Tandleman's Beer Blog

Makro is a giant Cash and Carry wholesaler, selling just about everything you can think of to those who run their own businesses, including ...

Ours is tomorrow. Due to the long lead in times, we will be discussing GBG 2010 entries. I am hoping that it will be a fruitful and democra...

I note that JDW have commissioned the respected Freeminer Brewery to bring out a new spring ale for them. Honey Dipper is made from First ...

The most comfortable chair at our Sunday table at my local is nicknamed the Pope's Chair. It is a venerable and ample beast, round, with...

By half past nine on Saturday night, we had been drunk dry of cask conditioned beer. There was cider and foreign beer left, but we closed th...

If you want to know the Champion Winter Beer of Britain , Look at Maeib's blog, not mine. It links to CAMRA HQ. I could just delete th...

Won't be resumed until next week. I'm just too knackered. Had a good day yesterday though. Numbers are up, I was a judge in the Na...

We are getting there! A huge amount of kit and enough beer to float a battleship is now firmly ensconced in the New Century Hall, Staff hav...

According to Die Welt , The German Brewers Association has released figures indicating that consumption of beer in the country is at an all-...

I have been. The trade session is on Thursday next week (22nd) from 13.30. Not Wednesday as I alleged. Sorry.

CAMRA business took me to the centre of Manchester yesterday. That meant having a couple of drinks. Two unusual things for me there. One, I ...

Did I mention here that I am Deputy Organiser for this splendid event? No? Well I am. It takes place next week from Wednesday 21st to Saturd...

When you thin k of the great destination beer towns in this country your mind probably starts to list them roughly as follows: Sheffield, Hu...

Have I mentioned Joey Holt's here? Only as an aside I think, but really I should do. I was prompted to tell you a little about them by ...

You can be as sniffy as you like about Wetherspoons, but when it comes to toilets, the only smell in a JDW is the sweet smell of success. T...