Tandleman's Beer Blog

Too much Polish Craft  in fact.  Hopping off the tram, considerably refreshed already, we made for 4 Hops in an area  not far from the Old...

After our first night, it was up bright eyed and bushy tailed - honestly - yes - but that was the last of that joyous state.  A very decent...

No I don't mean the Counting House in Glasgow, though you certainly can get it there, nor do I mean Drygate Brewery in Glasgow where yo...

Given that to most minds Manchester is one of the foremost beer cities in the country with a great cask and craft scene, there are relative...

I've been busy and unwell, so this is a bit of a catch up. Outstanding Brewery used to be in my CAMRA Branch Bailiwick, but has recent...

It's been a funny old week on t'internet beerwise.  The old cask versus keg argument was set alight once more by some offensive ad ...

That awkward sod Cooking Lager is pretty good at reminding us of the futility and foolishness of pub going and cask ale worship. Both too d...

I have a lot of sympathy for my CAMRA colleagues in the South West of Scotland. Real ale is rather thin on the ground around these parts an...

The controversy over hazy/cloudy/murky beer continues apace.  Twitter is full of photographic examples of beer which is so densely cloudy...

The Great British Beer Festival - GBBF for short - is over and once again there is reflection on how it was and indeed how it should be...

I was in Scotland week before last and as usual, in the land of Tennents Lager, was wary about choosing cask beer where there was any. My e...

When I met my oldest friend Mike for a few pints, I made it my mission to take him to entirely new (to him) pubs.  As we met at Piccadilly ...

Sarajevo had it bad during the last war. When they say "last war" in Bosnia, they don't mean World War 2, but the civil war w...

After my less that satisfactory drinking experience written about here , we sought some scenery. You can't go to Dubrovnik without sitt...

It isn't often - if ever - that I post a press release, more or less as intact, but this needs to be done.  Those of us lucky enough to...