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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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Youngs X Ale hops 1939 - 1945 - [image: A Young's Brown Ale label featuring a drawing of a ram.] Hops next. The most obvious feature is that all the hops were English, even at the start ...
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Faversham re-visited, Pt 1 - Stepping off the train at *Faversham* station last *Friday*, a minute or two after midday, brought back quite a few memories. The four-platform station i...
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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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