Jun 5 2010

The great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival 2010 Cardiff June 10th to June 12th – you going?

After last years festival I hope to fit in some time this week to go, probably from Thursday Lunchtime (half day off work anyone?) and a half on the Saturday as Iam doing the photomarathon with my Son, and hope to get some more…

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Jun 5 2010

Rodenbach Vintage 2007 for £59! and other hits in my logs

I got a bottle of Rodenbach Vintage 2007 beer last Christmas from Rob, still not opened it… maybe next year!
But the last few days I have seen quite a few people finding my post when they search for Rodenbach Vintage via Google but…

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Jun 2 2010

It’s ok its alcholic but not a beer- Twisted Ice Tea – like tea but with a hit

I saw this in my UK local supermarket the other week so picked up a few bottles, and had another one this evening its a great thirst quencher and I only had the “Original flavor” but in the states they apparently do lots.

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Jun 1 2010

Pub Review: The Blue Boar Inn, Temple Grafton, Warwickshire

Me and the misses went to one of my old school friends wedding in Coventry/Brum borders? last weekend, and a great time was had by all, but they only had Guinness or Keg Boddies or bottles in the hotel bars ; the dark peroni…

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May 2 2010

Best pub in London? The Jerusalem Tavern

I spent the day in London on Friday doing lots of radio interviews for Shed Week, I did managed to have a pint later in the afternoon with my fellow interviewee Dr Wood at the wonderful St Peters Jerusalem Tavern, its a pub us…

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Apr 14 2010

Worlds largest house made from Beer Mats – No shed?

Sven Goebel from Germany has fulfilled a dream by winning a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for building the world’s largest house built from beer mats.
Goebel took three months to build the house, painstakingly stacking over 250,000 beer mats against…

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Apr 12 2010

Wetherspoon beer festival – Coconut, Springer & Gentle Jane

A good selection this week well from last Saturday night an unexpected oasis in lager land the Lloyd’s number one bar the crockerton on greyfriers road Cardiff two of the guest ales for the festival.
The very Moorish val-dieu abbaye blonde 5.5% guest brewed…

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Apr 7 2010

J D Wetherspoon April Beer festival- a slow start but promising

I managed to have a half today and mrsunclewilco joined me and had something else.
Unfortunately we were going for lunch (last of the big spenders) at one of the local ‘spoons in Cardiff – but did not have lunch as we were told…

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Mar 15 2010

J D Wetherspoon April Beer Festival Beer List

Spoons have announced the beers they will be having at their latest Beer Festival.
Its begins 7th April 2010 and finishes on the 25th April 2010
1. DALESIDE SPRING FRENZY 3.4% ABV | Daleside Brewery, North Yorkshire. Est. 1992
2. EVERARDS FLOURISH 3.5% ABV…

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Mar 13 2010

Thing a Week – Drink – got to be brewdog #thingaweek

Iam a member of the great Thing a week flickr group and try and post as much as I can but this week I could not make my excuses and not post, this weeks subject was Drink :)
So I…

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