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Best beer and travel writing award 2015, 2011 -- British Guild of Beer Writers Awards
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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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Top Tastings 2010 (JJJ IPA)
ABV: 7.5% and 9.5% Origin: Pitney, Somerset, Engand Website: www.moorbeer.co.uk
An extended review of a beeer featured as a strong and special beer on the bottled beer review page in the November 2010 issue of BEER magazine, sent free every quarter to CAMRA members, who can also view it online. […]
ABV: 8.7% and 10.7% Origin: Manchester, England Website: www.marblebeers.co.uk
An extended review of a beer featured as a strong and special beer on the bottled beer review page in the November 2010 issue of BEER magazine, sent free every quarter to CAMRA members, who can also view it online. The magazine is additionally available in […]
Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version appeared on facebook January 2009.
ABV: 4.3% Origin: Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland Website: www.stewartbrewing.co.uk
Stewart Edinburgh No 3 Premium Scottish Ale
I was recently enthusing to a Scottish friend and fellow beer enthusiast about the recent improvements in the Scottish brewing scene, to a somewhat arch and cynical […]
Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version appeared on facebook January 2009.
ABV: 4.5% Origin: Sudbury, Suffolk, England Website: www.nethergate.co.uk
Nethergate Augustinian
Brewer Ian Hornsey, a former microbiologist, has been turning out excellent beers on a commercial scale since 1986, and has worked from his current site since 2005. He’s particularly renowned for reviving […]
Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version appeared on facebook, January 2009.
ABV: 4.5% Origin: Sunderland, England Website: www.durhambrewery.com
Darwin Brewery
This brewery specialising in historical recreations has an interesting history itself. It began in 1994 as a teaching facility at Brewlab, the University of Sunderland’s well reputed brewing school, initially expanding to take […]
Great British Beer Festival 2010
ABV: 7.7% Origin: London W4, England Website: www.fullers.co.uk
Fuller's Brewer's Reserve No 2 Limited Edition Oak Aged Ale
The Brewer’s Reserve series is Fuller’s head brewer John Keeling’s limited edition of wood aged beers, starting with a Glenmorangie whisky cask version in 2008. The second edition uses the […]
Great British Beer Festival 2010
ABV: 3.7% Origin: Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England Website: http://www.rebellionbeer.co.uk/
Rebellion IPA
Rebellion, founded in 1993 and now a decently sized and highly respected micro, has kept the flag flying for brewing in the Thamesside town of Marlow since Whitbread closed the historic Wethereds brewery –its founders originally hoped it […]
Great British Beer Festival 2010 London Beer Tastings 2011: Revised October 2011. Hells Lager was featured in a piece on bottle conditioned beers from London in BEER August 2011. Read more about London bottle conditioned beers.
ABV: 4.8% Origin: London NW5, England Website: http://www.camdentownbrewery.com/
Camden Town Brewery
Australian-born Jasper Cuppaidge owns the […]
Great British Beer Festival 2010
ABV: 2.8% Origin: London E10, England Website: www.brodiesbeers.co.uk
Brodie’s, the in house brewery at the William IV pub in east London, continues to impress with an imaginative range of beers including plenty of the dark stff. Served from cask stillage at the British Guild of Beer Writers’ pre-GBBF reception at […]
Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009.
ABV: 2.7% Origin: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Website: www.brewdog.com
BrewDog
Founded in 2007 by iconoclasts James Watt and Martin Dickie, the latter formerly of Thornbridge, BrewDog has rapidly become one of Britain’s most exciting breweries. It’s also caused some controversy particulary […]
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Cask This pioneering new book explains what makes cask beer so special, and explores its past, present and future. Order now from CAMRA Books. Read more here.
London’s Best Beer The fully updated 3rd edition of my essential award-winning guide to London’s vibrant beer scene is available now from CAMRA Books. Read more here.
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