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It's 2015! Yeah! I've decided to leave off the 2014 round up/2015 hopes, dreams and fears post because...well, that's not very me, but something I would like to attempt to do more is be more creative with my cookery attempts and, where possible, include a little beeriness.My journey into the world of cookery has commenced… Continue reading Cooking With Beer: Carbonnade

It's been an age since I was able to post on here and I can only apologise for my lack of technical ability which lead to this hiatus (alongside those bastard hackers who, for some reason, targeted my little blog). Anyway, the blog might have been down, but it certainly didn't stop me sipping and… Continue reading Fyne Ales: Naughty and Nice

Well it's finally here...the moment you've all been waiting for...the second installment of Czech Please: Charlie's Adventures in Prague, where I talk about beer. Oh, hang on, I always talk about beer. Well, if The Crafty Beeress wasn't a big enough sign then I don't know what is. Prague is a beautiful city with a wonderful history,… Continue reading Czech Please: The Beers

The week before last (I can't believe it was that long ago now) we popped over to Prague for a long weekend. If you've never been to Prague all I have to say is...go! Go now! It's such a wonderful place. The history, the architecture...the beer. Oh the beer. If you stay around the city… Continue reading Czech Please: Strahov Monastery Brewery

I've recently left my job for pastures new. As a leaving gift, my colleagues gave me a bottle of champagne, London Fields beer and gift vouchers for the brewery (what were they trying to say?) The champagne remains untouched, but the beers are long gone- and what a great selection they were! 3 Weiss Monkeys… Continue reading London Fields Brewery: A Trio

The other night we popped along to 71a, a gallery in East London, to check out 3rd Rail's exhibition: Artist Beer Visions. Twenty artists each created a fictional beer label for 3rd Rail to screen-print; and the results were really interesting. I was there with someone who designs beer labels for a living and, although he… Continue reading Artist Beer Visions

What's this? A vlog? And it looks like it was recorded 6 months ago in a kitchen that even Gordon Ramsay couldn't turn around? Whoops, sorry about that. I present to you, Day of the Dead Hefeweizen...

Thanks to my incredibly busy social life (ahem) I don't always have time to get along to every beer festival. Luckily, I have minions who drink beer on my behalf. Guest blogging for me today is John Worthington; designer at large...It's been a busy month for beer festivals. After visits to the cavernous GBBF and… Continue reading Beer By The River

From the newcomer to the seasoned drinker, it is difficult to deny that a well designed label can influence our decision when it comes to our choice of beverage. Indeed the big brands have invested millions of pounds in design over the years; tweaking a logo, changing a colour and reshaping a bottle in order to… Continue reading Designing Craft Beer

Nope, you haven't read this post before. On August bank holiday weekend Meantime held yet another Brewfest at the Old Brewery, situated in the grounds of the Old Naval College, Greenwich.My experience of Brewfest earlier in the year had been a mixed bag of feelings, namely to do with the price. Once again, tickets were… Continue reading Meantime’s Brewfest: THE SECOND COMING

Ahh GBBF, it seems like an age since I clutched that lovely little half pinter in my grubby hand. I know that my last post was a little controversial, but let's get back to the most important thing: Beer. Ale. Britney. As I mentioned before, I wasn't entirely happy with the selection, but that didn't… Continue reading GBBF 2014: (some of) The Beers

I don't want this post to be an onslaught of criticism against CAMRA. I am a CAMRA member, I've been to many CAMRA events and as an organisation they do a lot of good work in campaigning for the rights of pubs and pub goers. That said, my experience this year at the Great British… Continue reading GBBF 2014: Why things need to change