Home Brew

My dad used to do a bit of home brewing. What that actually meant is that I did the brewing, and he drank it. Well, most of it… So that was my introduction to the world of home brew, basically from kits to produce a passable imitation of a not very good pint. Once I…

2nd July, Home

So had a long walk earlier, punctuated by a pint at tje Virgins – Sunchaser again the right choice. Now sitting in the garden with a pint of Cumberland Brewery from Newry’s Brown Bear IPA? an Aldi £1.29 special.It’s amber, slightly hazy with an attractive white head. No huge aroma, and the first taste is…

Ma Pardoe’s

Long, long ago my friends and I were on one of our periodic Black Country expeditions in search of interesting beer. Doris Pardoe had died not all that long before, so we thought it was time to visit the Old Swan before it was snapped up by some brewery. It was one of the famous…

04.05.17 – Virgins and Castle, Kenilworth

So to the Virgins for a rugby coaching meeting. It’s a lovely old pub with multiple small snugs with flagstone floors, and beers from Everards. I chose Sunchaser – not the most exciting beer of all time, but really quite a pleasant accompaniment to our discussions. A rather attractive golden colour with a dense head,…