NEWBY WYKE/LORD LANCASTER 4%
VALE BREWERY/HADDAS SUMMER GLORY 4%
SALOPIAN/DARWINS ORIGIN 4.3%
EMPIRE/BIG BEN PALE 3.9%
ATLAS/WAYFARER 4.4%
DARK STAR/AMERICAN PALE ALE 4.7%
MALLINSONS/MARSH SUMMER ALE 4.4%
EAST COAST/BONHOMME RICHARD 3.6%
RED LION/WHITE LION 4.3%
GOLCAR BREWERY/TOWN END BITTER 4.2%
ANGLO DUTCH/DUSK TILL DAWN 4%
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Saturday 27 June 2009
1ST NORTHWICH VICTORIA..F.C BEER FESTIVAL
This was the very first beer festival for Northwich Victoria Football club, the grand event was held at there ground in northwich on Saturday 20th june 2009. I was lucky enough not just to build the festival bar, but to also attend this great evening along with some friends. On the night there was a choice of ten real ales and two ciders on offer, all chosen from local micro breweries in the cheshire area of the north west of england. The event was organised by supporters and committee members from the club, who in the past have had a very hard time indeed due to issue's beyond there control. It was nice to see at the end of the night that everybody had enjoyed this great evening, and are all looking forward to the next one......
Wednesday 24 June 2009
Tuesday 16 June 2009
MY FAVORITE BEER FESTIVAL
My favorite beer festival of the year has to be Barnton Cricket Clubs annual festival which is held in November each year. This must visit occasion is now in its 7th year and seems to have created a loyal following from CAMRA members and also regular festival folk from far and wide.The beer festival has its opening night on a friday , and runs through to sunday and last year in 2008 had a impressive 28 real ales and 6 ciders on offer. On this blog i have included some photo,s from
last year to give you an insight into this great occasion. the good news is BCC opens its doors to members of the public for the duration of the beer festival so everybody is welcome to attend.
Mark
last year to give you an insight into this great occasion. the good news is BCC opens its doors to members of the public for the duration of the beer festival so everybody is welcome to attend.
Mark
Saturday 13 June 2009
SOME OF MY FAVORITES
DR OKELLS I.P.A.....Light in colour and sweet in taste this beer has strong hop flavours, finished off with a dry after taste on the pallet. 4.5% A.B.V
BRAINS S.A GOLD...Golden in colour with a strong hop aroma 4.7% A.B.V
TIMOTHY TAYLOR LANDLORD....Amber in colour with hop, malt, flavours 4.3%A.B.V
OFFA'S DYKE BARLEY GOLD ......Very moorish indeed 3.8%A.B.V
BOWLAND BREWERY..HEN HARRIER....pale in colour with citrus, peach flavours 4% A.B.V
COACH HOUSE BREWERY..GUNPOWDER MILD....stronger than the average mild,dark in colour with a full flavour 3.8% A.B.V
BRAINS S.A GOLD...Golden in colour with a strong hop aroma 4.7% A.B.V
TIMOTHY TAYLOR LANDLORD....Amber in colour with hop, malt, flavours 4.3%A.B.V
OFFA'S DYKE BARLEY GOLD ......Very moorish indeed 3.8%A.B.V
BOWLAND BREWERY..HEN HARRIER....pale in colour with citrus, peach flavours 4% A.B.V
COACH HOUSE BREWERY..GUNPOWDER MILD....stronger than the average mild,dark in colour with a full flavour 3.8% A.B.V
A GREAT PLACE TO CHECKOUT
http://www.barntoncc.co.uk
If you ever find yourself in the Cheshire area of the northwest of England, Barnton Cricket Club is a place you must checkout. Featured in the good beer guide for the past 7 years, this CAMRA multi award winning club enjoys a great location and a very loyal following by the regulars. The club is run by a CAMRA member and enthusiast Mike,who is renowned for keeping his beers in tip top condition. Serving Theakston bitter, Boddingtons bitter, Hydes mild, and a variety of lagers , not forgeting a rotating choice of three guest beers all of which are cask and served from handpulls. The club also has its annual beer festival in November each year, where upto 25 cask beers are on offer.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A MEMBERS ONLY CLUB
A CAMRA MEMBERSHIP ALLOWS ENTRY
If you ever find yourself in the Cheshire area of the northwest of England, Barnton Cricket Club is a place you must checkout. Featured in the good beer guide for the past 7 years, this CAMRA multi award winning club enjoys a great location and a very loyal following by the regulars. The club is run by a CAMRA member and enthusiast Mike,who is renowned for keeping his beers in tip top condition. Serving Theakston bitter, Boddingtons bitter, Hydes mild, and a variety of lagers , not forgeting a rotating choice of three guest beers all of which are cask and served from handpulls. The club also has its annual beer festival in November each year, where upto 25 cask beers are on offer.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A MEMBERS ONLY CLUB
A CAMRA MEMBERSHIP ALLOWS ENTRY
Thursday 11 June 2009
HANDY THINGS TO KNOW
ABV.....this is the strength of the beer,that has been measured by the % of alcohol it contains.
CASK.....this is a barrel that continues to ferment after leaving the brewery.(live beer)
KEG....a brewery conditioned beer barrel .(used by mass produced brewers)
BOTTLE CONDITIONED....this is a beer that matures in the bottle,and contains active yeasts/sugars that go in during the bottling process.
STILLAGE.....this is what you will find in a cellar,and is a rack that the beer sits on to settle down.
BREWPUB....a public house that brews its own beer,ready to drink on the premises.
FIRKIN......a name for a 9 gallon cask
HANDPULL.......the device that sits on the bar and is used to dispense beer
CASK.....this is a barrel that continues to ferment after leaving the brewery.(live beer)
KEG....a brewery conditioned beer barrel .(used by mass produced brewers)
BOTTLE CONDITIONED....this is a beer that matures in the bottle,and contains active yeasts/sugars that go in during the bottling process.
STILLAGE.....this is what you will find in a cellar,and is a rack that the beer sits on to settle down.
BREWPUB....a public house that brews its own beer,ready to drink on the premises.
FIRKIN......a name for a 9 gallon cask
HANDPULL.......the device that sits on the bar and is used to dispense beer
BEER FESTIVAL SETUP
As you can see on here I have taken some photo's of a beer festival that we set up in Liverpool. This was actually sited upstairs in a public house, so we had to carry around 20 9 gallon cask beers up 2 flights of stairs, which was very hard work indeed. I think the end result speaks for itself. After such a hard days work its nice to stand back and take on board the many compliments we had from the landlord.
HI AND WELCOME ALONG
Hi my name is Mark and I would like to welcome you along to my blog. For many years I have been interested in cask ales and bottled beers from around the world. In the coming weeks I hope to give you an insight into the fascinating world of beers and beer festivals, not forgeting to mention micro breweries and brewers. I also have the added bonus of building beer festivals along with my father Mike, we have been doing this for a few years now and we both really enjoy it. I have also been lucky enough to work behind the bar on some great festivals,and this gives me a great chance to meet lots of interesting people.
I hope you enjoy
Mark
I hope you enjoy
Mark
BEER TYPES
Well in the world of beer you certainly are spoilt for choice,wether it be lager,bitter,mild,porter,stout .light beers,golden beers,dark beers,the list go's on,everyone of us is different,but then again where would we be without choices.Below is a breif discription to the best of my knowledge(i am not an expert in this field) of the most popular beer types we come across.
MILD
once one of the most popular drinks ,mild gets it flavour from the well roasted malts and barley that go into it,along with ,chocolate,coffee and caramel.dark in colour this beer in these times is looked upon as a old persons drink.which in my opinion is simply not true,brewers have seen a slight revival in mild,and given that may has been chosen as mild month shows there must still be a market for it.
BITTER
like in the title bitter gets its taste from hop aroma which is achieved from adding hops very late on in the process,even as late as just before distribution to its destination,bitters range in colour from bronze to golden,and now seem to be the preferred choice behind lagers.
LAGER
comes in many different styles anything from ,vienna lager,special lager,american lager,this drink is the one you will see most of.very popular with young drinkers,this was more than likely there first taste of beer,light in colour this ranges from low% to very high %.
STOUT
dark in colour stout contains various types of malt such as, roasted malt and caramel malt and a generous amount of hops.
I.P.A
India pale ale was originally brewed in England for export to India in the early 18th century and varies in strength from 3.5% A.B.V up to 8% A.B.V,
MILD
once one of the most popular drinks ,mild gets it flavour from the well roasted malts and barley that go into it,along with ,chocolate,coffee and caramel.dark in colour this beer in these times is looked upon as a old persons drink.which in my opinion is simply not true,brewers have seen a slight revival in mild,and given that may has been chosen as mild month shows there must still be a market for it.
BITTER
like in the title bitter gets its taste from hop aroma which is achieved from adding hops very late on in the process,even as late as just before distribution to its destination,bitters range in colour from bronze to golden,and now seem to be the preferred choice behind lagers.
LAGER
comes in many different styles anything from ,vienna lager,special lager,american lager,this drink is the one you will see most of.very popular with young drinkers,this was more than likely there first taste of beer,light in colour this ranges from low% to very high %.
STOUT
dark in colour stout contains various types of malt such as, roasted malt and caramel malt and a generous amount of hops.
I.P.A
India pale ale was originally brewed in England for export to India in the early 18th century and varies in strength from 3.5% A.B.V up to 8% A.B.V,
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