Rick Stein is a British ‘celebrity chef’, he is well known for his love of fish and sea-food and has a clutch of very popular seafood restaurants down in Padstow, and in memory of his beloved terrier Chalky, he created two beers. Chalky’s Bark and Chalky’s Bite.

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Not too long ago, I was mightily impressed with my first beer by St. Peter’s brewery; Winter Ale.  Now that were in the midst of another English Ale Month here at The Brew Club (its an April thing we do) I’m getting a chance to try St. Peter’s Old-Style Porter. The Old-Style Porter pours a [...]

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Samuel Smith The Famous Taddy Porter is considered one of the best beers in the world for good reason. As a result, I’m excited to be reviewing this beer for you!

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Hogsback Brewery’s first brew was started in 1992 and they now produce a three regular brews and nine seasonal variations. Traditional English Ale (TEA) was their first brew and at 4.2% ABV is still viewed as their flagship brew. I’m not a great follower of Awards and Medals for beer, but this did win a Gold Medal at the Great British Beer Festival for ‘Best Bitter’.

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Here we are, getting ready to wrap-up our second annual ‘English Ale Month’ here at The Brew Club when I realized that today, April 21 is the second anniversary of our very first beer review! Yep, we’re 2!

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