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Radioactivity Alert

I’m off to celebrate my birthday this week and was unable to put in any serious blog time, so  instead I thought I’d share a snapshot of the high-levels of commitment involved in gathering information and ideas for new Delaval’s ales. Every year, usually in early September, Deleval brewmeister Dave,  trusty friend Daniel and my good self, construct a complex itinerary, pack a.. more

Pub Facts and Myths

So I was in the pub the other night arguing with another chap about the tax on beer. The other guy was talking complete nonsense. Let’s be honest, so was I.  Well that’s not quite true, I had some idea of what I was talking about, but as usual, I was cobbling together half-remembered facts to form a vaguely plausible sounding argument. To.. more

Delaval’s Reaches Warwickshire

So I was in the The Old Bakery in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and I overhear two gents indulging in the one-upmanship common among real ale aficionados. They spun tall-tales of esoteric pubs and hyper-obscure beers, whilst they silently coveted each others beards and I tried not to listen. However my eyebrow raised when one of them (who.. more