Friday, 2 July 2010

Cotswold Beer Festival 2010 - Postlip Hall near Winchcombe

I have just receive my tickets for Postlip. I only got two priority tickets for the Friday evening. I had ordered 12 in total so really really need some more tickets otherwise a lot of friends will miss out. If you have spare tickets for Friday 23rd July to Cotswold beer festival please contact me @ thegoodbeerblog@googlemail.com

If you have over ordered or had friends drop out or receive more tickets than expected for the Friday (23rd July 2010) Cotswold Beer Festival @ Postlip Hall near Winchcombe could you please contact me I need more tickets. Friends who have been for the last 6 years will miss out because I did not get enough :(

Most grateful for any help.

Richard

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Fyne Ales - New Seasonal ale JARL

To be Launched at the Beer Fest, Saturday 19th June

To celebrate the Beer Fest, Fyne Ales are launching a new seasonal beer - Jarl.
This is their first single hopped beer (using the same hop for bittering as for aroma) and it is produced with the latest American hop Citra. They recently tasted it from their fermentor, describing it with a fantastic aroma, with LOADS of tangerine and tropical fruits. At 4.0% abv it should be easy drinking too.
The reason for the name (pronounced Yarl) is that this beer is replacing Somerled in their seasonal line up. Somerled as you may know was one of the rulers of their part of Scotland in the dim & distant past, and the Jarl's were the Viking Earls who were contenders for power at the same time. They thought they'd see how they stacked up against each other........

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Live Beer Appreciation WebTV Show

On Monday 21st June, the Beer Academy is producing a live webTV show all about how to find the perfect ale. Beer expert Kamini Dickie and Dr George Philliskirk from the Beer Academy will let you into the secrets of the perfect pint with a live beer tasting class! From matching beer to accompany food as well, we also want to counter act the general assumption that beer is unhealthy, antisocial and fattening, and instead highlight the fact that it is part of Great British heritage.

The show will be live and interactive, so people can send in questions ahead of the show and also during the live show, via this link: http://www.studiotalk.tv/show/beer_appreciation_masterclass Once it has taken place, it will be available to view on demand indefinitely on the same link. Have a look below, and remember to tune in at 3pm on Monday 21st June!

Cheers!

Beer Appreciation Masterclass

Log onto our live WebTV show with beer connoisseur Kamini Dickie and Dr George Philliskirk for help finding the perfect ale

Chat date: Monday 21st June

Chat time: 3pm

On a hot summer’s day there’s nothing better than a refreshing beer to cool us down. But do you often find a trip down the pub with your friends leaves you sticking to the same tipple, purely because you have no idea what the difference is between an ale and a larger and don’t want to risk a bad pint? Or maybe you dismiss it based on the myths around it being bad for your health? When in fact, when drunk in moderation there are several health benefits.

If so you might be one of the millions of Brits missing out on the truly phenomenal range of beers now on the market. So how do you open your mind and palate to what else is on offer?

Just like wine varieties, there’s a staggering array of beer to match anyone’s taste. And what about finding the perfect beer to match the perfect meal?

Well, if you want some help in your quest to find the perfect summer ale then log onto our live WebTV Show where beer expert Kamini Dickie and Dr George Philliskirk from the Beer Academy will let you into the secrets of the perfect pint with a live beer tasting class.

Kamini Dickie and Dr George Philliskirk join us live online at http://www.studiotalk.tv/show/beer_appreciation_masterclass on Monday 21st June at 3pm to give you their top tips for finding the perfect beer.

Click here to submit questions before the chat http://www.studiotalk.tv/show/beer_appreciation_masterclass

For more information visit www.beeracademy.co.uk

Posted by Kitty Irby


Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Beer Tie Reform

A useful link to CAMRA's update on this issue.

http://www.camra.org.uk/beer_tie_reform

Fyne Ales Beer Fest 2010

DATE: Saturday 19th June 2010
TIME: 12pm to 11:30pm
LOCATION: Fyne Ales Brewery, off A83 at Head of Loch Fyne
TICKETS: available on www.fyneales.com
MORE: More info on their facebook page www.facebook.com/fyneales
or call 01499 600120

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Eastbourne Beer Festival

Eastbourne's 8th annual Beer Festival will be open:

Thursday 7th October – 6.00pm – 11.00pm
Friday 8th October – 6.00pm – 11.00pm
Saturday 9th October Afternoon – 11.00am – 4.00pm
Saturday 9th October Evening – 6.00pm – 11.00pm

http://www.eastbournebeerfestival.co.uk/

Over 120 real cask ales will be on tap at the festival, all of which have been chosen especially for the festival by our local CAMRA members, as being a fine selection of British cask ale.

The selection features both those produced locally within Sussex, plus a wide selection of real ales produced all over the UK.

View 2009 beer list below:

View list of British cask ales

View list of Sussex cask ales

Eastbourne Beer Festival 2010 will be held at the Winter Garden.

Tickets will be on sale from the Congress Box Office, 01323 412000 and on VisitEastbourne.com in the summer. We strongly recommend that you book early to avoid disappointment.

Friday, 19 February 2010

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

Two Good Northants Freehouses

Northampton, has a few good pubs, but the Malt Shovel Tavern in Bridge Street stands out, with lunches at £5.75p. The Malt Shovel Tavern also has 13 hand pumps and the Great Oakley brewery tap.

Kettering has the Alexandra Arms in Victoria street, the Julian Church brewery tap, and also has one of the best collections of pump clips on display on all day Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays otherwise its 1400.

Sent in by Mick

Malt Shovel Tavern - http://www.maltshoveltavern.com/

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Send us Brewery Website links

We want to have a complete list of every Brewery so please inform us of any sites missing from our list of Brewers.

If you have a Brewery but don't have a website contact us for help on setting one up, it can be as cheap as £2.99 + VAT a year for a simple website.

Email us - thegoodbeerblog@googlemail.com

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Does your Local keep a good Pint??

A few points on serving a good pint -

- Cleaning beer lines every 5 days following correct procedures eliminates yeast build up in the beer lines. Every new barrel on should also have the beer lines cleaned even if its the same beer that's being put back on. This can be a problem in a busy pub but should be done to maintain a high standard for the beer.

- Ensuring the cellar is at the correct temperature 11‐13°C. This will mean the beer should also be a perfect temperature being not too warm or too cold but just right 11‐13°C when being dispensed.

- Order the correct sized barrel, the given is all beer should be sold within 3 days of opening.

- Have the correct number of beers on Tap. If a pub isn't known for its Ale it should only have one rather than 3 so that the one is drunk and so keeps fresh. One good ale is better than a choice of 3 bad ones.

- Tilting or Stooping a beer this should be done carefully 3 inches raised at the back or lowered at the front.

- Sampling beers for clarity, aroma and taste after tapping and each day before serving. Always sample from the cask before connecting the beer lines. Then again before serving the new barrel to a customer. A good landlord will always (after checking) give this sample to a regular ready to order their next pint.

More information can be found on the Cask Marque and Cask Force websites.

Cask Marque offer cellar management training.

If you have any further tips please add comments to this post.