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Beer Swap Pt 3
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Colonsay 80/-
It has been some time since the prelude to this particular dream was published but I am now finally (and I apologise for the delay) in a position to let you all in on my part of the fantastic experience that has been Beerswap 2009. For those who don’t remember I was sent a selection of refreshing beers from North of the border by Robbie @ I Might Have a Glass of Beer and this is what I thought… Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Ale, Beerswap, Colonsay 80/-, Crystal Pale Ale, Houston Crystal, I Might Have a Glass of Beer, Isle of Arran, Premium Lager, Sherbert, St Mungo
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September 2010 M T W T F S S « Aug 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Beer blogs we read
- 40 Beers At 40 If you need a little help getting into Belgian beers this is a good place to start
- Beer Reviews with Andy Mogg Beer and ale tastings for the common man, written by Andy Mogg of Chilliupnorth fame
- Blogobeer Four lads who like us like to write beer reviews and tasting notes
- Boak & Bailey Perceptive London beer geeks with an eye for detail
- Cheese and Cheers Beer. Cheese. Everything you could need. Fantastic.
- Hop Talk Beer reviews and musing on beer and life from over the pond
- Impy Malting The lovely Feral Strumpet muses over fine ales, beer culture and being an American girl in London
- Knut Albert's beer blog Beer drinking from Norway and across Europe from Knut Al (who we met in London and is very tall!)
- Malt in Pot Like brass in pocket?! Entirely in French, writing about whiskey and beers mostly (we think).
- Maltworms Tasting notes and fine prose from beer writer Adrian Tierney-Jones
- Meantime Brewing Co. The blog home of London brewers Meantime, on GMT of course.
- My Life with Beer Great insight into European beers and the beer business from Rick Kempen of Bier & Co
- Pencil & Spoon Tasting notes from beer lover Mark Dredge who ponders on beer, often with anthropological discussion!
- Refreshing Beer Barm might have a glass of beer, and he might just tell you about it
- Reluctant Scooper Beer ramblings about ale, rail and many a beer festival
- Simply Beer Beer reviews and crystal sharp envy inducing beer snaps too
- Taking the beard out of beer Melissa Cole knows her ales and does lots of beer writing/talking/judging
- Tandleman Love him or loathe him, Tandleman knows – and loves – his pubs
- The Beer Bear The Beer Bear’s beer tastings are great and he had great beer taste too
- The Beer Nut The Beer Nuts travels are brilliant reading and he’s a super nice Irish chap too. Craicing tasting notes!
- The Bitten Bullet An Irishman Living In Muenster (that’s Germany not a typo), Barry is exploring beer from his European home
- Thirsty Pilgrim A focus on Belgium and Belgian ales from Joe over in Brussels
- Woolpack Dave's beer and stuff blog Dave writes about pubs, beer and brewing his own ale in deepest, darkest Cumbria
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- 99 Paintings of Beer on The Wall Beer. Paintings. 99 of them.
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- Beer Walks and History Does exactly what it says on the tin!
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- 365 Beers 365 Days More inspiring photography and tasting from Drew who’s working his way through…you guessed it, 365 beers in 365 days
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- Inside Beer Award winning beer writer Jeff Evans’ beer information portal
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- Adnams (Suffolk, UK) If you want to know about Adnams beers then this is the place for you
- Brewing at the Sharp End Head Brewer Stuart Howe takes us through the science of brewing at Sharp’s in Cornwall
- Brooklyn Brewery (NYC, USA) Dishing the dirt on new Brooklyn brews, local events and more, this is a great looking, content-full blog from one of our favouite US breweries
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- A Swift One Kirkless based blog who proudly shout about beer and pubs in Huddersfield and surrounding area
- Hopzine West Yorkshire compatriots Matt & Rob’s excellent beer tastings
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