Christmas Cracker 2009
In a time honoured tradition, the Beer Viking crew recently had their annual Christmas Cracker. Sometimes we get more organised and arrange a pub crawl and send out invites and sometimes it’s just the two captains, Doc and Tank, trying as many quality beers as possible. On that point, it really is about enjoying beer [...]
Continue reading...My Notes on Tasty #beerswap Northern Brew
Monday, December 7, 2009
Some of the BeerViking’s had the pleasure in being part of the first social media British Beer community Beer Swap (#beerswap on Twitter). Doc D has already filed his report on his beers and this is mine.
I was matched to receive beers from Sam Lanes from Real Ale Reviews. Being Leeds-based, he chose to [...]
Landlord and Brewery Days, 3rd and 4th December
Friday, November 27, 2009
We’ve had notice that Mark Justin, a Publican with a Master of Wine, has organised to two very special days at Le Gothique on December 3rd and 4th. Carola Brown from Ballards in Hampshire and Duncan Sambrook from Sambrook’s in Battersea will both be here on Thursday 3rd to talk and field questions about [...]
Continue reading...#beerswap – My Nothern Beers
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Earlier, I was able to pick up my beers for the Beer Swap. I was very excited to find that Sam Lanes, from Real Ale Reviews, had sent through the following choice selection of beers from parts of Yorkshire. Can’t wait to start the tasting.
Copper Dragon Orange Pipin
Leeds Brewery Best
Leeds Brewery Pale
Saltaire Brewery Cascade Pale
The Great British Beer Swap
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Two of the BeerVikings have signed up to be part of the first Beer Swap, an idea pulled together by Mark Dredge of Pencil and Spoon, chilliupnorth and BeerReviews.
Idea is that people from the digital beer community of Great Britain get paired up with someone from another part of the country and have to send [...]
Wandsworth Common Beer Festival 2: Come Over to the Dark Side
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
One event that is looming large in the Beer Viking diary is the upcoming Wandsworth Common Halloween Beer Festival (and not because it’s the first event that we are sponsoring). It will be from Thursday, 29th – Saturday, 31st October 2009.
The first event from Mark and the team at Le Gothique was in March and [...]
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