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Change? I’d rather you didn’t…
A warning: I shall repeatedly use the phrase “craft keg” to refer to a cross-section of beers currently available that do not fit in with CAMRA’s definition of Real Ale. I can’t think of a better term...
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Not so scary really…
Not scary. True enough. Nerve-wracking though, I’ll stand by that. I look forward, cautiously, to impressions over the coming days and weeks. It’s hard to be a truly fair critic of something you’re at...
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When did beer festivals get scary?
Beer festivals have never, as a rule, been something that get me nervous. I’ve a strong enough disposition to cope with beards, sandals, entrenched views, and all the other stereotypes that seem to be...
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Looking backwards, looking forward.
I’ve just been scanning back through my blog posts over the last year, eventually ending up back at the start of January when I reviewed the previous year and set myself some aims for 2013. So, if I...
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Salford Independent Beer Festival
It seems that independence is all the rage when it comes to beer festivals, and as part of the Birmingham Beer Bash team I can’t fault that. This coming Friday and Saturday sees a newcomer to the...
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The East Indiaman Story
This has also been published as a guest post on Phil Hardy’s Beersay blog. If I look back on the stories I have, or could have, told over the last two years or so, I’d probably have to start all of...
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Not so young enterprise…
This is The Tavern. It occupies a position in the centre of Stafford at the end of the pedestrianised section of the main shopping street, and in my experience has never looked either a busy or a...
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A matter of taste?
When tasting beer I’ve made myself I find it difficult to have the same detachment that I do when tasting that made by other people. And rather than being a case of rose-tinted glasses, of failing to...
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My, how we changed
I’ve been quite anticipating Boak and Bailey’s “long read” for March 1st, but as it has got closer I’ve drafted and deleted more posts than I think I’ve actually published in the two and a bit years...
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Brewday – spicing up a stout
It’s brewday today. Not as frequent an occurrence as I’d like at the moment. But I’m on a mission, so the time had to be found. Actually I’m not even brewing what I had originally got in mind for...
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Change? I’d rather you didn’t…
A warning: I shall repeatedly use the phrase “craft keg” to refer to a cross-section of beers currently available that do not fit in with CAMRA’s definition of Real Ale. I can’t think of a better term...
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Not so scary really…
Not scary. True enough. Nerve-wracking though, I’ll stand by that. I look forward, cautiously, to impressions over the coming days and weeks. It’s hard to be a truly fair critic of something you’re at...
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When did beer festivals get scary?
Beer festivals have never, as a rule, been something that get me nervous. I’ve a strong enough disposition to cope with beards, sandals, entrenched views, and all the other stereotypes that seem to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Looking backwards, looking forward.
I’ve just been scanning back through my blog posts over the last year, eventually ending up back at the start of January when I reviewed the previous year and set myself some aims for 2013. So, if I...
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Golden Pints
I’ve not attempted a Golden Pints list before, and within seconds of starting this I’ve realised how difficult it actually is. This has surely been my beeriest year to date and yet I feel in some ways...
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What Otherton did next…
I didn’t really put much thought into what would come next. But having made a beer commercially and seen it on the bar, watched people enjoying it, what then? I can’t just head back to the brewery to...
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Counting down the hours
It’s really quite nerve-wracking. There’s less than 100 hours to go before people can pay good hard-earned cash (I am assuming it is hard earned, anyway!) for a beer of my making. There is nothing I...
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Coming of age, or maybe a tipping point?
I’ve been reasonably critical of Birmingham’s beer scene in the past, and heaven knows I will be again until this truly becomes the second city of beer. But, and this is a big but, things are actually...
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Brewday Report: Blackjack/Otherton Phoneticus (Part 2)
So, where did we get up to? Wort transferred to the copper and heat applied, yes? Well, this is where it all got a bit hoppy. Making good use of the time it would take to reach a full boil it was a...
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Brewday Report: Blackjack/Otherton Phoneticus (Part 1)
The most striking thing was just how little difference there really was. The big tank of hot water, the shiny metal mash tun and the gas-fired boiler were all bigger, obviously, but fundamentally the...
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