Category Archives: Real Ale
The Ale Trail goes European
It’s been a while since my last update on the Ale Trail and as I’m sat in a hotel in the beer capital of Europe, I thought it would be good to log the beers I’ve knocked off the list … Continue reading
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The Ale Trail gets religion!
Today I got to tick another beer off the 1001 Beers to Taste before I die list. I had a bottle of Trappistes Rochefort 10, we bought four bottles of this beer at the 2012 York Beer and Cider Festival, … Continue reading
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The Ale Trail hits Scotland
We spent New Year’s week in Scotland. We were based in Falkland, Fife, a small village some thirty miles north of Edinburgh. Although a small village, it wasn’t short of drinking venues! In fact there was one, The Stag Inn, … Continue reading
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1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die
Amongst all the lovely presents I got for Christmas was a book by Adrian Tierney-Jones called 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die. The title itself I took as a challenge, so the mission to tick off all the … Continue reading
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What’s the matter Lagerboy,afraid you might taste something?
I have to say Tara picked a fine location for renting a house in York, five minutes walk away from the site of the York Beer & Cider Festival! And As it is my duty to introduce Tara to all … Continue reading
Real Ale heaven
I’m posting this on Sunday afternoon at the end of a lovely few days in York. I came over from Gainsborough on Wednesday evening, spent all of Thursday studying. Midway through the day I got a phone call from Tara, … Continue reading
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