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Des de Moor
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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Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier

Originally published in What’s Brewing December 2004

Origin: Vorchdorf, Upper Austria ABV: 14 per cent Buy from Specialist suppliers

Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier

Samichlaus, an ideal sipping beer for the festive season, used to be the world’s strongest regularly brewed beer, and still claims to be its strongest lager.

The name is Swiss […]

Cottage Norman's Conquest

Originally published in What’s Brewing November 2004

Note this beer may no longer be available in a bottle conditioned version.

Origin: West Lydford, Somerset, England ABV: 7 per cent Buy from Specialist suppliers, regional Tesco

Cottage Norman's Conquest

Back in the mid-1990s this superb Somerset ale seemed poised to lead the bottled beer […]

Burton Bridge Burton Porter

Originally published in What’s Brewing October 2004

Origin: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England ABV: 4.5 per cent Buy from Specialist suppliers, brewery’s pubs, regional Tesco

Burton Bridge Burton Porter

There is a certain irony in a great porter coming from Burton upon Trent. Porter originated in 18th century London and became the first […]

St Austell Clouded Yellow

Originally published in What’s Brewing September 2004

Origin: St Austell, Cornwall, England ABV: 4.8 per cent Buy from Supermarkets, brewery’s pubs, mail order Website www.staustellbrewery.co.uk

St Austell Clouded Yellow

Clouded Yellow from St Austell, Cornwall’s only surviving traditional family brewery, must have one of Britain’s most evocative beer names. The clouded yellow is […]

Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus

Originally published in What’s Brewing August 2004

Origin: Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium ABV: 5 per cent Buy from Specialist stockists Website www.cantillon.be

Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus

The lambic beers of the area in and around Brussels are the result of the ancient technique of “spontaneous” fermentation. Lambic brewers simply leave the wort exposed to […]

Früh Kölsch

Originally published in What’s Brewing July 2004

Origin: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ABV: 4.8 per cent Buy from Specialist stockists Website www.frueh.de

Früh Kölsch

Kölsch is one of those delightfully idiosyncratic wrinkles of regional popular culture that makes life worth living: a beer that’s become part of the identity of a city. It might […]

Freeminer Trafalgar India Pale Ale

Originally published in What’s Brewing June 2004

Note this beer is no longer available in a bottle conditioned version, only in cask or filtered versions.

Origin: Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England ABV: 6 per cent

Freeminer Trafalgar India Pale Ale

Freeminer Brewery, established in 1992 in the Royal Forest of Dean, is the source of […]