Beer Viking » Uncategorized http://www.beerviking.com Hunting for the Best Beer in the Universe Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 A Selection of Friday Beers at the Office http://www.beerviking.com/2010/10/a-selection-of-friday-beers-at-the-office/ http://www.beerviking.com/2010/10/a-selection-of-friday-beers-at-the-office/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:58:03 +0000 Doc D http://www.beerviking.com/2010/10/a-selection-of-friday-beers-at-the-office/

Today it was the Beerviking crews turn to sponsor Friday Beer's at the office and in true viking style we have stocked the fridge with a nice selection from UK (Brewdog, Twickenham, Hogs Back), US (Dogfish, Anchor, Victory & Sierra Nevada), Australia (Coopers) and Germany (Andechser - brewed in a monastery! and others). We had to go heavy on the BrewDog brews in order to satisfy the "larger heads" in the office. Hoping this might help us convert these common folk from tasteless swill to real beer. Wish us luck! (Please Note: the Stella was already in the fridge.)

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Based on our time there in 2008 and 2009, we can totally recommend this festival as a must-visit if you love American Beer and can get to London.  Scratch that, if you love Beer in general and can get to London.

Here's some pictures from the American Beer Festival in 2009.

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Simple… In the main train station in Zurich is Brasserie Federal with 200+ Swiss bottled beers and a few on tap. 

Brasserie Federal
Bahnhofplatz 15, 8001 Zürich, Schweiz

Need to look for beers from:

Also worth trying one of the hemp beers which they still brew in Switzerland. Wild stuff.

And if he has more time try to find this brewpub Das Restaurant Steinfels  (which I haven't been to yet but looks intersting): http://www.steinfels-zuerich.ch/

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Tomorrow lunchtime, BeerViking will be raiding the White Horse 40 Ales from 40 Miles Beer Festival.  It will be running all weekend but if you can make it down it would be great to meet you.

 

Previous years has seen this key London beer fan pub source it’s beers for this festival from a 25 mile radius but by going a little bit further they can now include Dark Star.  Some of the other breweries who will have beer there this weekend are:  Fuller’s, Meantime, Sambrook’s, Twickenham and Brodie’s to breweries further afield like Rebellion in Marlow Bottom, Ha’Penny Brewing in Ilford, Surrey Hills in Guildford or Buntingford in Royston.  Pencil & Spoon also tipped us that new nano-brewery Kernel will have some beers there.

Regardless if you come or not, stay tuned for field reports (apologies in advance if the Hunter decides to show up and jack the proceedings) and also make sure this May Bank Holiday weekend you drink good beer – taking a turn of phrase from our friend Steve Leighton – Life is too short for bad beer.

The White Horse (or Sloaney Poney giving it it’s proper name) is located on Parsons Green, SW6 in West London (it also used to be one of the BeerViking crew local’s for 10 years).  Here is a map to help you find it:


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]]> http://www.beerviking.com/2010/04/beer-caps/feed/ 1 Mikkeller Big Worse Barley Wine http://www.beerviking.com/2010/04/mikkeller-big-worse-barley-wine/ http://www.beerviking.com/2010/04/mikkeller-big-worse-barley-wine/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:56:20 +0000 Doc D http://www.beerviking.com/2010/04/mikkeller-big-worse-barley-wine/ This is one big beer – very complex and needs some time to enjoy.

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EXTRA BEERS NOT PRINTED IN THE PROGRAMME

(AVAILABLE the SATURDAY & SUNDAY March 27-28)

Art Brew, North Chideock Dorset (NEW BREWERY)

Be the very first in London to try these new beers from a new Brewery!

  • Art Nouveau 3.9% High in hop content but relatively low in alcohol
  • i-Beer 4.0% A golden vanilla flavoured beer. Yes, vanilla. i-Beer as in i-pod
  • Renaissance 4.5% Mid brown in colour. Caramel notes. East Kent Goldings hops.
  • Tempest Stout 4.6% Dark ale. Classic chocolate/coffee roasted barley flavour
  • Monkey IPA 6.4% Proper IPA. Stuffed with hops
  • Spanked Monkey 6.4%  Not for the faint hearted. Chilli flavoured IPA. I kid you not.

Ballards Nyewood Hampshire

  • Wassail 6% Strong full bodied sensational barley wine. Tawny red.

Downton Salisbury, Wiltshire

  • Chocolate Orange 5.8% What festival would be complete without this masterpiece from Martin at Downton.. Deservedly popular at every festival.
  • Mad Hare 4.4% Seasonal session bitter
  • Honey Porter 4.4%
  • New Forest 3.8% New well hopped session bitter. Recommended
  • Honey Blonde 4.3% Straw coloured honey beer

Sambrook’s Battersea, London

  • Wandle Ale 3.8% Amber coloured. Citrus hints and bitterness that lingers to the finish. Launched at this festival exactly a year ago this week

Shepherd Neame Faversham, Kent

  • Ghost 4.1%  Must try. Micro brew from Sheps this was last years festival favourite. A jet black double stout.
Deleted Beers Not Available

Hidden  Hidden Pleasure..Failed to deliver. Not answering phone may have ceased

Tring Legless Lal’s Winter Ale. Sold out before delivery date. Well, it is Spring after all.

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Wandsowrth Common Beer Festival

EXTRA BEERS NOT PRINTED IN THE PROGRAMME

(AVAILABLE the SATURDAY & SUNDAY March 27-28)

Art Brew, North Chideock Dorset (NEW BREWERY)

Be the very first in London to try these new beers from a new Brewery!

  • Art Nouveau 3.9% High in hop content but relatively low in alcohol
  • i-Beer 4.0% A golden vanilla flavoured beer. Yes, vanilla. i-Beer as in i-pod
  • Renaissance 4.5% Mid brown in colour. Caramel notes. East Kent Goldings hops.
  • Tempest Stout 4.6% Dark ale. Classic chocolate/coffee roasted barley flavour
  • Monkey IPA 6.4% Proper IPA. Stuffed with hops
  • Spanked Monkey 6.4%  Not for the faint hearted. Chilli flavoured IPA. I kid you not.

Ballards Nyewood Hampshire

  • Wassail 6% Strong full bodied sensational barley wine. Tawny red.

Downton Salisbury, Wiltshire

  • Chocolate Orange 5.8% What festival would be complete without this masterpiece from Martin at Downton.. Deservedly popular at every festival.
  • Mad Hare 4.4% Seasonal session bitter
  • Honey Porter 4.4%
  • New Forest 3.8% New well hopped session bitter. Recommended
  • Honey Blonde 4.3% Straw coloured honey beer

Sambrook’s Battersea, London

  • Wandle Ale 3.8% Amber coloured. Citrus hints and bitterness that lingers to the finish. Launched at this festival exactly a year ago this week

Shepherd Neame Faversham, Kent

  • Ghost 4.1%  Must try. Micro brew from Sheps this was last years festival favourite. A jet black double stout.
Deleted Beers Not Available

Hidden  Hidden Pleasure..Failed to deliver. Not answering phone may have ceased

Tring Legless Lal’s Winter Ale. Sold out before delivery date. Well, it is Spring after all.

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  • The Dark Beer Ladder
  • The Golden
  • The Rugby
  • The Strong
  • And the Make your own
Please print these out if you fancy and also suggest your beer ladder to us we will happily publish it.

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You can view or download this year's Wandsworth Common Beer Festival (WCBF) Programme Guide below – this lists all the great beers and ciders we will have on cask (and tap) for you. This is in 2 parts as a pdf. Please note there will be some additional beers at the Festival not listed in the guide such as Wassail from Ballards and bottles (see below). We will post up a list of additional cask beers when we get time.
 
We will also have Ales By Mail providing a nice range of bottle beers at the WCBF this year. They will have the ales listed below plus ball thier Belgium beers from La Rulles which is exculsive to ABM. More details here: http://www.alesbymail.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=3&products_id=171
  1. Elmtree Brewery – Nightlight Mild & Burston's Cuckoo
  2. Itchin Valley – Fagins & Pure Gold
  3. Crouch Vale – Essex Boys bitter
  4. Bretwood Brewey – Hope & Glory
  5. Red Squirrel – IPA in the USA
  6. Hoggleys Solstice Stout & Resevoir Hogs
  7. Sambrooks Junction
  8. Meantime – London Stout
  9. Iceni Brewery – Boadicea
 
 

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