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• My 1 Gallon Adventure

  So brew number 2 is in the fermenter. It’s a simple English Bitter with the same grain bill as the American Pale Ale but using East Kent Goldings hops. I had a... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• All Grain Home Brew, At Last!

  

  The grainsStrike water heating upMalty porridge!Designer mash tunHops ready to goThe boilCooling with the aid of frozen vegThe morning after, close to beer!I’m... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beavertown Meet The Brewer

  

  Logan and Byron talking beer The first beer, Gamma Ray APA The marvelous 8-Ball Rye IPA In my... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 7 Beer Shops In 3 Days.

  

  The results from Saturday’s mission.The weather wasn’t quite as nice as I’d hoped it would be as I set off from Oval in south west London last Saturday, but... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• London’s Brewing…

  

  Last weekend saw the long-awaited, and sold out, London’s Brewing event held at the London Fields brewery in east London and organised by the London Brewers’... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Few Surprises…

  

  As of last weekend, I have had a craving for lager. That’s a strange thing for me. I don’t think I’ve wanted to drink lager since I discovered the “craft” (for... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Boozy Saturday and Homebrew Cooking

  

  Someone asked me recently what my favourite brewery is. I thought about it for a moment and then realised, all things weighed up, it’s The Kernel. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Moncada – Brewfile and Brewery Tour

  

  Back in November last year, thanks to Heineken paying lots of money to have James Bond drink one of their beers in Skyfall, and also thanks to the lovely... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Craft Beer Rising 2013

  

  I got my Craft Beer Rising ticket many months ago, when I first heard about it. And I’d been looking forward to it for all that time, up until about a week or... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brewfile & Brewday – Sambrook’s Brewery

  

  The fermenters Brewer Paul next to the boiler In my continuing (if slightly foolhardy) attempt to visit and write about... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• To Start, Battersea Beer Festival….

  

  It was a cold, rainy Friday night. The festival had been on for the last 2 days, this was the final evening. As me and my friend Pat walked past, huddled from... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Homebrews News

  What with being away over Christmas and then having to look for a flat, I havent had a chance to taste my homebrews in a while. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• In Search Of Craft Beer In Thailand and Laos

  

  A glorious sight, I think you’ll agree. “Smooth Great Taste” Along with Chang, this is the usual... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Guest Blog – Emerald Vale, Chintsa, South Africa

  

  This post is from Will Talbot, a very good friend if mine who recently moved to South Africa. A bit of an out if the way location, but it looks like tasty... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Rocky Head – Brewday and Brewfile

  I first heard about The Rocky Head when Shrila from Drink of Fulham invited me to their launch at the end of September, and was very keen to meet the guys and... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• By The Horns Christmas Do

  

  Just a quick post on last Saturday’s open day at By the Horns. Christmas jumpers and mince pies abounded in the small Wandsworth brewery, welcoming all to the... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Homebrews, So Far…

  So, the time finally came this weekend to try the the first homebrews. I had been looking forward to that moment for quite a while, since I first decided to... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• By The Horns – Brewfile

  With beers like Lambeth Walk, Diamond Geezer, Wolfie Smith and Bobby On The Wheat, the By The Horns guys are certainly proud to be Londoners. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Beer House – Waterloo

  

  You know the feeling, you arrive at the train station, cold and a little merry from the day’s/evening’s drink and your train has just left. That means half an... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Clarence & Fredericks – Brewfile

  

  These guys could currently claim to be London’s newest brewer, but there are so many popping up all over the capital that by the time I’ve finished this... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK