Posts Tagged: England and English Styles
Beer At Yule: Lump Of Coal Stout, Ridgeway Brewery, England
Posted by on Sunday, December 16, 2007 in - 1 comment
From the label of this 2006 brewing, you would think it was made for the importers, Shelton Brothers, given the slim reference to the actual brewer. Not the greatest BAer reviews either - I do not like to see the word "thin" pop up in reference to an 8% stout...or rather a "dark holiday stout" … read more »
Paul Goes To The 2007 Dove Beer Festival, Ipswich, England
Posted by on Thursday, December 6, 2007 in - leave a comment
Inspired by the lyrics of a song from the once hirsute folk-prog-rocker and role model for omni-pede flautists the world over, Ian Anderson, I trundled off to the Dove Beer Festival in Ipswich last Saturday, singing to myself "Let me bring you beers from the wood." There was a promise of six ales …
Porter Season: Porter, Harvey and Sons, Lewes, England
Posted by on Thursday, November 29, 2007 in - 4 comments
Are there comfort beers like there are comfort foods? Maybe we should restructure our categorizations of beer based on how you feel as you have one. This beer surely would make many lists of beers that imitate how a heavy fall sweater feels, how a basement rec room cocoons. • The only brewery I …
Paul May Cry God for Harry, England But Not So St George
Posted by on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 in - leave a comment
Now I've never really subscribed to the notion of a patron saint, as an atheist I don't really understand the concept. It's even more disturbing when the notion is taken up by those that use it to identify with a certain kind of Englishness. As Dr Johnson put it "Patriotism is the last refuge of a …
England: English Ale, St Peter's, Bungay, Suffolk
Posted by on Friday, February 25, 2005 in - 7 comments
I thought I had reviewed this ale but I had not - it was the summer ale but then I see I sorta did. I have to get organized. Then I thought to check the brewer and it does not appear to be listed on the site for St. Peter's. Fortunately, the advocatonians know it exists. Maybe it is only a … read more »
Five...Seven...err...Eight English Pales Ales
Posted by on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 in - 3 comments
Unlike my recent exposé on Belgian whites, this collection took at seven minute trip to the local LCBO and cost between $2.75 and $3.00 CND per 500 ml bottle. The seasonal selection of beers they bring in is quite good and you can find some nice choices in a single style to compare. These are all …
