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Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Bloggers in the Snow
It's snowing heavily here at the moment, but it seems the blogging lads don't mind at all:
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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.
Tandleman's Random and Particular Thoughts on Beer.
Welcome
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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Contact and General Information
Who is Tandleman?
Read my information and links and then decide for yourself. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes.
Email:
If you wish to email me you can do so by using this address:
tandleman[at]yahoo.co.uk
Comments:
These are the life blood of any blog. Please feel free to comment. I do not practice censorship if you stick to the point, but personal insults are frowned upon and may result in deletion. Anonymous entries may have the piss taken out of them or be deleted.
Reviews:
Beer samples are welcome, but I cannot guarantee a good review. You, the brewer, on the other hand can.
Adverts:
I do not currently accept adverts on this site, but if you feel so inclined, make me an offer. If you wish me to wear your brewery stuff, great. XXL please
Read my information and links and then decide for yourself. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes.
Email:
If you wish to email me you can do so by using this address:
tandleman[at]yahoo.co.uk
Comments:
These are the life blood of any blog. Please feel free to comment. I do not practice censorship if you stick to the point, but personal insults are frowned upon and may result in deletion. Anonymous entries may have the piss taken out of them or be deleted.
Reviews:
Beer samples are welcome, but I cannot guarantee a good review. You, the brewer, on the other hand can.
Adverts:
I do not currently accept adverts on this site, but if you feel so inclined, make me an offer. If you wish me to wear your brewery stuff, great. XXL please
Disclaimer
The contents of this blog represent the personal views of the author only. They do not represent CAMRA policy in any way whatsoever.
The contents of this site and individual articles may not be reproduced in whole without the express permission of the author and will require an appropriate credit. Extracts may be reproduced with a credit to the author.
The contents of this site and individual articles may not be reproduced in whole without the express permission of the author and will require an appropriate credit. Extracts may be reproduced with a credit to the author.
8 comments:
Brilliant!! This made me laugh out loud at work. Jeff throws like a girl! But where are you in the video?!
I didn't want to be the one getting it in the balls and you cant choose that in advance. But there may be more.
Keep them coming!
Bell is not a blogger, way too dark and mysterious. Dredge with Fruit and Nut solidify the breed.
Wow, Bell is sporting a massive shit eating grin.
Quality stuff
Good stuff, Tandleman! Have a good Christmas.
....jesuuuusss....
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