Beer Blog Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-11-29

November 29, 2009 under Uncategorized
  • Struggling to wake up? Stand outside for 5 mins… #
  • Got freebie t shirt from carling… Cheaper then real tea towels http://yfrog.com/6o1lhj #
  • I feel sorry for people that don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day-Frank Sinatra #
  • So… Is it just me or is it wet outside? #
  • According to Cobra's Twindaloo I'm a Bhuna go to http://twindaloo.cobrabeer.com to find out what curry you are (over… http://shar.es/aKjrj #
  • -@gill_edwards Is there good US Beers? #
  • Adventuring up to Bristol tomorrow, going to track down a pint of Gem from Bath Ales… #
  • In Bristol weatherspoons… No bath ale but they do have Otter Amber… beautiful! #
  • I asked for a bottle of wine… She gave me a pint of Otter… Thank you… http://yfrog.com/4gstcj #
  • Aim of the day. A pint of Gem! #
  • Well Bristol didn't = bath ale, but I got some Otter Amber so it was all a let down #
  • Fine night out in Exeter last night… having pre wedding drinks before today #
  • Can't help but ache a fair bit… Been a massive few days… #
  • I just generated my #TweetCloud out of a year of my tweets. Top three words: beer, exeter, pint – http://w33.us/frx #
  • I'll thank my stars if the go compare guy goes away… #

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Do you fancy a Nuclear Penguin?

November 29, 2009 under Uncategorized

Now this is something interesting, Tactical Nuclear Penguin is the worlds strongest beer with a volume of 32%. Now this seems like a crazy strength, but for once BBC News has an almost balanced article about it all.

Managing director James Watt said a limited supply of Tactical Nuclear Penguin would be sold for £30 each. He said: “This beer is about pushing the boundaries, it is about taking innovation in beer to a whole new level.” Mr Watt added that a beer such as Tactical Nuclear Penguin should be drunk in “spirit sized measures”.

So Brewdog are saying, its crazy strong – like spirits can be – so drink it like vodka, whiskey and so on…

However Jack Law, of Alcohol Focus Scotland, described it was a “cynical marketing ploy” and said: “We want to know why a brewer would produce a beer almost as strong as whisky.”

Well Jack. Why not? Beer brewing can be an art form, no one is making anyone drink this stuff. In fact why isn’t anyone kicking about whiskey – because you could drink it in pint glasses if you wanted to.

Maybe Jack should drink some nanny state…

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Doctor Who. The End of Time Preview

November 25, 2009 under Uncategorized

According to Digital Spy, the BBC have released the following info about The End of Time:

“It’s the Tenth Doctor’s final journey – but his psychotic nemesis the Master has been reborn, on Christmas Eve. With both determined to cheat death, the battle ranges from the wastelands of London to the mysterious Immortality Gate, while the alien Ood warn of an even greater danger approaching, as a terrible shadow falls across the entire Universe.”

… and ‘The End Of Time, Part Two’: “The Doctor faces the end of his life as the Master’s plans hurtle out of control. With the sound of drums growing louder, and an ancient trap closing around the Earth, the Doctor and Wilf must fight alone. But sacrifices must be made, and the deadly prophecy warns: ‘He will knock four times.’”

Sounding good, but what will knock four times?

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Beer Blog Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-11-22

November 22, 2009 under Uncategorized
  • Discovering who framed roger rabbit? Great movie! #
  • Yey! It turns out I'm gonna have a Christmas holiday for the first time in years! #
  • I've been trying out http://www.graze.com and I'm loving it – use this code: N34CPQLT to try it too for free! #
  • Put your hands up if you hate Piers Morgan! #
  • @beerwars silly question time… Is it possible to watch beer wars online anywhere? in reply to beerwars #
  • Come on Ireland!!! #
  • Thursdays are great, they mean it's Nearly Friday… #
  • Another reason to have a beer tonight http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8367141.stm #
  • @beermerchants Guinness is the way for now at least in reply to beermerchants #
  • I think the beer blog is dead… Damn… #
  • To waggledance or not to waggledance? #
  • -@beerchick what's the difference between a beer bar and a pub? in reply to beerchick #
  • 2 Fridays. 2 nightmare days. Fridays are NOT meant to be this way! #
  • Beer or wine when I get home? #
  • I'm not sure if drinking black sambuca sounds genius or insane? #
  • Tempted to jump off the bus and go to sainsburys on a beer run… #
  • Well I held onto the bus… Now have a Waggledance from home as my award… #
  • Question for people. I'm I cracking up or did Waggledance used to be brewed by Youngs? #
  • Pizza or cooking? Pizza or cooking? #
  • @PeeteerSmith Waves! in reply to PeeteerSmith #
  • -@reluctantscoop I will donate heavily to #childreninneed if JLS never "sing" again #
  • Have moved on from the Guinness to the wine… Work now just a memory… aches are gone… #
  • Have tried Meantime Pilsner tonight… Bit disappointed to be honest!!!! #
  • This is not just wine this is M and S wine… or something like that… #
  • @Bowdonio Have fun !!!!! in reply to Bowdonio #
  • Is it me or does Annie Lennox on #Childreninneed look a bit like the joker? #
  • …and by the Joker I mean the jack nicholson version with the big smile #Childreninneed #
  • Drinking some Manchester beer. Very average. Exeter Sainsburys needs to sort it's beers out! #

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Bit of a clean up?

November 20, 2009 under Uncategorized

Well I have a new theme… May actually stick with this for a while…

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Fancy a Beer?

November 19, 2009 under Uncategorized

Good news from the BBC News

Alcohol ‘protects men’s hearts’

Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests.

The Spanish research involving more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.

Female drinkers did not benefit to the same extent, the study in Heart found.

Experts are critical, warning heavy drinking can increase the risk of other diseases, with alcohol responsible for 1.8 million deaths globally per year.

The study was conducted in Spain, a country with relatively high rates of alcohol consumption and low rates of coronary heart disease.

The research involved men and women aged between 29 and 69, who were asked to document their lifetime drinking habits and followed for 10 years.

Crucially the research team claim to have eliminated the “sick abstainers” risk by differentiating between those who had never drunk and those whom ill-health had forced to quit. This has been used in the past to explain fewer heart-related deaths among drinkers on the basis that those who are unhealthy to start with are less likely to drink.

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Beer Blog Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-11-15

November 15, 2009 under Uncategorized
  • Should myself a YouTube account… #
  • Trying out brewdog… The honey one #
  • Brewdog – Dogma …. Beautiful, thirst quenching yet with a slight bite. Want more Brewdog! #
  • RT@reluctantscoop for everyone on twitter with a #beer in their hand; cheers! <– cheers! #
  • Wow. Liverpool really are becoming the whipping boys of the premiership! #
  • @Spagbol26 katt Williams… No idea! in reply to Spagbol26 #
  • @Stephensmith84 fire on a train? That's never right! in reply to Stephensmith84 #
  • Something for the Christmas parties? http://bit.ly/24HX5x #
  • @Spagbol26 hit a 100 followers yet? in reply to Spagbol26 #
  • Would love to go to pub tonight… But the threat of drowning as Exeter goes under water is kinda putting me off. #
  • Sampling Bernard dark… So sweet… And so dark… #
  • @reluctantscoop wordpress welcomes you in reply to reluctantscoop #
  • Anyone know a good #wordpress theme for a beer blog? #
  • Is it me or is the itv signal for the football crap? #
  • England need to play faster then this… #
  • Sampling 77 lager from brewdog, tastes quite average compared to the honey stuff they sell #
  • Quality football 1 v 0 England #
  • Mmmm the brewdog is growing on me… #

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Introducing Rezané Pivo

November 14, 2009 under Uncategorized

Alright – this is a picture I nicked from Facebook.

But Rezané pivo is a mix of czech dark and blond beers. Ours didn’t look as good as below (it didn’t separate), but it was very smooth, and took away a fair bit of bitterness that the dark beer has.

If you’re a fan of czech beer then give this ago!

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The Salcombe Pub Crawl – The Fortescue Inn

November 13, 2009 under Pubs

Well I have to admit, I don’t remember much of the stags Salcombe journey to the final pub, The Fortescue Inn. This was mostly because myself and another one of the guys walked on, while the stag was pointed in the right direction by a couple other members of our party… And to be honest…. From the looks of it the stag insisted on having a chat with anyone who took a slightest interest in the stag party.

The Fortescue Inn was a nice little place, split into two this is a pub that is tailed for many different people. One half, it’s a Very gentle looking pub, serving Otter. Now anyone who reads this blog on a regular basis should know, serving Otter is one way to get my love!

Walking towards the toilets and wondering into the wrong (or Right door) leads you into the bar section. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the main live music venue for Salcombe. Didn’t try any of the drinks here, but I imagine it’s much the same as the main pub. Sadly our evening came to an end here as the Stag was starting to feel a little worse for wear… Didn’t stop him from ruining some of the way back to the youth hostel!

Sorry for the mess btw…

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