Just what is needed after a long walk in the snow and wind on the Derbyshire Dales, Gale Pale Ale doesn't disappoint. It enters the board with a BBB score of 64 placing 13th, unfortunately missing out on a place in the top 10 board but certainly worth a try!
Discovering the best beers available in Britain.
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Thursday, 21 March 2013
UK Budget 2013!
A great year for British Beer; a 1p drop in tax and cancelling future automatic beer duty rise! Check out the full story here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21876455
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21876455
Image from:
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2013/3/20/1363790913720/UK-Unveils-Budget-2013-010.jpg
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Did you know? #9
As we mentioned before beer has been written in the history of the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamia. It possibly even dates back to early Neolithic or 9500 BC making it one of the oldest prepared beverages on Earth!
Image from:
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Monday, 18 March 2013
Old Speckled Hen
The next beer to join the list is Old Speckled Hen and takes 4th place with a score of 79! Another excellent beer!
Image from:
http://www.esdmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Old-Speckled-Hen.jpg
Saturday, 16 March 2013
Save the economy...buy British Beer!
Help the UK recover from the recession by buying British beer. Just one of the ways the government is suggesting that we can help our economy is to buy British products and get the multiplier effect really going on our Great island! Is there any better excuse to go to the pub?
Image from:
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Thursday, 14 March 2013
Did you know? #8
By 3000 BC the Egyptians were brewing at least 6 different beers!
Image from;
http://aleheads.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/egyptian_beer.jpg
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Tiger
Next to hit the board is Tiger beer taking 4th place with a BBB score of 78! Pretty good, but if you want to change it, comment a score and we shall recalculate!
Image from:
http://www.tigerbeer.co.uk/wp-content/themes/tiger/images/global/bottle.png
Sunday, 10 March 2013
Did you know? #7
A Gill is a unit of measurement equal to a quater of a pint (142ml) and is still in use in the Isle of Man and Japan where they measure units of spirits in fifths of a Gill.
The quarter-gill was the most popular unit size in Scotland and is still in use today in Ireland. In southern England they call this a 'Noggin'.
The quarter-gill was the most popular unit size in Scotland and is still in use today in Ireland. In southern England they call this a 'Noggin'.
Image from:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Gill-photo.jpg/230px-Gill-photo.jpg
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Abbot Ale
A high entry this time with Abbot Ale scoring 80 and placing joint 2nd! Of course with that it pushes another off the top 10 position securing it's place near the top, unfortunately missing the number 1 spot by just one point! Want to change this? Just comment a score...
Image from:
http://www.royal-oak-capel.co.uk/sites/default/files/Abbot-Ale%20P.jpg
Friday, 8 March 2013
Isle of Man new alcohol measurements scrapped
Currently draught beer must be sold in pints, half pints or the lesser known one-third measurement.
They had planned on introducing a quater and two-third pint size after the liquor trade asked for the changes, however, the OFT (Office for Fair Trading) found that people were "unanimously opposed to the changes".
In the Isle of Man they also measure spirits in quarters of a gill, as they do in Japan, unlike the UK's 25 or 35ml size. Personally I like that they are keeping the old, traditional measurements, what do you think?
Read the full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-21699776
They had planned on introducing a quater and two-third pint size after the liquor trade asked for the changes, however, the OFT (Office for Fair Trading) found that people were "unanimously opposed to the changes".
In the Isle of Man they also measure spirits in quarters of a gill, as they do in Japan, unlike the UK's 25 or 35ml size. Personally I like that they are keeping the old, traditional measurements, what do you think?
Read the full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-21699776
Image from:
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/50657000/jpg/_50657758_010939753-1.jpg
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Hathersage
There's nothing like a good long walk and a stop in an old pub. And on that note, are there any beers near/in Hathersage, Derbyshire that you think deserve to be on the board?
Monday, 4 March 2013
Did you know? #6
What do you call a collector of beer bottles?
(No, it's not a joke)
A labeorphilist.
(No, it's not a joke)
A labeorphilist.
Friday, 1 March 2013
Carlsberg
This, our 11th entry has finally knocked one of the beers from the top 10 spot. Carlsberg enters our table with a score of 65 placing 8th and so knocks Steamin' Billy Bitter from the board. To see the full board go to our Full Leader Board page where we will continue to display all the beers sampled, and if you want to get your favourite back into the top 10 you can vote there too!
Image from:
http://fandbnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1-carlsberg.jpg
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