Posts about "Homebrew"

Historical Cloned Beer Reviews: Boddingtons Bitter (1945 edition)

Published on 5 December 2022 in Homebrew, beer, Cloned Beer Reviews, Homebrew

A can of Boddington's Draught Bitter next o a stemmed glass containing some of the beer.

I've never been a fan of Boddingtons Bitter. But if I went back to a recipe from 1945, would it be any good? And how would it compare to the Boddingtons you can buy today?

Cloned Beer Reviews: Guinness Original

Published on 28 November 2022 in Homebrew, beer, Cloned Beer Reviews, Homebrew

A can of Guinness Original next to a plain, unbranded brown glass bottle

There was a time where, if I was in a pub and there was no real ale, or if there was and it was absolutely terrible (gone off, poorly looked after, or whatever), I'd go for a pint of stout. And that usually meant Guinness. Recently I tried to brew my own version of the black stuff, because why not?