Mercurial Millom Mashing

As part of the implementation of my new Local Policy on High Strength Beer Duty, and until further notice from my brain, I can now only drink beer over 7.5% abv between the hours of 10pm…

"Now there is something new in the water!"

I was thinking of writing a monster based introduction.  I thought about it and decided to leave it be.  I have been to Loch Ness as a boy but have very little memory of it, so the thought…

The Hoppening 

I think I’m starting to get the hang of this beer blogging malarkey.  I let my mind wander during both my waking hours and the slightly abstract portal of my dream-state.  What seem

s to be a trend for me at the moment is thinking up tenuous film links with beer and for this I apologise, it’s probably just a phase I’ll grow out…

I’m always on the prowl for a good reason to blog my splene and sometimes it is easy to see the worst in a situation, event or even a product.  In the dawning of a new age for beer in the UK and the enlightnement of the masses, we tend to focus on the underdog.  We champion their cause with good intention until we are hoarse, but in the same breath we often feel the need to have a quick pop at…

The High Strength Beer Duty (HSBD) was introduced on 1st October 2011  (i.e. beer exceeding 7.5% abv (alcohol by volume) which is either produced in or exported into the UK), has got most of us that have an interest in beer and the welfare of the…

Having mentioned in my last post about the odyssey that is, searching for your next beer(s) and realising that not all beer has to be limited edition, hard-to-find or expensive to be in with a chance of finding a top drop.  With this in mind, this post will be the first of a short series of posts where I will buy, drink and review the offerings from supermarkets.  Not just any of the bottles on sale, just those that are brewed and sold as the supermarkets line of 'in-house' beers.  Dale…

My grandma always used to tell me, David, If you can't use an idea as a blog name then at least use it as a blog post title.  Tenuous introduction complete.  The crux of this post is to try and get things off my chest, share a problem and maybe find some sense of meaning.  You guessed it, beer has been…

We are led to believe that 'the dog days of summer' are the hottest most sultry days of the year and summer ales and crisp lagers.  Let's put a pin in that *pop!*.  "Great!"...I think each time we approach the not-so-silly-season, dust off the patio furniture, stock up on disposable barbecues and fill the fridge to the brim with summer ales and crisp lagers. As I look out of the window I could put a positive spin on things and tell you it's a scorcher, afterall it is…