Good Old Uncle Sam

I can’t believe that a brewery as well-known as Samuel Smith’s doesn’t have its own website,but I couldn’t track it down,even using the combined might of Google and Wikipedia.  I did manage to find some useful information on a Tadcaster local website,but the fact that the banner says “Happy New Year”makes [...]

Gone to the dogs?

I’ve had a go before about brewers who claim association with “respectable”places,even though they are based in a place that is maybe a bit less grand –see Dreaming Spires? and I’m going to have another go.  Ascot Ales is not based in Ascot,but in Camberley,several miles away.  Okay,Camberley isn’t [...]

Better late than never

It’s probably too late to find this beer in the pubs –at least the cask version –though you might still find a few bottles somewhere.  Early Bird Spring Hop Ale from Shepherd Neame is a seasonal ale which is available,as the name suggests,in the Spring –February to May.  I sampled [...]