Tandleman's Beer Blog

I'm still on my "Pubs near my London flat" theme. There's one very near indeed that I had (until yesterday) never been i...

From time to time I tell you about the many pubs local to me here in London. There's good and bad, with one or two where I really like ...

I'm in London and the sun is shining. Hooray. We decided last night to have a quick wander out. I kind of regard arrival here as being ...

Fraserburgh is cold. The wind whips off the North Sea in a salty smack that hits you like a brick wall. The waves are grey and angry and it...

Tim Webb , guru and author of all thing beerily Belgian, has set the cat among the pigeons by suggesting in a letter to CAMRA's esteeme...

I was gratified to see the British Beer and Pub Association doing something useful for a change.  They have produced a comprehensive report...

Isn't it funny how those that seek to limit what you do dress it up as "much needed reform",  "a sensible tidying up...

It was the Good Beer Guide Selection meeting on Saturday at the upstairs room in the Baum in Rochdale still, for a couple more weeks or s...

I've quite a lot of time for Thwaites - nowadays that is. It wasn't always so, as almost all they ever offered was smooth beer in ...

I posed a question on the 14th of this month about unclear beer and what people thought about it.  Despite what some thought as the loaded...

It is nearly ready and boy has it taken a lot of effort, but the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival will open to trade members tomorrow at...

I've had some bad experiences with Cornish beer, so perhaps unfairly, I tend to regard them with more than a bit of suspicion. I have a...

It is ages since I did a poll and I haven't got the hang of putting it up on the newer version of Blogger that I now have, so apologies...

It is just over a week away Folks.  Brought to you by the same team that organised the amazingly successful National Winter Ales Festival f...

Anyone spot Michael Portillo standing outside the Baum , CAMRA's National Pub of the Year last night?  Well he was, while visiting its ...