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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.
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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FIREWORKS AND KEY KEG - November 2026. Cambridge. You might have thought I’d had enough “Crushing Death and Grief” of late, but here they are, like darkness my old friend, promoti...
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Beer Fest - No rush this morning. I rise at 7:45 and have a shower. What can I say? I’ve into got the habit of getting up early. [image: A breakfast of scrambled egg...
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Pipped at the post - or the lows of beer ticking - Just a quick post to record my annoyance recently, at missing out of beers that have almost acquire cult status. The most recent example being a *Harvey’s...
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Middling - Athlone's Dead Centre Brewing remains a jewel in the national brewery treasury, the Shannonside tap room a gloriously bright and jolly place when the weath...
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Warming to Winter Warmer in the season of seasonal beers - Spotting a blackboard on the pavement outside The Highbury Vaults we both gasped with delight: Young’s Winter Warmer is on! Coming out of the misty cold,...2 days ago
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Skoro Doma - Having arrived in Denver on a Saturday afternoon, clearly these posts are not in any particular chronological order, I got myself unpacked at my hotel an...
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Opening Times – Sept/Oct 2026 - I’m very happy to say that I am now contributing a regular column to Opening Times, the bi-monthly magazine produced by Stockport and South Manchester CAMR...2 weeks ago
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Crowing about Crowlas - *A rainy day when you're on a climbing trip is not ideal*. But when life gives you rain, go to the pub. On my way to Bosigran I'd spotted The Star Inn an...
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Humph - Humphrey Smith, owner of the Samuel Smith Old Brewery Tadcaster, has gone to the great Employment Tribunal in the sky at the age of 81. The reaction ...
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CROXLEY – APRIL 2026 - Croxley — soporific and placid, it may be an idyllic place for a few sunny pints, but it’s an abject failure for those drinkers seeking anything approachin...5 months ago
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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