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Best beer and travel writing award 2015, 2011 -- British Guild of Beer Writers Awards
Accredited Beer Sommelier
Writer of "Probably the best book about beer in London" - Londonist
"A necessity if you're a beer geek travelling to London town" - Beer Advocate
"A joy to read" - Roger Protz
"Very authoritative" - Tim Webb.
"One of the top beer writers in the UK" - Mark Dredge.
"A beer guru" - Popbitch.
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Formerly Goose Island Brewpub Shoreditch.
Queen’s Head Shoreditch, London E1
Former brewpub221 Shoreditch High Street E1 6PJ (Hackney)queensheadshoreditch.comFirst sold beer: 21 November 2018Ceased brewing: September 2022, brewhouse removed by November 2023
Chicago brewery Goose Island, founded in 1988 and part of AB InBev since 2011, established its first London home, the Vintage Ale House, […]
Camden Town Brewery, London NW5 and Enfield (London) EN3
BreweriesOriginal site: Horseshoe, 28 Heath Street NW3 6TE (Camden)Arch 55 brewery and beer hall: 55 Wilkin Street Mews NW5 3NN (Camden) Production brewery: Morson Road, Enfield EN3 4TJ (Enfield)camdentownbrewery.comFirst sold beer: May 2006 (as McLaughlins)
Now one of London’s biggest breweries, Camden Town began with […]
AB InBev Campbell’s Christmas Ale
ABV: 8.3% Origin: Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen Date: 26 March 2001
Another review from the archive written for the pioneering Oxford Bottled Beer Database (OBBD). I’ve left it uncorrected — so please read it in that historical spirit.
Campbell, Hope & King’s Argyle Brewery in Edinburgh’s Cowgate was founded […]
Spaten Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel
ABV: 5% Origin: München, Bayern, Germany Website: www.franziskaner-weissbier.de First published: 5 February 2001
Another review from the archive written for the pioneering Oxford Bottled Beer Database (OBBD). I’ve left it uncorrected — so please read it in that historical spirit.
Franziskaner Dunkel is a classic brand that’s still very […]
Hoegaarden Spéciale
ABV: 6.5% Origin: Hoegaarden, Vlaams-Brabant, Flanders Website: hoegaarden.com First published: 8 January 2001
Another review from the archive written for the pioneering Oxford Bottled Beer Database (OBBD). I’ve left it uncorrected — so please read it in that historical spirit. Hoegaarden Spéciale is still occasionally obtainable as a winter special, but […]
Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version first appeared on facebook January 2009.
ABV: 13% Origin: Chicago, Illinois, USA Website: http://www.gooseisland.com
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Originally brewed to celebrate this outstanding brewery’s 1000th batch of beer in 1992, this became the USA’s first cask matured beer and started a cult phenomenon among enthusiasts. […]
First published in BEER April 2007 as part of a piece featuring German wheat beers available from UK supermarkets. For more wheat beers see previous post.
ABV: 5 per cent Origin: München, Bayern, Germany Website www.franziskaner.com
Spaten-Lowenbräu Franziskaner standee at Bierkraft, Brookyln NY
Spaten – one of the six big names represented […]
ABV: 10% Origin: Arcen, Limburg, Netherlands Website: www.hertogjan.nl
Hertog Jan Grand Prestige
1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die
A full review of this beer is featured in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die, published May 2010 by Cassell Illustrated.
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First published in BEER July 2006 as part of a page about beers from the USA available in the UK. See previous post for more beers from the USA.
ABV: 4.3 per cent Origin: Chicago, Illinois, USA Website: www.gooseisland.com
Goose Island Honker's Ale
When marketing man John Hall opened his Goose Island brewpub […]
Originally published in BEER February 2006.
To read about more beers stocked by Morrisons, see previous post.
ABV 7 per cent Origin Arcen, Limburg, the Netherlands Buy from Morrisons Website www.hertogjan.nl
Hertog Jan Dubbel
The Arcense Stoombierbrouwerij (Arcen steam brewery) in hilly Limburg dates back to 1915. Relaunched with a management buyout in […]
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