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A bit of a CV. Tandleman is a veteran beer lover, local CAMRA Chairman and activist, beer writer, beer reviewer and pursuer of all things good in beer. He lives in the North West of England and London. Despite his CAMRA membership, he does not limit himself to cask conditioned beer, though he believes that cask conditioning, when done correctly and appropriately, brings a quality to beer that is hard to equal by any other kind of presentation. He is a strong supporter of Northern methods of beer dispense and avidly detests poorly presented beer and dislikes pasteurisation. He regularly visits Germany, has conducted corporate British and German beer tastings for CAMRA at the Great British Beer Festival where he has worked for years on Biere Sans Frontieres and was Deputy Organiser at CAMRA's very successful National Winter Ales Festival in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and at the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival from 2013 to date. He admires good brewers wherever they are and has travelled extensively in pursuit of good beer to drink. He also judges beer at both the International Beer Challenge and the World Beer Awards.
This blog mentions specifics; pubs and beer, good and bad. The opinions will be forthright, but you can always disagree, just don't be offended. Comments from those mentioned are particularly welcome and a right of reply is hereby offered.
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TOO MUCH MUSTARD ON THE PORK PIE IN THE WONKY LABRADOR - April 2025. Sheffield. Spending an hour, an actual hour, in the Rising Sun did allow me to scour Untappd and What Pub for nearby pre-emptive ticks. That’s ...
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Mountains again - It's another very early start. I'm up at 6:45. I love getting up early so much. So much I’m going to carry on rising before 7 AM every day when I return ...
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Apple Cider Reconstitution - As you may have gathered from the previous post, I spent a quiet birthday at home with the family, or rather with *Eileen,* as *Matthew* was at work. I f...
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The novelty factor - It was dessert time after a big dinner. Down the street from the restaurant, we settled into UnderDog for a beer in lieu. The most appealing item on the me...
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Old Beer, New Beer: Impressions of Timișoara - Timișoara is Romania’s third city and from certain angles looks and feels as if it belongs further west – with flat whites, avocado toast, and very convi...3 days ago
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Reinventing the pub - Last month, Wetherspoon’s announced that they were removing steaks, gammon and mixed grills from their menu. This resulted in a predictable outbreak of g...
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Rounding Up Contributions To The Session #145 — Critique Not Criticism - A little later than planned (due to a malaise brought upon by a rather jovial stag weekend in Dublin celebrating the imminent nuptials of my pal Gareth)...2 weeks ago
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Finally: a wilt-tolerant Fuggle - *A very interesting article by the hop goddess Klara Hajdu in the CIBD magazine gives an update on the latest research from Wye Hops.* Breeding English h...
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Me talking about porter - I confess I love the opportunity to wax on about the history of beer, and I was delighted to be interviewed by the Cardiff home-brewer and podcaster Andy...4 weeks ago
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The Session - Best at Home - This month's iteration of The Session is being hosted by Ray and Jess over at Boak and Bailey, and the theme they have presented us with is: "What's the ...
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2 comments:
Sometimes a short piece says a hundred times more than a long descriptive overcomplicated piece. This is a good example! I have never had a decent pint of Youngs Bitter or Special either pre or post Bedford. I just don't understand the fuss.
Depends when you started drinking it. Pre about 2001, Young's Special was a lovely pint. Post 2001, something happened (recipe change?) that removed all the flavour and character from it. I never touch the stuff these days.
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