Theakston Old Peculier
“Legend” is a word that can be overused in today’s fawning celebrity culture, and is increasingly being applied to almost anyone and everything – even, of course, beer. As a county, Yorkshire is never shy about promoting locals to legendary greatness, whether it’s Captain Cook or Fred Trueman. However, the website of Masham brewer Theakstons […]
BeerCast #44 – Beer of the Year 2009
BeerCast #44 – 2009 BOTY Show. The highlight of any BeerCast year is the Beer of the Year Show – where our four highest-scoring beers are re-tested and we pick a winner. Previous BOTY Champions are Hop Back Summer Lightning and Anchor Special Ale 2006. Which beer out of these four will join them? Our specially extended panel travel to a secret location – Shovels, Andy, MrB, Richard, Jess and Grooben brave the snow to pick a BOTY. Our panel also test a bonus beer – the (at the time) strongest beer in the world…
1. St Austell Tribute (4.2%)
2. Carnegie Starkporter 2008 (5.5%)
3. Stone Ruination IPA (7.7%)
4. Goose Island Christmas Ale 2009 (7.0%)
5. BrewDog Tactical Nuclear Penguin (32.0%)
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2009 Beer of the Year Preview
2009 was a great year for the BeerCast, we managed to get through 63 beers over the space of 16 podcasts, attend several beer festivals, and unleash a few new panellists on the podcasting public. As things wind down over Christmas we’ll be turning our attention towards the turn of the year – which means […]
BeerCast #43 – Christmas Special 2009
BeerCast #43 – 2009 Christmas Special. Our extra-festive panel get through a bumper selection of beers designed for the season – and in BeerCast tradition we sample as many as possible. Richard, MrB and Grooben get through five Christmas or winter beers, and discuss the variations between the styles (if any). A very Merry Christmas from all at the BeerCast!
1. Naylor’s Santa’s Choice Winter Warmer (4.9%)
2. St Peter’s Winter Ale (6.5%)
3. Anchor Our Special Ale 2009 (5.5%)
4. Ridgeway Bad Elf (6.0%)
5. Goose Island Christmas Ale (7.0%)
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BeerCast #42 – Grooben’s Choice
BeerCast #42 – Grooben’s Choice. We run a democratic ship here on the BeerCast, so when panellist Grooben requested the chance to host a podcast, we unlocked his cage and let him out with the kitty. He came back with four beers, so we cobbled together a podcast. On the panel today, Shovels, Richard, and of course – Grooben.
1. Green’s Gluten-Free Herald (4.0%)
2. Left Hand Juju Ginger (6.0%)
3. BrewDog Nanny State (1.1%)
4. BrewDog/Stone Bashah (8.6%)
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Brummie Brews
The delights of a business trip to the heart of the West Midlands can be offset, if you know where to look. Here on the BeerCast we’ve been banging on about the Wellington at Bennet’s Hill for years (see here, here and here). Recently I was back and managed only the most fleeting of trips […]
