The Joy Of Beer

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]