Category Archives: Forty beers

>40 Beers – the final.

Posted on March 29, 2010 by teninchwheels

> And so it ends. If this was The X Factor i’d say I’d been on a journey. 33) Acorn Blonde (cask): Very pale with intense hop whiffs. Loads of orange and citrus tang. Long dry hoppy finish (though my … Continue reading →

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>40 Beers, Part Nine

Posted on March 9, 2010 by teninchwheels

>Almost there. 28) Orkney Red MacGregor (cask): A real tangy mouthful, lots of bitterness and zip. The colour of black tea that’s been stewing for a couple of hours. Darkly fruity nose. 29) White Horse Village Idiot (cask): Colour of … Continue reading →

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>40 Beers – Part eight

Posted on January 20, 2010 by teninchwheels

>I’ve been lazy with this. I’m sure my many millions of readers have been repeatedly pressing F5 in the vain hope that I may have actually posted something about my ’40 beers’ project. I am in fact way past 40 … Continue reading →

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>40 Beers – Part Seven

Posted on December 4, 2009 by teninchwheels

>Three from a selection we picked up at La Cave à Bulles, a superb beer shop near the Pompidou Centre in Paris. Simon, the owner, seemed to know more about beer than anyone I’ve ever met, and his English was … Continue reading →

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>40 Beers, Part 6

Posted on November 3, 2009 by teninchwheels

> I’ve expressed my love for Keighley’s Boltmakers Arms before. This tiny pub is the nearest thing Timothy Taylor’s has to a brewery tap, and serves the definitive pint of Landlord. It’s a pint of such unequivocal perfection that it’s … Continue reading →

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>40 Beers, part 4

Posted on September 29, 2009 by teninchwheels

>On again! On again! 12) Brakspear Oxford Gold (Bottle): The colour of polished brass in a country church. Lasting head, very bitter with a long malt finish. Smells like walking past a busy pub. Warming orange notes. Very good. 13) … Continue reading →

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>40 Beers, part 3

Posted on September 15, 2009 by teninchwheels

> Here we go again. I’m already up to 20 new beers, and it’s barely mid-september. I’m trying not to bore you by posting them all in one go. 8) Oettinger Pils (can):  In some quarters this beer is being blamed … Continue reading →

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>40 Beers, part 2

Posted on September 9, 2009 by teninchwheels

>Remember Red Rock Cider? It hung around pubs in the late 80s and the best thing about it were the brilliant ‘Police Squad’ adverts, featuring Leslie Nielsen, and the strapline “It’s Not Red, And There Aren’t Any Rocks In It”. … Continue reading →

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>Forty Beers – Part One.

Posted on August 31, 2009 by teninchwheels

>A few posts back I declared my intention to try 40 new beers in this, my fortieth year. The first new ones I tried were on the day after my birthday, with the bottles picked up at the Berlin Beer … Continue reading →

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