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WEBThe Beer Nut has been in Bulgaria and his report from the capital, Sofia, offer a glimpse of a craft beer scene struggling to be born:. Pale lager from multinational brewing interests rules supreme, of course. And while there’s an independent end of the industry as well, doubtless run by the same breed of idealistic enthusiasts that makes microbrewing happen everywhere, it looked to be under ...
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WEBOur latest book is Balmy Nectar, a collection of the best of our writing from here on the blog and across various magazines since 2012.It's available via Amazon worldwide. Our book 20th Century Pub was released in 2017 and is an award-winning rattle through the development of the English pub from beerhouses to micropubs. A new edition of Brew Britannia: the strange rebirth of British beer came ...
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WEBDec 18, 2022 · Our latest book is Balmy Nectar, a collection of the best of our writing from here on the blog and across various magazines since 2012.It's available via Amazon worldwide. Our book 20th Century Pub was released in 2017 and is an award-winning rattle through the development of the English pub from beerhouses to micropubs. A new edition of Brew Britannia: the strange rebirth of British beer came ...
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WEBJan 24, 2024 · What are the top five reliable pints in your town or city? That is, beers you always know you’ll find in specific pubs. That question comes via Ross Cummins who set out his favourite five pints in Manchester in an excellent post on his blog earlier this week:. This is not a definitive list of best beers in Manchester, or best beers by Manchester breweries, this is a list of MY favourite ...
Why people choose to buy beer brands | Boak & Bailey's beer blog
WEBSep 20, 2021 · Consciously or otherwise, people take into account all sorts of factors when choosing which beer brands to buy – and when it comes to indie/local status, there’s plenty of ground between ‘I don’t care’ and ‘I would die before buying from a multinational’. In the pub on Friday night, we were amused to hear two lads discussing ...
Beer is doing the heavy lifting | Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog
WEBFeb 23, 2021 · Our latest book is Balmy Nectar, a collection of the best of our writing from here on the blog and across various magazines since 2012.It's available via Amazon worldwide. Our book 20th Century Pub was released in 2017 and is an award-winning rattle through the development of the English pub from beerhouses to micropubs. A new edition of Brew Britannia: the strange rebirth of British beer came ...
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WEBHere’s all the writing about beer and pubs that grabbed our attention in the past week, from collabs to club singers. First, some minor news that nonetheless strikes us as significant: Adnams has collaborated with Five Points on a new Landbier. “Otherwise known as a country beer, the 4.5% ABV slightly hazy amber brew celebrates locality ...
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WEBJun 30, 2024 · SOURCE: Tamas Pap at Unsplash. At Craft Beer & Brewing Joe Stange has written an article that might almost have been designed to make people mad: how do you brew beer with tortilla chips?As you might expect if you know his work, however, it’s actually a very thoughtful piece: Tortilla chips are just fried corn tortillas, obviously—or pressed and fried masa harin – and before corn becomes ...
Everything we wrote in November 2020 - Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog
WEBNov 30, 2020 · Jukeboxes are a fixture of a certain type of English pub but when did they first arrive?We reckon it can be pinned down to the late 1940s: Throughout 1948, newspapers reported on the spread of jukeboxes much as they reported on outbreaks of coronavirus back in March this year – “Two already in Nottingham”; “Juke-box experiment for Hull”; “Juke-box music application fails ...
The best of our writing from 2019 | Boak & Bailey's beer blog
WEBDec 17, 2019 · Beer blogging since 2007, covering real ale, craft beer, pubs and British beer history.