beer

Thornbridge Brewery’s Raven

March 24, 2013
Thornbridge Brewery's Raven Black IPA

I’ve recently hit a little Friday evening routine, detouring on the way home from work to plunder the shelves of the brilliant Saltaire Wines (@SaltaireWines) for a bottle or two of Proper Beer. Most weeks, I seem to come away with something or other from Thornbridge Brewery. Thornbridge’s beer is punchy and interesting, and has [...]

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Slow-cooked beef in stout or porter

October 29, 2011
Shin beef in beer

Right, confession time. This was meant to be a Generic Lazy Blog Post. Oh come on, you know the sort, especially if you write a blog yourself.  Sometimes us bloggers hit a brick wall and just don’t know what to write about.  We just scratch and scrabble around for something vaguely interesting to cook or [...]

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Magic Rock Brewing’s Rapture and Dark Arts

October 9, 2011
Magic Rock Brewing's Rapture and Dark Arts beers

Magic Rock Brewing Co. is a fairly new brewery based in Huddersfield.  Their aim is to brew big, modern beers and they do that very well indeed. First up is Rapture, a huge red beer with the capacity to scare the living daylights out of mere mortals. It’s a monster of a beer that grabs [...]

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Brewdog’s Tokyo Imperial stout

December 14, 2010
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I’ve had a bottle of Brewdog’s Tokyo knocking around for a while now, and I must admit that I’ve been a little nervous about opening it. I like a strong beer, but 18.2%? That’s not strong. That’s insane. When Tokyo was first launched a while ago, it led to a storm in a teacup about [...]

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Beer and food – asparagus and Glazen Toren Saison D’Erpe-Mere at HopZine.com

June 14, 2010
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Fellow Saltaire-based blogger Rob from the excellent HopZine asked me to do a little blog exchange thing with him, and here it is. The premise is simple – I provided a recipe, Rob matched some beer to it.  All very civilised. Given the time of year, I chose something to do with asparagus.  We’re right [...]

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Saltaire Brewery’s Amarillo Gold

May 26, 2010
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Saltaire Brewery have an interesting approach to brewing. They brew lots of different beers.  No, really, lots…. There’s at least twenty-five beers listed on their website at the moment.  Of course, they’re not all in production at the same time, but it shows that they’re willing to experiment a little and try things out.   That’s [...]

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Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale

April 28, 2010
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An American craft beer classic, Sierra Nevada’s flagship beer is nothing short of an absolute joy. Fruity, spicy, lightly carbonated, with a lovely deep amber colour and a complex character awash with citrus notes and a deep, toasted flavour in the background. It might be available everywhere, but it’s a great beer and a classic [...]

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Brewdog’s Paradox Imperial stout – seriously strong beer

March 3, 2010
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Brewdog is a small Scottish brewery with a formidable reputation for creating a marketing stir. They’ve been chasing controversy since 2007 with a combination of marketing stunts, engaging with social media and some ridiculously strong beer, peaking with last year’s Tactical Nuclear Penguin at a collosal 32% ABV.  That’s a beer that will literally knock [...]

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