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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.
Des de Moor

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Loweswater Grasmoor Dark Ale

First published in BEER September 2007. Since then the brewery has taken over Cumbrian Legendary Ales at Hawkshead and relocated brewing to this site.

ABV: 4.3 per cent Origin: Loweswater, Cumbria Website www.kirkstile.com

Loweswater Grasmoor Dark Ale

Another local CAMRA award-winning small pub brewery [in addition to Farmer’s Ales, responsible for Golden Boar, […]

Three B’s Shuttle Ale

First published in BEER June 2007 as part of a piece about Threshers off licence chain’s Local Ale scheme. For more Threshers Local Ales see previous post.

ABV: 5.2 per cent Origin: Feniscowles, Lancashire, England Website www.threebsbrewery.co.uk

Three B's Shuttle Ale

Based on an industrial estate at the edge of Blackburn, Three Bs […]

Robinson’s Old Tom Strong Ale

First published in BEER December 2006 as part of a page about strong beers. See previous post for more strong beers.

ABV: 8.5 per cent Origin: Stockport, Manchester, England Website: www.frederic-robinson.co.uk

Robinson's head brewer Chris Hellin with Old Tom Strong Ale. Photo: Tony Carter.

The Unicorn brewery, in the former hat-making town of […]

Wapping Baltic Gold

ABV: 3.9% Origin: Liverpool, Merseyside, England Website: http://www.wappingbeers.co.uk

Originally published in BEER October 2007 as part of a review of that year’s Champion Bottle Conditioned Beer of Britain winners. For more see previous posts.

Wapping Baltic Gold

One beer bucked the dark trend among this year’s medallists, and from an unfamiliar name that […]

Marble Chocolate Marble

National Winter Ales Festival 2010 Top Tastings 2010

ABV: 5.5% Origin: Manchester, England Website: http://www.marblebeers.com/

Marble Arch, Manchester M4

The Grade II-listed Marble Arch in Ancoats, on the Rochdale Road just north of Manchester’s city centre ring road, would be an essential stop for anyone with an interest in historic pubs, with its […]