BeerCast #63 – Mmmm…beer
BeerCast #63 – Mmmm…beer. Returning from our summer pod-break, we assemble a thirsty panel and tackle four beers from breweries beginning with the letter M (tenuous link, admittedly). If that wasn’t all, the beers all come from within twenty miles of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire – so very much a local tasting…if that’s your neck of the woods. On the panel today – Richard, Stuart, MrB and Grooben. Richard would like to take this opportunity to apologise to MrB’s mother…
1. Mallinsons Danger: Hops! (5.1%)
2. Magic Rock High Wire (5.5%)
3. Marble Chocolate Marble (5.5%)
4. Magic Rock Cannonball (7.4%)
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RateBeer Roundup III
Another month, another colossal tick-taste at RateBeer king Craig Garvie’s. Every few weeks Craig assembles a list of beers that would have any self-respecting beer fan salivating with anticipation, and as many people as possible turn up to share the goodies. As with the others (which you can read about here), I headed down with […]
BeerCast #54 – What’s in a name?
BeerCast #54 – Does the name of a beer make a difference? The Edinburgh panel get together to sample five beers with unusual titles. We also discuss smutty beer names, and whether they are good or bad for the image of beer – Crafty Shag anyone? Double entendres aplenty with Richard, Grooben, Shovels and back for his third BeerCast appearance – Stuart…
1. IBS Old Slap and Tickle (4.0%)
2. Marble Dobber (5.9%)
3. Samuel Smith’s Yorkshire Stingo (9.0%)
4. Ridgeway Criminally Bad Elf (10.5%)
5. Kernel IPA S.C.A.NS. (7.7%)
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RateBeer Roundup I
Beer drinking is meant to be a social pastime, but often when it comes to websites and reviews it can become a solitary experience. Not that a moment of quiet contemplation over an imperial smoked porter or three is a bad thing – but some things are made for sharing. The online beer databases Ratebeer.com […]
Great British Beer Festival 2009 Part One
The GBBF is Britain’s largest beer festival, and as soon as you step through into the main hall at Earl’s Court you can see why. As mentioned in our previews last week, it’s the sheer scale that makes this a step up from any other festival – hundreds of beers, dozens of bars, thousands of […]
