In which another Leeds 40-something gets the brewing bug.
Name: Simon Greenwood
Location: Farsley, LS28
Motivation: delusions of grandeur
There comes a time in every real ale drinker's life when they think 'I should have a go at that'. Most, if they're sensible, reach for another bottle of something and just think about. Some will do some research and buy a couple of books and maybe look at the …
For a devoted lover of the brown, I don't get out to sample it very much. This is mostly self-induced as I would rather spend time with my wife, but I like to get out about once a month, catch up with some friends and whatever is on the bar …
The news from Roger Protz yesterday that AB InBev are considering the future of Boddingtons Bitter created something of a Proustian rush, although I don't do cakes. I started my drinking career in Doncaster and Middlesbrough, neither of which were ripe territory for Boddingtons (and I will have to write …
On Saturday afternoon, with my wife dozing off a cold, I decided to combine a cupboard-stocking shopping trip with a visit to Leeds' own craft brewing shop, Abbey Beer and Wine in Kirkstall. It's a tiny shop seemingly marooned in the middle of Kirkstall lights, and as such it requires …
I've been like a kid wanting to play with a new toy all week, so I decided throw caution to the wind and set up in the kitchen yesterday.
As mentioned in the last post I worked up a recipe based on a couple of Wheeler recipes but more as …
In case you're wondering who bathtubbrewer is, I was greatnorthales but as I'm now doing instead of thinking, with this blog as my outflow I thought I would standardise identities. This also means I'll have to come up with a new logo. Hmm.
(The following article contains mis-remembered anecdotage)
When I left school in the summer of 1985, my friends and I decided to attempt to visit every pub in our home town of Doncaster. Thus equipped with whatever cash we had and a list copied from the Yellow Pages, we worked our …
Beer no 1 has been sitting in the fermenting bucket for eight days now so I thought it time to try it. I've bought a sample jar and possibly the world's largest wine thief from Balliihoo and decanted a sample. The hydrometer says it's not quite ready for bottling yet …
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