Was at the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards Dinner last night. Our book, Today South London, Tomorrow South London was nominated in the Beer & Travel Writing category - didn't win, but still an honour to be involved.
On another note. Best beer I've had this year, of course there are still three weeks to go....but.
The winner goes to Bamburana, a barrel aged collab between Oskar Blues and Cigar City. An imperial Stout coming in at 12%+ aged in brandy and whiskey barrels.
I've brought up every can I've seen as the prices have been super competitive.
Most by No Frills Joe, based in Greenhithe, are decent. Only a few places have it and always goes quickly. They do open their small taproom once a month usually.
if you are ever in Broadstairs do the Micro pub circuit. Yard of Ale / Four Candles / The Pub / Mind the Gap / 39 Steps / The Magnet / The Chapel - all within a mile ...
if you are ever in Broadstairs do the Micro pub circuit. Yard of Ale / Four Candles / The Pub / Mind the Gap / 39 Steps / The Magnet / The Chapel - all within a mile ...
Stinks of dogs these days, shame as used to be a decent little boozer.
I've let this slip as I started a new contract and couldn't remember my CL login...and also thought I should probably do some work in the first few weeks too... Anyway, in no particular order (cos I can't remember), my Hop Burns and Black advent calendar has given me these over the last week or so...not opened any of them (again, new contract etc etc):
Gypsy Hill x Warpigs 'Overkill' IPA
Fierce x North Brewing Co 'El Dorado' sour IPA (which I don't think I will be drinking...)
Cloudwater 'What's said and done' DDH IPA
Brick Brewery 'Kiwi and Lime Sour' (hmmm....not sure on that..)
I should also add that I purchased one each of the Siren Caribbean Chocolate Cake series, plus a case of Verdant 'Allen', just to get me through...
Tried all four of them at a beer festival in Plymouth recently. My favourite was the Death by Chocolate, but all were very good. The white chocolate one really surprised me.
86 unique beers from 73 different breweries (source Untappd)
Best Beer
Leigh Brewery, SS9 9%
Peerless Brewery, Oatmeal Stout 5%
Best Bottled Beer
Old Ford, Export Stout 6.5%
Best Food
The Angel, North Shoebury. All of their food is divine.
Best Service
No change here, Hush in Southend, as ever.
Best Stocked Bar
Marina Hotel, Lagos. Amazing array of gins, whiskies and other spirits.
Friendliest Locals
St Machars Bar, Aberdeen. Sat in there to watch the Cricket World Cup final and got bought whiskies by the locals. Amazing, generous people.
Worst Pub
Saddlers Arms, Cardigan. Beer tasted of pipe cleaner. Not enough places to sit. The dart board was missing and the table skittles broken. Struggled to get out as the furniture was re-arranged so that the floor could be mopped. Other than that it was lovely.
Worst Beer
Belhaven Best at The Abercrombie, Aberdeen. I've had it elsewhere and it was alright so I think it was just in that place.
Worst Pub Food
Vegetarian Pizza from The Twelve Tellers, Preston. The resulting 'Preston Pizza Poisoning', as it will forever be known in our house, made me miss work the next morning and resulted in a very uncomfortable train ride back to Essex.
Most disappointing beer trip
Sagres, Portugal. Because the brewery simply didn’t exist outside of my imagination. I found out that Sagres beer a con big trick so that Heineken can charge premium prices for distinctly unpremium beer brewed 150 miles away from where the label suggests. That'll teach me to get seduced by lagers.
86 unique beers from 73 different breweries (source Untappd)
Best Beer
Leigh Brewery, SS9 9%
Peerless Brewery, Oatmeal Stout 5%
Best Bottled Beer
Old Ford, Export Stout 6.5%
Best Food
The Angel, North Shoebury. All of their food is divine.
Best Service
No change here, Hush in Southend, as ever.
Best Stocked Bar
Marina Hotel, Lagos. Amazing array of gins, whiskies and other spirits.
Friendliest Locals
St Machars Bar, Aberdeen. Sat in there to watch the Cricket World Cup final and got bought whiskies by the locals. Amazing, generous people.
Worst Pub
Saddlers Arms, Cardigan. Beer tasted of pipe cleaner. Not enough places to sit. The dart board was missing and the table skittles broken. Struggled to get out as the furniture was re-arranged so that the floor could be mopped. Other than that it was lovely.
Worst Beer
Belhaven Best at The Abercrombie, Aberdeen. I've had it elsewhere and it was alright so I think it was just in that place.
Worst Pub Food
Vegetarian Pizza from The Twelve Tellers, Preston. The resulting 'Preston Pizza Poisoning', as it will forever be known in our house, made me miss work the next morning and resulted in a very uncomfortable train ride back to Essex.
Most disappointing beer trip
Sagres, Portugal. Because the brewery simply didn’t exist outside of my imagination. I found out that Sagres beer a con big trick so that Heineken can charge premium prices for distinctly unpremium beer brewed 150 miles away from where the label suggests. That'll teach me to get seduced by lagers.
86 unique beers from 73 different breweries (source Untappd)
Best Beer
Leigh Brewery, SS9 9%
Peerless Brewery, Oatmeal Stout 5%
Best Bottled Beer
Old Ford, Export Stout 6.5%
Best Food
The Angel, North Shoebury. All of their food is divine.
Best Service
No change here, Hush in Southend, as ever.
Best Stocked Bar
Marina Hotel, Lagos. Amazing array of gins, whiskies and other spirits.
Friendliest Locals
St Machars Bar, Aberdeen. Sat in there to watch the Cricket World Cup final and got bought whiskies by the locals. Amazing, generous people.
Worst Pub
Saddlers Arms, Cardigan. Beer tasted of pipe cleaner. Not enough places to sit. The dart board was missing and the table skittles broken. Struggled to get out as the furniture was re-arranged so that the floor could be mopped. Other than that it was lovely.
Worst Beer
Belhaven Best at The Abercrombie, Aberdeen. I've had it elsewhere and it was alright so I think it was just in that place.
Worst Pub Food
Vegetarian Pizza from The Twelve Tellers, Preston. The resulting 'Preston Pizza Poisoning', as it will forever be known in our house, made me miss work the next morning and resulted in a very uncomfortable train ride back to Essex.
Most disappointing beer trip
Sagres, Portugal. Because the brewery simply didn’t exist outside of my imagination. I found out that Sagres beer a con big trick so that Heineken can charge premium prices for distinctly unpremium beer brewed 150 miles away from where the label suggests. That'll teach me to get seduced by lagers.
I wonder what was on a vegetarian pizza that made you so sick. Thats worrying
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I resisted the urge to ask him about the Australians!
My Baltika went down well after meeting the great man.
Glad you found one you like, I've drank a lot and none have blown me away. Also been to their brewery, its little more than one man and his dog....
Also enjoyed beers lately from Kees, Navigation, Lost Industry, Gamma (Denmark), Basqueland (Spain), Fraugruber (Germany), Mondo (London), ToOl, Cigar City, St Mars, Track, Gueuzerie Tiliquin, Evil Twin (NY), Wild Childe, Abbeydale, Pohjala
Beer of week Double Stuffed Bourbon BA - Amundsen- Imperial Stout
First Chop Sup Gluten Free Session IPA 3.9%
bit cloudy and underwhelmed.
rating 4 Lungs
I'd stay away from rice and quinoa beer, you simply dont get the sugars.
I spoke to the brewer at Siren and believe it or not Soundwave is actually gluten free, its just not been passed for celiacs.
The winner goes to Bamburana, a barrel aged collab between Oskar Blues and Cigar City. An imperial Stout coming in at 12%+ aged in brandy and whiskey barrels.
I've brought up every can I've seen as the prices have been super competitive.
YUMMY......
Found it quite nice but not sure if could drink more than two of them in a sitting.
maybe I'm not cut out for stouts.
Been enjoying the fine work of Iron Pier in Gravesend.
day 5 was
Crate sticky toffee stout 5%
lot nicer than the previous stout I had.
Uiltje Brewing Co’s : Dr. Raptor imperial IPA. 330ml 9.2%. !!!!
Rating: 9 Lungs but couldn’t have more than one !
I love Broadstairs...
Yard of ale stinks of wet dog and shit though...
Shame as used to be great.
STIG'S YEAR IN BEER 2019
Stig's record for the year
86 unique beers from 73 different breweries (source Untappd)
Best Beer
Leigh Brewery, SS9 9%
Peerless Brewery, Oatmeal Stout 5%
Best Bottled Beer
Old Ford, Export Stout 6.5%
Best Food
The Angel, North Shoebury. All of their food is divine.
Best Service
No change here, Hush in Southend, as ever.
Best Stocked Bar
Marina Hotel, Lagos. Amazing array of gins, whiskies and other spirits.
Friendliest Locals
St Machars Bar, Aberdeen. Sat in there to watch the Cricket World Cup final and got bought whiskies by the locals. Amazing, generous people.
Worst Pub
Saddlers Arms, Cardigan. Beer tasted of pipe cleaner. Not enough places to sit. The dart board was missing and the table skittles broken. Struggled to get out as the furniture was re-arranged so that the floor could be mopped. Other than that it was lovely.
Worst Beer
Belhaven Best at The Abercrombie, Aberdeen. I've had it elsewhere and it was alright so I think it was just in that place.
Worst Pub Food
Vegetarian Pizza from The Twelve Tellers, Preston. The resulting 'Preston Pizza Poisoning', as it will forever be known in our house, made me miss work the next morning and resulted in a very uncomfortable train ride back to Essex.
Most disappointing beer trip
Sagres, Portugal. Because the brewery simply didn’t exist outside of my imagination. I found out that Sagres beer a con big trick so that Heineken can charge premium prices for distinctly unpremium beer brewed 150 miles away from where the label suggests. That'll teach me to get seduced by lagers.
Brasilian lager is not great, but this has a bit of a kick to it.