Shut up about Barclay Perkins

Before the war there had been many London Milds with gravities over 1040º. By the time the war ended, few were above 1030º. And while befo...

Between the wars, Barclay Perkins produced two versions of their Russian Imperial Stout. IBS Ex was brewed to the classic strength of 1102...

Mild was as near as dead before the war in Scotland. By the end of it, with the exception of a couple of breweries like William Younger wh...

I lounge in my trollies after dragging my saggy behind out of bed. And watching another glorious crimson sunrise. Do they do breakfast her...

Another fairly low-key start to the day. Matt picks me up at 11:30. Leaving me some time to smooch around my room. Struggling with the coffe...

A bonus extra post today. Because I want to keep up posting a recipe every Saturday. And I want my trip reports from Michigan to be posted...

Quite an early start today. Matt picks me up at 8:30. My first talk at Eastern Michigan University is at 10:30 and we need to set up before ...

I’ve a slow and easy start to the day. Matt arranged to pick me up at 3 PM. I fill the time until then watching some crap TV, while sipping ...

My "proper" book is sadly out of print and second-hand copies seem to be going for silly prices. Luckily, I still have access to...

For the rest of tady (October 17th) you can get a 15% discount on all my print books by using this code: ONEFIVE It's a great chance...

The 397 bus still isn’t taking its usual route. Meaning I have to start my journey with a 62, rather than a 15, bus. The 62 isn’t as frequen...

In the 1950’s, Scottish brewers continued to make small amounts of pretty strong beer. Certainly stronger than most of the beer you’d find...