RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted July 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2015 The Square Peg ('spoons) in Brum has been running a local mini-fest featuring Burton Bridge brewery. Tried a "Festival Ale" (5.5% and standard price) Not a bad pint Keith Burton Bridge is a happy memory for me. Not long after they started (35 years ago?) I stayed at a pub near Uttoxeter that served their beers. A very pleasant evening although perhaps not the best preparation for a job interview the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted July 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) A couple of pages back I mentioned the fundraising for the community opening/ownership of The Drovers at Gussage All Saints (what a lovely village name!!). Pleased to say that we have had recent news from the group and it seems to be going well. The LPA have refused planning permission for the pub to be made into a house and they are well on the way to raising the money for purchase. They have also found a good tenant to take it on. Edited July 24, 2015 by Joseph_Pestell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Aft'noon all, Summer Lass is available again from The Wincle brewery in app. 2 pint bottles this year.....a superb 4.8% Belgian artisan style seasonal ale. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2015 Love this different approach to branding... Not tried any yet... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Currently drinking St Austell; 'Proper Job' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 For those of you in the south of England / Reading area, this is happening tomorrow at the Nags Head. Very tempted to go along, Wild Weather is one of 4 of our local small breweries - There's a lot in the Hampshire / Berkshire area! Yes folks stand by your beds now hear this now hear this dive dive dive !!!!! WEDNESDAY 29TH - WEDNESDAY 29TH - WEDNESDAY 29TH WILD WEATHER - HOPCRAFT TAP TAKE OVER AT THE NAGS HEAD The Nags Head Hopcraft / Wild Weather Tap-takeover Next Wednesday evening will see the last in a series of tap-takeovers that have taken place over the last month or two. Next week's sees us welcome Hopcraft & Wild Weather breweries to take over our 12 handpulls and 2 craft keg pumps. This came about after the two breweries did a couple of collaboration brews together, one in Pontyclun & one in Silchester, both of which were called Sunday League Relegation Playoffs (1st leg and 2nd leg), a slight at the UK’s Premier division breweries with the money and power that make things a lot easier than it is for the small guys! The line-up will almost probably look something like this: Cask Wild Weather - ‘Black Night’ (Glen Morran barrel aged) Wild Weather - ‘Khareef’ Wild Weather - ‘Peach of a Day’ (Peach Sour) Hopcraft - ‘Sunday League Relegation Playoffs 1st leg’ Hopcraft - ‘Temple of Love’ Hopcraft - ‘Sick Body Sick Mind’ Hopcraft - ‘Special’ Hopcraft - Midnight in Antarctica’ Wild Weather - ‘Sunday League Relegation Playoffs 2nd leg’ Hopcraft - ‘Statement of Intent’ Wild Weather - ‘Cumulo Chaos DIPA’ Wild Weather - ‘Fireball’ Keg Hopcraft - Diggin’ up the King again Wild Weather - Rip Tide (Fino Sherry barrel aged) Gazza & Jay from Hopcraft and Mike & Iain from Wild Weather will be here to talk to you about beer and brewing, or music and communism! Plus maybe a couple of special guest brewers! We also hope to have Dude Foods present serving up a selection of American BBQ treats, soon to be available permanently at the Nags aside our selection of pies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted July 31, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2015 Is anybody else on here signed up to Beerbods? I'm currently drinking this week's beer (should have had it last night, but was away) which is Oracle from Salopian Brewery - very light and refreshing This is the first beer I've had from them and I really like the concept. It might not be the cheapest way to buy some of the beers, but I do like the idea of tasting a different beer each week and the detail they give about the beer (even if I missed out on joining in with the live tasting for this week as I wasn't organised enough to take the bottle away with me). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Last week on holiday in Ross on Wye I discovered a lovely pint - "Butty Bach" brewed by the Wye Valley Brewery. A superb smooth bitter. It was on tap at the Hostelry in Goodrich (nice pub / beer / food / staff) and I got a few bottles in Waitrose in Monmouth. Just finished one a few minutes ago. We also had a very nice meal at "Yaks and Yetis" Nepalise restaraunt in Ross. Run by an ex Gurkha and his family, don't even dare think about doing a runner without paying !!!!. Lovely place, superb food, friendly staff and the Gurkha beer is very nice also. If you ever get to the nice little town of Ledbury call into Hay Wines on the high street, a wonderful selection of local to the area beers. I selected a dozen at random, and of the 3 drank so far well pleased. One called "The Creature" by Jones the Brewer, a bitter very nice indeed. Wish I'd bought more ! http://haywines.co.uk/product-category/local-products/local-beers/ Ah well, when it's all supped up, back to Tetleys headache mixture !!! Brit15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Cheese Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Presentation is everything... "Malty overtones with faint hop notes and a short biscuity finish...the hosts name was Pete" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted August 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 6, 2015 Anybody else celebrating IPA day this evening? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted August 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 6, 2015 Anybody else celebrating IPA day this evening? Not deliberately - I didn't know about it. But have had a couple of Greene King Gold IPA which I rather like (thanks to an earlier post on here which drew my attention to it). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted August 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 6, 2015 Tonight's #beerbods selection is Loose Cannon IPA. Refreshing, but the bitterness of the after taste is a bit too much for my tastes. Might have to wash it down with a cheeky bottle of Brewdog's Punk IPA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Just had a pint of: http://thebootbeer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/beer1.png At one pub in the village, followed by a pint of: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.whatalesyou.co.uk/ugc/beer/Springhead%252520Brewery/Roaring%252520Meg/RoaringMeg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.whatalesyou.co.uk/beer/Springhead-Brewery/Roaring-Meg&h=2953&w=2408&tbnid=Mzx7zYT8ZkKrTM:&docid=q1LposMUblTusM&hl=en&ei=icDDVcikMKSc7gaciKeoCw&tbm=isch&client=tablet-android-pega&ved=0CB4QMygAMABqFQoTCIiNmoWjlccCFSSO2wodHMQJtQ In another 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Just shared a bottle of Sadlers' Thin Ice with SWMBO whilst watching, and trying to play along with University Challenge. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Had a nice pint of Norfolk Champion in a local pub this lunch time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Which local is that Andy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Hollybrook Tavern. Not quite local to me really, but two minutes away from garden centre and does nice food. Cornwall's Tribute is about to a guest ale there as pumps are ready. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Ah, I know the place, thought you meant in Weston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I only work in Weston, do not live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Don't know why I thought that, senility maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 It comes to us all mate. I am in Stenson Fields, only a few minutes away from your good self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 What do you reckon to The Bubble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I have not been for ages, Sarah says the food is good, but pricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted August 11, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 11, 2015 Heads up - Morrisons are starting to review their bottled beer ranges and are selling some off at 99p - includes Brains Barry Island IPA and also some of the esoteric Batemans bottles. Not sure if this means all branches but certainly some cheapies in Morecambe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted August 11, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 11, 2015 Heads up - Morrisons are starting to review their bottled beer ranges and are selling some off at 99p - includes Brains Barry Island IPA and also some of the esoteric Batemans bottles. Not sure if this means all branches but certainly some cheapies in Morecambe. They'll probably put the prices back up next week and claim they're doing the breweries a favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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