Tag Archives: 2013

Batemans Vintage Ale Limited Release 2013 (7.5%)

Last year’s version of this was a pretty dire affair packaged half heartedly in a box complete with spelling mistakes. This year I can’t spot any typographical errors, but equally I can’t find any improvement in the beer. It pours … Continue reading

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Fuller’s Vintage Ale 2013 (8.5%)

Over the last few years a highlight of December for me has been Fuller’s Vintage Ale. This year is no exception, and this year’s beer is as good as it’s ever been. It’s warm with whisky heat, earthy, rich, round … Continue reading

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Make Mine A Keg: Trade Day At The Great British Beer Festival 2013

How very genteel Trade Day is. No elbowing my way through bustling, hustling crowds fighting to get served, instead my day was spent with a couple of old mates bumping into friends as we wandered slowly around Olympia grabbing beers … Continue reading

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Craft Beer Rising

Beer festivals. We pretty much know what to expect. GBBF large to local pub small, the format is well understood and largely predictable. Massed ranks of scaffolding laden with barrels, fronted by a willing band of volunteers who know about … Continue reading

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