Posts Tagged: England and English Styles
I Was Looking For The Moon Under Water Mug... Again
Posted by on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in - 6 comments
So, you recall that I bought that rather swell Wedgewood 1940s sage green tankard? I seem to have caught a bit of a fever. And there is only one cure for that... a tankard you can play like a cowbell. For the record, here is the information which came with the online listing: • This quart mug …
What Is Worse? Free Beer Or Free Advertising?
Posted by on Friday, May 18, 2012 in - 12 comments
It is a sad state of affairs when you can't read this far into an argument without asking yourself if the author can't see the screaming incongruity: • The other reason why we don't give away beer is because we have a firm conviction that if you want to write about our beer, then we don't want …
What Was 1736's George Orwell's Favorite Tankard?
Posted by on Thursday, May 10, 2012 in - leave a comment
Now that I have a 1940s china tankard I want more. And think the view above is one that I would appreciate. A George II silver tankard for a mere £7,750. It's on eBay right now. I think it's worth it. I am worth it. What beer would it have held two hundred years or so before Orwell daydreamed … read more »
I Was Looking For The Moon Under Water Mug...
Posted by on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in - 5 comments
But I found this which will do for now. • In George Orwell's 1949 essay The Moon Under Water - mentioned here, here and here - we are taken perhaps though the looking glass to an idyllic perfect pub of post-war Britain. It is a gorgeous physical essay that sets out the elements of Orwell's dream …
My New Favorite Drinks Guy Is Fred Dell, Gardener, 94
Posted by on Monday, April 23, 2012 in - 6 comments
What is not to love about this story? • A man from Lancashire has been offered free beer for life at the pub where he has been a regular for 76 years. Fred Dell, 94, has been popping round to the Strawberry Gardens on Poulton Road in Fleetwood for a "swift half of mild", since he was 18 … read more »
Pete Asks A Lot Of Good Questions This Morning
Posted by on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in - 15 comments
An interesting item over at Pete's this morning about his creating brewing adventure in which he raises a lot of questions: • There is a degree of cynicism about beers like this in some quarters, and doubtless there will be a few outraged trainspotters either denying that a Moroccan Saison could …
What Is Going On In The UK Malt Market?
Posted by on Sunday, April 8, 2012 in - 2 comments
Interesting news and a more interesting new title for Pete Brown in a story in Monday's edition of the UK's Mirror newspaper: • The miserable Bank Holiday weather will get worse today with deluges in many parts. But it will be nowhere near enough to end the drought, which experts said yesterday …
Rejected: "Good Beers Exist Which Are Not Real Ale"
Posted by on Sunday, April 1, 2012 in - 7 comments
Remember back in 1999 or 2003 when the thought the internet would change the balance of things and open up opportunities for "citizen journalists"? Silly wasn't it. Instead, we have newspapermen writing "blogs" and politicians (or at least their staff) yapping on Twitter as if they knew what they …
Boak And Bailey Return From Web Server Hell
Posted by on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in - 8 comments
I am really lucky in the sense that I have not had a serious service interruption at this here beer blog or its more generic sister service. To be honest, for me, blogging is a habit more than anything else. I like the way I get to write about a topic I really don't know all that much about. If it …
Why Do The Nations Differ On Beer Tax?
Posted by on Sunday, March 18, 2012 in - 8 comments
One of the oddest things for a Canadian to read about in that great beery conversation is the role of taxation. You would think that this would be a hot item if the Brewer's Association of Canada is correct when it makes this statement: • Canada, with an average tax rate of 50% on beer, is the …
