March 2010

Flavour & How We Taste

Science

Taste

Landlord who defied smoking ban jailed, then released

News

This story has annoyed me a little.   The landlord actually organised mass light-ups in his pubs in defiance of the smoking ban.   He then doesn't pay his fines & goes to ja

International Brewing Giant Closes Generic Beer Factory

News

It sounds like a headline from The Onion, but there I've said it.   The Tetley brewery in Leeds has been marked for closure for a while

World's strongest beer?

Lonesome pint

What's the strongest beer in the world?

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Can I find 6 better beers in one supermarket?

Rants & Raves
Type of review: 
supermarket or national chain

Last week at work I drove through Preston & saw a Booths supermarket.   I made a mental note to call in for some lunch & ge

rating: 
10

Does a silly beer name (such as Dog's Bollocks) or pump clip put you off buying that beer?

* Yes - it shows that the brewery doesn't take their beer seriously
* No - its just a name - its the beer that counts