A Brummie’s Eye Over The GBBF
The Great British Beer Festival. CAMRA’S showpiece of the year returned once again to the Kensington Olympia in London. This was my third visit in a row and on this occasion I decided to do something...
View ArticleThe Travelling Barman ~ Dubrovnik
The ‘Beeb’ still haven’t come calling. I’m beginning to wonder if my wish of an all expense paid trip around the globe to drink damn good beer is becoming increasingly slim. Is it really too much to...
View ArticleTAPS – Beer, Street Food & Music
The beers were flowing, the food was flying and the music was banging as the kids say. So what was this? Was it a traditional beer festival? Or was it a regular street food party? Well in fact, it was...
View ArticleZwanze Day Comes to Birmingham
On Saturday 29th September Clink will host Cantillon Brewery’s Zwanze Day. This is a big deal, this is a very big deal for Birmingham and its burgeoning beer scene. Lovers of Belgian beers, Lambics...
View ArticleA Triumvirate of Craft – Collective Arts Brewing
Whilst at Indyman this year the small bar tucked in next to Wild Beer drew my eye as it had an art stall next to it and some very eye-catching beer mats (I also had a very good Guava Gose from them!)....
View ArticleAnother positive review of the Pint Shop
As someone once said we live in interesting times and this applies to our little Birmingham beer bubble as well as the wider world. As we ponder what to expect from the various Taps, and try to figure...
View ArticleLook ‘Gueze’ Coming to Town! – Cork & Cage Stirchley
Stirchley is fast becoming a beer enclave just outside the city centre. In addition to the legends who are Cotteridge Wines and Stirchley Wines in the past couple of years we’ve seen Birmingham...
View ArticleReturn of the Cask?
So is cask ale making the comeback that some never thought it would? I’ve worked with cask ale for many years and can see why many breweries stopped producing it. It is hard work for the brewer not...
View ArticleBook Review: Brand Crafted by David Colley & Gavin Joynt
You all know that I love beer but you may not know that one of my other passions is photography. So I was delighted when we were contacted by David Colley who had written a new book with photographs...
View ArticleBrut the Trend
In early September Green Duck uploaded a photo onto Facebook. It was both pleasing but certainly teasing as I set about wondering what creation was to come. The taste bud floodlights had very much been...
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