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Beers and Brewing

How beer is made in one paragraph

Barley is encouraged to begin germination to convert its starchy energy store into sugars ready for use.   The barley is then ground up and steeped in hot water to extract the sugars.&nbs

News

Philadelphia is the best US city for beer

For those who still think American beer equals generic fizz, here is more news of the US beer scene being one of the best in the world.   With hundreds of microbreweries brewing in the st

Reviews

Lass O'Gowrie

Type of review: 
pub

This is the antithesis of the city centre knock-through, barn-of-a-pub, circuit drinkers favourite.   Four real ales and plenty of places to sit & enjoy your drink without having to h

rating: 
4
Reviews

Schiehallion

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Harviestoun

This is a very pale ale-style beer.   A good cross-over beer for lager drinkers to get into real ale.   It is light and refreshing with floral grapefruity hops, but not sweet at

rating: 
4
Reviews

Guardian Food Blog

Type of review: 
blog

Tony Naylor has written a good article on promoting premium, traditionally brewed lagers in the above link but managed to alienate a large part of his audience I think.

rating: 
2
News
Science

Space Beer!

Science & technology is really Japan's kind of thing.   Okayama University sent barley grains to the International Space Station to be stored to see how they survived in space. &

Reviews

The Victory, Hamble, Hampshire

Type of review: 
pub

Nice enough traditional style pub and due to the area popular with yachties.   Also due to the area: pricey.   Four ales on the bar with Sharp's Doom Bar being the most exotic.&

rating: 
3
Reviews

The Seven Stars, Aberedw

Type of review: 
pub

Found after a 6 mile walk across hills to Aberedw from Fforest Fieldsi.   A welcome sight.   Nice enough pub in a traditional style, nice enough food - traditional pub grub kind,

rating: 
3
Reviews

Preview to the Stocky beer festival 2008

Type of review: 
beer festival

Stockporti Footy Ground, Edgley Park, Stockport, SK3 9DD

29th - 31st May 2008

My favourite beer festival of the social calendar is only a short while off!  

rating: 
5
Reviews

Avalanche

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Fyne Ales

This is an extremely pale ale with a very floral, almost perfumed hoppiness.   A gentle light malt flavour.   I bought this at Booth's at Knutsford with many other (predominantl

rating: 
5
News

A beer for every occasion

I feel that I'm pointing out the obvious here but there is a beer for every occasion;   Cycling, lawnmowing, whatever.   Whilst we know that a 6% alcohol dark bitter can be drun

News

Good Day at Work?

The office has a bar and every employee gathers at 16.30 on a Friday to drink beer - sounds like the perfect job (or the Civil Service!).   Every capital city has campaign groups and lobb

Reviews

The 22nd Stockport Beer Festival

The Stocky Beer Fest is my favourite of the festival calendar

Reviews

Eurodoublevision

This weekend saw the Eurovision Song Contest on the telly.   So what's that got to do with beer?   Well, I got a beer each from loads of different European countries and had a t

History

Mild Ale

Mild ale is presicely that; ale which is less bitter - milder - that a pint of bitter.   It isn't necessarily dark, sweet, low strength or having no hop character but more often than not



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