Latest Adventures In Pubs Finds...
Einstök – Icelandic Pale Ale
A wonderful American-style (or should I say Scandinavian-style) pale ale that I came across recently at Taste London 2012. Einstök more ...
Chapel Down – Bacchus 2011
2011 was a strong year for now World-leading British wines and the Bacchus from more ...
Marques de Montino Rioja Reserva
A really yummy red wine off the shelf from Sainsbury's. Normally Marques de Mont more ...
The Clarence
My first date with my wife was at The Clarence in Balham, where she bought the first round and I knew it was going to be a good da more ...
Highland Park 12 Year Old
A lovely whisky and my first foray into single malts. I have always wanted to get into whisky drinking but was put off by my own lack of knowledge and the high cost of buying a bottle I wouldn't then enjoy. So, whilst at a wedding in Edinburgh I asked some locals who were standing at the bar drinking whisky. more ...
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Einstök – Icelandic Pale Ale
A wonderful American-style (or should I say Scandinavian-style) pale ale that I came across recently at Taste London 2012. Einstök Icelandic Pale Ale more ...
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Devilfish Brewery – Apachi – American Pale Ale
Apachi is a fantastic American Pale Ale that I found on draft in The Antelope from the Devilfish Brewery. It is full bodied, hoppy, tasty and akin to more ...
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Dark Star: Ardennes Pale
As with my last post I was recently introduced to the gorgeous Ardennes Pale, one of the Monthly Specials from the Dark Star brewery based in West Sus more ...
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Tiny Rebel – F.U.B.A.R. – A Pale Ale
Great name, great artwork, great beer! I was immediately drawn to Tiny Rebel F.U.B.A.R. at the Craft Beer Co and 3 beers in decided to try it. I had a more ...
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The Kernel: India Pale Ale – Chinook
Fantastic beer brewed in South East London! I have seen these bottles in more and more places recently and because of the interesting looking 'brown p more ...
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The Clarence
My first date with my wife was at The Clarence in Balham, where she bought the first round and I knew it was going to be a good date! It quickly becam more ...
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The Craft Beer Company – Clerkenwell
A fantastic find in the heart of Clerkenwell, London, The Craft Beer Company has 16 cask ales available at all times, sourced from the UK’s finest ind more ...
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The Great British Beer Festival 2012
"The World's Biggest Pub" returns for the annual Great British Beer Festival, this time held at Kensington Olympia (as it has in the past) instead of more ...
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Open Baladin
On my recent holiday in Rome I had to find Open Baladin, a little gem of a bar hidden in the centre of the city boasting "40 draught beers made by the more ...
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Crusting Pipe
A superb find in the heart of Covent Garden market, just head to the lower ground level and the Crusting Pipe wine bar and restaurant will greet you w more ...
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Marques de Montino Rioja Reserva
A really yummy red wine off the shelf from Sainsbury's. Normally Marques de Montino Rioja Reserva is £12 which is ok for its quality but it is current more ...
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Chapel Down – Bacchus 2011
2011 was a strong year for now World-leading British wines and the Bacchus from "England's leading wine maker", Chapel Down is no exception! I bought more ...
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Sacred Hill – Orange Label – Sauvignon Blanc
A lovely white wine from the Marlborough region of New Zealand that a friend introduced me to after seeing it on offer in Sainsbury's. Sacred Hill's ' more ...
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Le Merle aux Alouettes – Domaine Alain Chabanon
Easily one of the best red wines I have ever had. Le Merle aux Alouettes by French wine producer Domaine Alain Chabanon is simply gorgeous and I do no more ...
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Oscano – Carini – Colli del Trasimeno
Oscano was our house wine (and chosen by us based on the look of the bottle alone) on a recent trip to Umbria and for me symbolises everything that I more ...
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Devilfish Brewery – Apachi – American Pale Ale
Apachi is a fantastic American Pale Ale that I found on draft in The Antelope from the Devilfish Brewery. It is full bodied, hoppy, tasty and akin to more ...
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Highland Park 12 Year Old
A lovely whisky and my first foray into single malts. I have always wanted to get into whisky drinking but was put off by my own lack of knowledge and more ...
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Scapa – The Orcadian – 16 Year Old
For me, this is something a bit special. I do not pretend to be a whisky connoisseur, having little knowledge of what I like or what is available. But more ...
