Tandleman's Beer Blog

I was invited to take part in an impromptu tasting of old beers behind our bar at GBBF. I use the term "old" deliberately. These ...

On Thursday night I was out with an old mate of mine from the USA.  We met in the Blackjack Brewery Tap and after a couple of very decent b...

Bad Reichenhall is a charming little German town in the Bavarian Chiemgau Alps, noted in the past particularly for salt production. It is t...

Readers of this blog will recall that Robert Cain, based in the old Higson's Brewery (itself the original Cain's Brewery) in Stanho...

I read, with a great deal of interest, Mudgie's article in response to one by Boak and Bailey referred to on Twitter and linked.  Th...

When it comes to how you best increase the viability of pubs and to a lesser extent how you make your venue more attractive to the diminish...

I've been away and busy with some personal matters, so while the odd Twitter comment kept me in touch while dodging rain in Dumbarton a...

I met one of my oldest friends for a few beers in Liverpool yesterday.  John now lives in Australia, but comes to see his elderly mother on...

I was struck recently by the tweet below from blogger @Super Crushy about that vexed old subject, beer clarity. I've been getting th...

Yesterday I happened to notice the tweet mentioned in this great article in the Daily Record .  Our dear friends BrewDog, thought it might...

There has been quite a lot written about the CAMRA AGM and the members failure to vote by the required 75% in favour, of Special Resolution...

What is there to tell you about beer drinking in Belgium that you don't already know or can readily find out?   I'm guessing that w...

A roaring coal fire, a busy little bar with banter flowing, comfy bench seating and a living room like atmosphere probably tells you that t...

I rarely write in any detail about Manchester pubs, but I've been meaning to say a few words about the Unicorn in Church St for quite s...

There's always something new and unexpected in the pub game, no matter how long you have been involved in it. Having said that, you don...