Dec
26
Mrs Mac: “Oh it smells Lovely”
There is a number of things this beer has going for it (as long as you like Banana’s) – to be begin with its very banana tasting, Its easy to drink, and its ethical – with the Fair Trade stamp.
Mongozo is available at the Ethical Superstore, as well as being cheap at Tescos t the moment.
Dec
22
Some beer blogs have a Beer of a Month. I’m now going to have a “Disappointment of the month” – dedicated to those moments that you get a decent beer – it looks good, it should be good, but it tastes well….urg…
That general feel of boredness that follows the taste of beer that you dont have any particular strong feelings for, or even worse the sort of beer that you wouldn’t mind leaving at the end of the night.
The first Beer needs to be Innis and Gunn Triple Matured – its the blue boxed beer you can find in Sainsburys – probably the Seasonal Aisle. It looks nice and pompus but unless you particularly like very hoppy beers I would give it a miss. Its just nothing special – keep with their normal stuff.
Dec
20
Again slightly late with the news, but the EU has agreed to not ban the pint as the ultimate measure of beer!
Pint of beer and the metric mile safe after Europe backs down
Thinking out loud (as it were), is a pint the ultimate measure?
Nov
29
The idea was simple. To go into town, maybe have breakfast / lunch, and do some shopping. Due to previous success of finding the ultra cheap All day breakfast, we chose to go to Hogshead.
11:50 We try wondering into the upstairs bar at Hogshead just to be told it wasn’t open yet, but to hang on for ten minutes. (weird we were in there at 11 last time?) There was no room downstairs so we decided to wonder around another shop and come back.
12:05 We’re the first ones in the bar making our order for two all day breakfasts and coke (one without beans). I mutter to Anne that we could play pool but trusting our pool skills the food would probably come before we had potted anything.
12:15 Feels like the heating dies as it gets colder in the bar…
12:20 Food starts to get served to people who order after us…
12:25 What looks like two breakfasts come out, the guy wonders past our table for two seconds – turns around and runs off and hides.
12:26 Upon chasing the said food, I get told that one of the plates had beans on so got taken back.
12:30 As I continue to shiver in the pub I put my scarf back on.
12:36 We complain about lack of food and advise if its an issue we would welcome the stupid beans!
12:40 We start coming up with an idea to complain every 5 minutes until either we crack or the staff crack and give us our food.
12:41 A very apologetic member of staff (who by know is looking like breakfast) comes over and advises the food is on its way. I grumble that I cant torture the staff…
12:43 We get our food…with the bloody beans on both plates! Never mind we just wanted food! We start tucking in…the toast seemed a little cold, but I was willing to let it off – toast gets cold…the sausages were warm… the hash browns were like cold rocks of potatoes. We then realise that Anne’s plate didn’t have hash browns on at all.
We take the food back and ask for money back. At least we got a free drink as part of the meal deal, but I surpose the moral of the story is not ask for something to be removed from an order at Hogshead. They cant handle it.
Nov
28
But great news indeed for the residents of Tamworth (near Weeford):
Nov
15
Beautiful!
Nuff said really…
Nov
14
Then try its cousin.
I’m a little late on the uptake on this as it seems this has been out for a while…
Old Crafty Hen tastes a little like Old Speckled – but with a little bit more taste. Theres a certain…something…there. The label calls it a smooth raisin finish, but I think it just tastes stronger – in a good way.
Available from Sainsburys and worth a buy!
Oct
23
Universities are good for something – they are developing ways to fight cancer with Beer.
Awesome.
Oct
13
Digital Spy have reported on some good news from Iraq. They have hosted their own beer festival.
German-born Gunter Voelker, who runs the Deutscher Hof Erbil restaurant in Kurdish city Irbil, explained that the beer festival aimed to bring people together and shift perceptions about Iraq’s suitability as a holiday destination.
Good to see Beer bringing people together!