BeerCast #22 – Oo Arr Wickwar
BeerCast #22 – Oo Arr Wickwar. BeerCast listener Chris in Bristol sent up some of his local beers to review, all from the Wickwar Brewery. So we showcase four ales from the Gloucestershire producer, in the company of Richard, Shovels, Grooben and Tom the Hopmeister – who hails from that very county. Big thanks to Chris for the beers.
Tom would like to point out that people from the South West do not actually say ‘Oo Arr’ but something like ‘Oh Aaah’ – but that didn’t scan as well with the name of the brewery…
1. Wickwar Cotswold Way (4.2%)
2. Wickwar B.O.B. (4.0%)
3. Wickwar I.K.B. (4.5%)
4. Wickwar Mr Perrett’s Stout (5.9%)
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Eating with Beer 2
A few months ago on the BeerCast, we started a new category of post – involving the wonders of beer used as an ingredient rather than a beverage. Predictably called ‘Eating with Beer’, it featured the rather odd onion and ale soup produced by the Yorkshire Provender. Just the other day another suitable mealstuff presented […]
BeerCast #21 – USA
BeerCast #21 – USA. Fittingly, our 21st podcast heads over the pond to America – where that particular number has great significance in the beer world. Our panel get to grips with four US beers, one of which could potentially have deteriorated on the journey over the Atlantic. See if you can guess which one. On the panel today, Richard, Shovels, Grooben and MrB.
1. Anchor Liberty Ale (5.9%)
2. Great Divide Titan IPA (6.8%)
3. Harpoon Winter Warmer (5.5%)
4. Sierra Nevada Porter (5.6%)
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