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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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WHY STOP IN LUTTERWORTH ? - August 2026. Lutterworth. The Great British Bank Holiday never disappoints; our trip home from visiting Dad wrecked by bumps at Grantham and, after a switc...
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London Strong Burton Ale 1880 - 1899 - We’re moving on now to the stronger types of London Burton Ale here. A beer which was usually called KKK within the brewhouse. One of the strongest types...
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Rehydrate - Look, I'm absolutely not against the concept of non-alcoholic beers. It's just that most of the specific ones I've drank have been so wide of the mark that...
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Off cruising again - Well for the second morning this week, we've woken to some much needed, and very welcome rain. It’s still raining now, which is good news not just for g...
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News, nuggets and longreads 29 August 2026: Europe Endless - Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got newstalgia, community spaces and hangmen. First, some sta...3 days ago
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Beer Scoring: Your Questions Answered (part 2) - Q: So CAMRA have changed their beer scoring system… A: That’s not a question, but yes. (I talked about the old system in the previous post.) The National B...1 week ago
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Going Medieval - *This week I made a last minute decision to attend an event at Brewers' Hall*. I hadn't been planning to go but I had an urgent need to gossip it's good ...
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For The Keepsake of It - Usually, when Mrs V and I drive back to central Virginia from South Carolina we stop at Olde Mecklenburg Brewing in Charlotte, mainly to swap our my grow...
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