Tag: month that was

Here’s a summary of our blog posts from February, most of which we spent cowering from storms.

[ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]We used the words of others to spend a night in a 1930s pub.[/ezcol_2third_end]

[ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]For the 85th beer blogging session, we made a video about Thornbridge Chiron.[/ezcol_2third_end]

More after the jump → “The Month That Was: February 2014”

Here’s a summary of our blog posts from last month, with some added updates and links.

→ We started with some thoughts on the challenge posed by the increasingly unusual beers on sale in ‘craft beer’ bars: how do you know if they’re off, weird, or just rubbish? (The comments are interesting, and Jon at Stringer’s responded here.)

→ Micro brewing legend Peter Austin died and we gave a short summary of his life and career based on our brief dealings with him last year. (Roger Protz’s more detailed obituary is here.)

Here’s a summary of our blog posts from last month, and a few bonus links to some highlights of 2013.

[ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]We began the month by rounding up all the long posts written by our peers to keep us company on 30 November. (Our next long post, on the subject of pub preservation, is due on Saturday 1 March.)[/ezcol_2third_end]

[ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]We reviewed Leigh Linley’s Great Yorkshire Beer, suggesting it might make a good Christmas present.[/ezcol_2third_end]

More after the jump → “The Month That Was: December 2013”

Here’s a summary of our blog posts from last month…

[ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]We wrote a long post about cult Cornish beer Newquay Steam as part of ‘beery long reads‘.(Suggestions for other lost brands or breweries we might research very welcome.)[/ezcol_2third_end]

[ezcol_1third][/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Here are our suggestions for Christmas gifts for beer geeks — rather heavy on books, but the ‘take away message’ must be NOBODY WANTS NOVELTIES![/ezcol_2third_end]

More after the jump → “The Month That Was: November 2013”

Here’s a summary of our nineteen blog posts from last month. (We’re going to try to round up like this every month from now on — good idea, or not?)

• We started the month with an anti-wishlist for beer on TV, suggesting six plausible but unappealing formats, including Top Beer and A Very Dry History of British Beer (for BBC Four).
• We pondered on our experience of wheat beer in Lindau, struggling to work out whether it is a ‘dumbed down’ style or accessibly complex.
• For Session #80, we came off the fence and expressed optimism that there is plenty of room yet for more breweries and more diversity in the UK beer market.
• We spoke at the Eden Project beer festival for the second year running and were posed some interesting questions by audience members — why don’t more people drink mild?
• We suggested a checklist of signs of a healthy beer culture. (Responses from Bryan Betts and Leigh Linley.)
• Way back in 1975, a CAMRA member called Dave Bennett proposed a vocabulary for tasting beer.
• Thirty-odd-year-old Adnams’ Tally Ho was interesting to drink, if not exactly pleasurable.
• As part of an ongoing series, we tried to work out some guidance for writing the names of family brewers.
• We reviewed Dark Star Belgian IPA, and raved about a pub in Mevagissey which seemed stuck in a time warp.
• In the last of our What We Did on our Holidays posts, we wrote about our brief exploration of the beer scene in Strasbourg.
• We shared an 1895 account of a visit to the George Inn, Southwark, by two female pubgoers.
• We wondered whether big/extreme/craft beer might be the equivalent of loud/intense/angry music which appeals to adolescents.
• We reviewed Michael Pollan’s book Cooked, drawing out links to beer and brewing.
• Giving you all a month’s notice in case you want to join in, we announced that we’re posting something long on 30 November.
• We reviewed the new ‘bookazine’ for home brewers and considered its significance as an indicator of beer’s status.
• In response to a vexing email from a big beer PR person, we suggested one way knackered old lager brands might be revived: honesty.
• And, finally, we published a spooky story about beer for Halloween.