Published on 8 October 2009 in Beer, London, 10 Years in London, beer, London
It might sound a bit of a cliche, but when I first moved to London, one of the questions I'd get asked by people up north was "how do you cope with the beer down there?" as if there was something almost poisonous about the London beers!
Published on 13 September 2009 in Beer, beer, beer festival
With seven of us rolling up for the lunchtime session, we set off on our quest, which was naturally to sample every single thing they had available
Published on 26 March 2009 in Shopping, beer, Christmas, shopping, whisky
I've been working at home today after breaking part of a tooth off by biting into a bit of stone in my muesli resulted in a quick repair job at the dentist. And no, I never thought I'd say such a lame excuse for not travelling to White City either.
Published on 2 December 2008 in Beer, beer, pubs
I can still remember where I was, when it was and what I was drinking when I had my first pint of ale.
Published on 12 October 2008 in Travel and Holidays, beer, Bern, holidays, pubs, Switzerland, Switzerland 2008
It's the last day in the saddle and the destination is Switzerland's capital, Bern.
Published on 12 March 2008 in Politics and Government, Pubs, beer, pubs
I'm not one for political posts normally, but sometimes you just have to ask what the hell our politicians are playing at? I'm talking about you, Alistair "Pub Killer" Darling and your insane 4p rise in excise duty on beer. That is, ladies and gentlemen, a rise of 13% in tax. At a time when the cost of a pint is increasing anyway due to higher prices in materials.
Published on 11 September 2007 in Life, beer, metric
Is a hundred years after it was first mooted, enough time to wait for us to finally go totally metric?
Published on 2 December 2006 in Work, BBC, beer, work
Last night after work we had one of those rare moments - and end of year review, followed, of course, by some celebratory drinks.
Published on 5 August 2006 in Beer, beer, Great British Beer Festival
Another day, another year, another trip to the Great British Beer Festival - the UK's biggest pub!
Published on 14 July 2006 in Shopping, beer, Merton, shopping
Only a complete simpleton would put the stuff they're trying to steel right in front of the cashier in the first place.