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Two years ago I went to Nutbrook Brewery in West Hallam, Derbyshire and recorded a series of videos on my iPhone documenting the process of making beer. I was told about a special ‘Brewing Experience‘ where you can design your own beer using the brewery’s bespoke software. I was lucky enough to have been given [...]
Just a few iPhone pics from the Derby CAMRA 34th Summer Beer Festival. A couple taken by @tristanpoyser and @colinmitchell. The official page for the Beer Festival can be found here: http://www.derbycamra.org.uk/summer-beer-festival/ Derby-City-Charter-Festival-Programme.pdf Download this file Related posts: Brewing Beer at Nutbrook Brewery (VIDEO) Derby CAMRA 10th Winter Beer Festival All post with tag = BEER His [...]
Today we went the the Thornbridge Hall Garden Party. Emma and Jim (I don’t know them, but I pretend I do) really know how to throw a charity event! The grounds were full of children’s activities from pony rides to archery and for the adults there was live music, a craft fair and lashings and [...]
Yesterday eight of us bought a Trentbarton Zigzag card which lets you have unlimited travel for the day for £4.90 and we went on a #BeerTour. It’s a yearly pilgrimage to seek out the best real ale being served in the region and is based on the Derby #Twissup we did last year. The itinery [...]
This is what happens when you combine the five thousand year old process of making beer with technology! The WilliamsWarn is an all-in-one brewing machine capable of creating commercial-quality beer in as little as seven days I don’t know about the taste, but it certainly looks good! I’d even consider moving my Classic Mini Cooper [...]
The Derby CAMRA 10th Winter Beer Festival is NOW ON (Thursday 24th – Saturday 26th February 2011). This year it’s at the Derby College’s Roundhouse campus – the once derelict grade II listed building. I will update this post with media from the day. To get the full information, visit the dedicated website for the [...]
Treat someone with a special Beer this Christmas, here is my Essential Stout Selection (in no particular order): BrewDog Paradox Smokehead 10% (Fraserburgh, Scotland) Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout 7% (Tadcaster, England) Marble Brewery Chocolate Marble 5.5% (Manchester, England) Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout 10.6% (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Spire Brewery SGT. Pepper Stout 5.5% (Chesterfield, England) [...]
Rob Hill’s Orkney Porter from Swannay Brewery, Orkney Islands. This vintage 2009 is a special porter, dark ruby, almost black with notes of coffee and toffee malt and raisin. I’m sipping this in front of the fire and that’s exactly where this beer was made to be consumed. At 9% it’s a big hitter but [...]