Top Two Breweries of 2011
As we get steadily more festive, I get steadily more thirsty, so this seemed a good time to run down my favourite breweries of the year, as part of my non-acclaimed Top Two series. Read the rest of this entry »
Wait until next year
Putting off what could be done tomorrow, today
Tag: beer
May 4, 2011
Booze Reviews: Stone Levitation, Great Divide Belgica, Young’s Chocolate Stout
Inspired by the good work/beer evangelism of the ever-readable Builder of Coalitions, among others, I’ve been trying some different beers, and thought I’d treat you lucky things to some quick and dirty beer reviews. There are so many good beers out there, so I figured I ought to join in the conversation and get beer-blogging again. Read the rest of this entry »
March 11, 2011
New adventures from my RSS Reader
And so, your correspondent tumbles towards the refuge of the weekend without offering you, the reader, a whole lot of insight, value or entertainment. It’s been a long week, and I doubt any further inspiration will spark anytime soon, so instead I’m falling back on other stuff I’ve read on the internet, that you may or may not enjoy. It’s a old, well-used format, but who doesn’t approve of a little link-love now and then? Read the rest of this entry »
March 4, 2011
Powerhouse Porter
Yesterday I toasted another year of existence, with a quick drink after work with my lovely wife. The beer was sublime, so I thought I try my hand at another quick ‘n’ dirty booze review. I’m going to try to divide it up into suitable categories, in a bid to move away, just a little bit, from the usual stream of consciousness nonsense you see here. Anyway, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, I bring you Sambrook’s Brewery’s Powerhouse Porter! Read the rest of this entry »
January 28, 2011
Things I learnt on my stag weekend
Last weekend I and fourteen friends descended upon the good city of Munich for a traditional stag/bachelor party, prior to my wedding. I would regale you with tales, but I’m not sure I’m capable of constructing a compelling narrative from fifteen men drinking monumental levels of drink. Suffice to say, I had a wonderful time. The stag/bachelor party appears to be some form of rite of passage, so it seems rather apt that I took from the weekend a number of important lessons. Read the rest of this entry »
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