of his homebrew in return. I must confess to liking his 'brand-name'-"Dodgio" and...
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German beer is best?
I'm a few months late with this post, but I've only just drunk the beers; so consider it useful information for next year. Oktoberfest beers are becoming more and more prevalent outside of Germany,...
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History Repeated
As I have oft mentioned before, Fullers Brewery is one which I have a soft spot for. They have a great number of beers in their portfolio, the majority of which are bang on the money in my opinion....
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Book Review: The London Cheese & Wine Guide
I saw a review of this book elsewhere on the internet and thought it would fit this blog well and requested a review copy.(yes I know this is primarily a beer blog, but as its my blog I choose what...
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Red in the face
Breweries both north and south of the border here seem to have a core range which consists of three styles, a blonde (read: lager), a (dry) stout and that ubiquitous Irish style: a red ale. I've never...
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Drinking in Winchester
A place I always enjoyed visiting whilst at University was Winchester, so I jumped at the chance to go and check up on the state of the pubs recently. My partner-in-crime on this occasion was my...
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Revelation Cat
Its very unusual that I get a message out of nowhere offering me beer for free. Its even less frequent (read: this is the first time) that the brewer hasn't specifically asked for publicity/ a review...
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#12Stouts: Year number the second
Its December again; so that means its time for Bristol Beer Factory's 12 Stouts of Christmas. I really enjoyed last year's efforts; so had to pick them up again. There's 8 new ones this year, including...
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2012: Beery Roundup
Its golden pints time of year again and as I'm away on honeymoon at the end of the year; I'd better get this typed up now (10th December). As with last year I'll use my rate beer notes plus stuff on...
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A bit late, I know but I've been out of the country. Last year I made some "resolutions" as to which direction my beery escapades would develop. Time to see how I got on and perhaps set some for this...
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What to drink in New Zealand
Merely an indicative, rather than exhaustive list, based on my "top ten" beers whilst in New Zealand. There are obviously plenty of beers I didn't get to try but these ones make an excellent starting...
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Where to drink in New Zealand
Enjoying Epicurean in Brew on QuayI was lucky enough to spend a few evenings in pubs whilst away in New Zealand, they're all well worth visiting. In general New Zealand is well served for beer...
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This month Ryan at Monatana Beer Finder has asked us to talk about how we love beer. In what way do we show our love for beer.First and foremost of course is actually drinking and blogging about the...
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Dining at the White House
by Peter GriffinNo, not that one, this one!Something that neither of us had ever done was experience a tasting menu; so I picked a likely suspect from the NZ Cuisine awards and we rocked up there for...
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Its not just about the beer
It seems I have been unfair to wine. My belief that I disliked wine was driven by the fact that the majority of wines tried to date weren't very nice. But when on honeymoon on New Zealand we found a...
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The ones that got away
Here are some breweries, bars and beers I'd hoped to try whilst in New Zealand but for whatever reason didn't get a chance. Again, by no means exhaustive. If you're headed that way feel free to bring...
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