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Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Let's Brew Wednesday - 1943 Barclay Perkins IPA (bottling)
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What a treat today: a lovely watery IPA from WW II. Especially for those who believe IPA has to be strong and hoppy. The last half of the wa...
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Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Revealing original gravity
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The only brewery to voluntarily reveal OG Remember me saying how beer strength had been a big secret until relatively recently? Well, it see...
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Monday, 17 April 2023
Looking back (part eleven): home brewing
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Home brewing was very big in the 1970s. Not because drinkers wanted to recreate exotic brews they'd tried on their travels, No. The reas...
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Sunday, 16 April 2023
Why did you start drinking Lager?
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I didn't. Well, not until I first visited Prague. But that's a totally different story. I asked this question on Twitter. Why? Becau...
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Saturday, 15 April 2023
Let's Brew - 1946 Lees "C" Ale
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Today it's a recipe from another forthcoming book, "Blitzkrieg!". Which is finished, really, other than a coat of polish. Just...
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Friday, 14 April 2023
Tetley cask Mild specifications (part five)
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Just for a little variation, we're back with Tetley's beer specifications from 1982. Looking at the processes between the end of the...
Thursday, 13 April 2023
On an Amsterdam canal
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A fluffy flotilla floats serenely overhead. Aliens invade, fleet blurred into invisibility. Icy yellow tulips reach for the sky in surrender...
Looking back (part ten): pubs in the 1970s again
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Another run through my memories of pubs in the 1970s. Starting with pub locations. Today the majority of pubs in Newark are in the centre ...
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Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Help me get to Argentina
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It's complicated. My dream to visit Argentina might never come true. Donate below to make all my dreams come true. In an Argeninaery sor...
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Let's Brew Wednesday - 1953 Whitbread Extra Stout
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I've been working hard on the recipes for my book "Stout!". I'm almost done with Whitbread. Once I've got them finishe...
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Tuesday, 11 April 2023
Looking back (part nine): Draught beer prices in 1972
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My final look at beer prices in the early 1970s. Where I compare and contrast the different styles. I've created a combined table. Inclu...
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