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Aperitif
Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
Another empty one in front of your eyes..I can't think Wye. "Is this a danger I see before me?" etc Nice logo
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Logo looks a bit freemasonry, is tc in the funny handshake brigade, a grand poobah or whatever they are?
Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
- Location
- A champagne supernova in the sky
Generally well worth a punt I always go for them if I see them on tap
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John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
US centric, but in case any of you are thinking of launching a craft brewery...
http://craftbeerbrandingguide.com/
http://craftbeerbrandingguide.com/
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
"Chapter 5: Who do you want drinking your beer?"
"Chapter 8: How do you brand a brewery without a cool backstory?"
"Chapter 10: How to name a craft brewery"
Good grief.
Aperitif
Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
10/10, would brand again.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Hurrah! It's Nantwich Beer and Cheese Food and Drink Festival time again.
Beer Heroes were back after a year away, and had the wonderful "Nightmare on Bold Street" Stout (Mad Hatter, 5.3% abv) - a glorious sweet stout, all rich fruit and smoke, absolutely lovely. That was on their 6 tap bar, which, unfortunately, was outside in the rain. A taster convinced me to come back for a bottle, and I picked up a Wiper & True IPA and a Cloudwater lager as well. I couldn't resist trying my first Magic Rock ever from the bar, and walked into the first cooking demonstration with 2/3s of a pint of Highwire Grapefruit (Magic Rock, 5.5%), which is lovely stuff - as citrussy as you'd expect, but beautifully done.
I was pleased to see Lymestone brewery again - very friendly, and they don't "festival price", charging bottle shop/brewery tap prices for their range here. I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have anything new this year (last year they had a delicious South Seas Pale) so settled for another round of old favourites, and I'd recommend any of these three unhesitatingly.
Discovery of the festival was Brew Foundation, for me. I think I was served my tasters by the brewer himself, and it was very interesting to hear his approach to the beers. I bought four beers, essentially two pairs that are variations of each other.
From what I remember of the tasters, "Little Bitter That" was a quite traditional bitter, with "Bitter That" being the ESB version - the latter was my favourite of the two, having a really pleasant, almost vanilla smoothness to it on top of the other flavours.
Hops and Dreams is the Session variant of Hop and Glory. I liked both of these, with the Hop and Glory having a bit more complexity, as I remember. They also offer a surprisingly subtle American pale, (First Light, 4.6%), but I made the mistake of having my taster after these two, and they rather drowned it out. The price for the four bottles was £10, with a fetching carrying box thrown in.
We had a quick pint in The Crown before heading home, and I had Bridgehouse Porter, (Bridgehouse, 4.5%). It was lovely, slightly thin, but a great belt of smoke and coffee on the first taste, with just a little bitter balancing, and a tiny touch of rich fruit, very nice indeed.
We didn't get to see Lancaster Brewery or Hafod, because of pressure of time, but they are at the festival and well worth a visit too.
On the cheese front, I was pleased to see Reeseheath College there again, whose 3 for £5 offer is still in place, and includes their excellent, tangy Cheshire.
Mrs M says: "Have you bought more beer?"
The festival is on for one more day at the time of writing (tomorrow), and well worth a visit if you're in the area.
Beer Heroes were back after a year away, and had the wonderful "Nightmare on Bold Street" Stout (Mad Hatter, 5.3% abv) - a glorious sweet stout, all rich fruit and smoke, absolutely lovely. That was on their 6 tap bar, which, unfortunately, was outside in the rain. A taster convinced me to come back for a bottle, and I picked up a Wiper & True IPA and a Cloudwater lager as well. I couldn't resist trying my first Magic Rock ever from the bar, and walked into the first cooking demonstration with 2/3s of a pint of Highwire Grapefruit (Magic Rock, 5.5%), which is lovely stuff - as citrussy as you'd expect, but beautifully done.
I was pleased to see Lymestone brewery again - very friendly, and they don't "festival price", charging bottle shop/brewery tap prices for their range here. I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have anything new this year (last year they had a delicious South Seas Pale) so settled for another round of old favourites, and I'd recommend any of these three unhesitatingly.
Discovery of the festival was Brew Foundation, for me. I think I was served my tasters by the brewer himself, and it was very interesting to hear his approach to the beers. I bought four beers, essentially two pairs that are variations of each other.
From what I remember of the tasters, "Little Bitter That" was a quite traditional bitter, with "Bitter That" being the ESB version - the latter was my favourite of the two, having a really pleasant, almost vanilla smoothness to it on top of the other flavours.
Hops and Dreams is the Session variant of Hop and Glory. I liked both of these, with the Hop and Glory having a bit more complexity, as I remember. They also offer a surprisingly subtle American pale, (First Light, 4.6%), but I made the mistake of having my taster after these two, and they rather drowned it out. The price for the four bottles was £10, with a fetching carrying box thrown in.
We had a quick pint in The Crown before heading home, and I had Bridgehouse Porter, (Bridgehouse, 4.5%). It was lovely, slightly thin, but a great belt of smoke and coffee on the first taste, with just a little bitter balancing, and a tiny touch of rich fruit, very nice indeed.
We didn't get to see Lancaster Brewery or Hafod, because of pressure of time, but they are at the festival and well worth a visit too.
On the cheese front, I was pleased to see Reeseheath College there again, whose 3 for £5 offer is still in place, and includes their excellent, tangy Cheshire.
Mrs M says: "Have you bought more beer?"
The festival is on for one more day at the time of writing (tomorrow), and well worth a visit if you're in the area.
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threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Keeping it real, innit.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Fetching and carrying again, the life of a menial...
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Old Empire IPA (Marston's, 5.7% abv)
This came up on the beer randomiser as today's choice. A repeat (previous review) and overshadowed a bit by the gorgeous, complex examples of the brewers art we had sampled today.
This came up on the beer randomiser as today's choice. A repeat (previous review) and overshadowed a bit by the gorgeous, complex examples of the brewers art we had sampled today.
