What makes a beer Christmassy? Round 2 of our beer tasting saga was heralded by a picture message from Jason (Menzies, cellar manager of Bowland Brewery’s Holmes Mill bar) of four Christmassy beers. November is the new December. The aim was to judge how Christmassy each brew made us feel. The intention wasn’t to judge […]
Beer Tasting #1
As homebrewers, Tom and I have been fiddling with grain and hydrometers for about two years, but as beer tasters we’re pretty green. If we want to get better at brewing, especially now that Tom’s all grain brewing setup is fully functional and our first test batch was about a 90% success (post to come), […]
Storing treats for winter – Tempus Project and Omnipollo Noa
Starting a new blog. No pressure. Just write something to set the tone. How about some reviews of beers I haven’t even drunk yet? Let’s have a go. We’ve been picking up special bottles whenever we find them to squirrel them away for Christmas. I’m a huge Christmas fan and have been secretly planning the […]