Can I urge anyone with an interest to lobby their MP about Heineken's proposed take over of Punch Taverns. We're already losing 29 pubs a week across the UK. It's likely that this move would make it worse. But, even if they kept all 1900 pubs open, they'd still be selling Heineken.
For those in Manchester tomorrow (or at any time), the Piccadilly Tap is an excellent pub, right next to the station, on the slip road up to the main entrance...enjoy!
Have been working in Belgium since Thursday and have been plastered every night. Going to a beer tasting tonight but this is the best one I've had so far, anyone going over for the St Truiden protest should look out for Brussels Beer Project's stuff, it's all fantastic.
What did people think of CBR#17? I got there early doors Friday and some of the beer I wanted had already sold out. All was not lost they had Bourbon Country Stout downstairs. Amazing drop. Anyone find anything outstanding?
For one reason or another my beer drinking on yesterday's trip was a little disappointing, so I'm making up for it now with a few Belgian beers from my collection.
@PopIcon I went on the Sat evening and my overall impression was that I did not think it was as good as last year...how can it be CBR when Meantime (and to a certain extent Brewdog) are there?..and don't get me started on Fullers trying to take it all over...
That said, I did have some great beers...it's just that I am struggling to remember which ones were which...I should have been using Untappd... I started with a Canopy IPA which I loved, had a couple of grapefruit IPAs and um......not sure. I don't actually remember leaving....
I've not got any more beer events lined up now til Sept when I'll be at the Beavertown bash....
@PopIcon I went on the Sat evening and my overall impression was that I did not think it was as good as last year...how can it be CBR when Meantime (and to a certain extent Brewdog) are there?..and don't get me started on Fullers trying to take it all over...
That said, I did have some great beers...it's just that I am struggling to remember which ones were which...I should have been using Untappd... I started with a Canopy IPA which I loved, had a couple of grapefruit IPAs and um......not sure. I don't actually remember leaving....
I've not got any more beer events lined up now til Sept when I'll be at the Beavertown bash....
I've got tickets for this too, the line up looks good. Most of the brewries at the Beavertown gig were not at #CBR17. I've also got tickets for London Craft Beer festival, I think that is in September.
@PopIcon I went on the Sat evening and my overall impression was that I did not think it was as good as last year...how can it be CBR when Meantime (and to a certain extent Brewdog) are there?..and don't get me started on Fullers trying to take it all over...
That said, I did have some great beers...it's just that I am struggling to remember which ones were which...I should have been using Untappd... I started with a Canopy IPA which I loved, had a couple of grapefruit IPAs and um......not sure. I don't actually remember leaving....
I've not got any more beer events lined up now til Sept when I'll be at the Beavertown bash....
I've got tickets for this too, the line up looks good. Most of the brewries at the Beavertown gig were not at #CBR17. I've also got tickets for London Craft Beer festival, I think that is in September.
Craft beer fest is £42.50 for a 5 hr session. I know that includes all the beer you can drink but it sounds expensive. Is that just because I'm not used to paying upfront for my beer??
@PopIcon I went on the Sat evening and my overall impression was that I did not think it was as good as last year...how can it be CBR when Meantime (and to a certain extent Brewdog) are there?..and don't get me started on Fullers trying to take it all over...
That said, I did have some great beers...it's just that I am struggling to remember which ones were which...I should have been using Untappd... I started with a Canopy IPA which I loved, had a couple of grapefruit IPAs and um......not sure. I don't actually remember leaving....
I've not got any more beer events lined up now til Sept when I'll be at the Beavertown bash....
I've got tickets for this too, the line up looks good. Most of the brewries at the Beavertown gig were not at #CBR17. I've also got tickets for London Craft Beer festival, I think that is in September.
Craft beer fest is £42.50 for a 5 hr session. I know that includes all the beer you can drink but it sounds expensive. Is that just because I'm not used to paying upfront for my beer??
Its a tricky one to answer. Of course you could get pissed for a lot less. It just depends how interested you are at trying the different beers. I got an early bird ticket for £30. I probably spent less than £42.50 on beer at #CBR17 but then I could easily spend £42.50 on a night just on beer. If you like to indulge on the barrel aged beer's, the sours and the curious then it works out at £8.50 an hour. I've spent more than that in Crossbars..
To become a proper Guinness drinker you will need to learn the phrase 'it's good, but it doesn't taste as good as it does in Ireland' whilst looking knowingly and wistfully into the distance
@PopIcon I went on the Sat evening and my overall impression was that I did not think it was as good as last year...how can it be CBR when Meantime (and to a certain extent Brewdog) are there?..and don't get me started on Fullers trying to take it all over...
That said, I did have some great beers...it's just that I am struggling to remember which ones were which...I should have been using Untappd... I started with a Canopy IPA which I loved, had a couple of grapefruit IPAs and um......not sure. I don't actually remember leaving....
I've not got any more beer events lined up now til Sept when I'll be at the Beavertown bash....
I've got tickets for this too, the line up looks good. Most of the brewries at the Beavertown gig were not at #CBR17. I've also got tickets for London Craft Beer festival, I think that is in September.
Craft beer fest is £42.50 for a 5 hr session. I know that includes all the beer you can drink but it sounds expensive. Is that just because I'm not used to paying upfront for my beer??
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More info can be found here:
http://www.standard.co.uk/business/camra-lobby-group-hits-out-at-punch-taverns-takeover-talks-a3421241.html
http://www.camra.org.uk/home/-/asset_publisher/UzG2SEmQMtPf/content/new-pub-closure-statistics-revealed
http://www.cityam.com/257550/pub-landlords-call-pubs-code-adjudicator-rule-heinekens
https://untappd.com/home
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I'm looking forward to the train home already!
Tried their lager the other day and thought it was quite nice, anyone tell me what their beers/ipa like?
I'll certainly be trying their IPA and the rum flavour one.
sel.camra.org.uk/pub-of-the-year-2017/
All was not lost they had Bourbon Country Stout downstairs. Amazing drop.
Anyone find anything outstanding?
That said, I did have some great beers...it's just that I am struggling to remember which ones were which...I should have been using Untappd... I started with a Canopy IPA which I loved, had a couple of grapefruit IPAs and um......not sure. I don't actually remember leaving....
I've not got any more beer events lined up now til Sept when I'll be at the Beavertown bash....
Is that just because I'm not used to paying upfront for my beer??
If you like to indulge on the barrel aged beer's, the sours and the curious then it works out at £8.50 an hour. I've spent more than that in Crossbars..
Had always hated it when having a sip so never ordered one.
Well, recently my mate convinced me to have a pint and promised me by the end of a full one, I'd love it. Well, right he was.
A complete revelation.