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Barry RIP

29th September 2007 | Uncategorised

This entry comes from a web cafe in Tenerife about an hour before I board the Europa and sail across the Atlantic, both lighter...

Cask Ale Sector Report

28th September 2007 | Uncategorised

www.caskalereport.co.uk One of the nice things about the British Cask Ale industry is its diversity and lack of corporate bastards. The only problem with...

We’re under way

28th September 2007 | Uncategorised

Access to internet facilities is now sporadic, as Barry and I are in the third week of our re-creation of the voyage of IPA...

Leaving Burton-on-Trent

28th September 2007 | Uncategorised

I wanted the send-off from Burton to be a bit of a celebration of the town’s brewing tradition, and we managed to accomplish this...

Oceana: a rest home at sea, but in a good way

28th September 2007 | Uncategorised

Our first leg at sea was on the P&O cruise ship, Oceana. I was angry at Barry (see below) so he remained in our...

Power Cruising through the Midlands

28th September 2007 | Uncategorised

Before 1840, beer used to be taken from Burton to the ports by canal boat. It was slow and expensive, often costing more than...

Barry the Bastard from Burton

28th September 2007 | Uncategorised

It’s one thing to give a name to an inanimate object and anthropomorphise it. It’s quite another when that object starts to take on...

Reassuringly Expensive

3rd September 2007 | Uncategorised

So I was in Burton Public Library, researching the IPA book, and I found something else interesting – in 1852 and 1875, Britain sent...

Father of Beer Writing Dead

30th August 2007 | Uncategorised

I just learned that Michael Jackson, the Beer Hunter, died this morning. He’s been ill for a long time, and the reports don’t yet...

Barry RIP

Cask Ale Sector Report

We’re under way

Leaving Burton-on-Trent

Oceana: a rest home at sea, but in a good way

Power Cruising through the Midlands

Barry the Bastard from Burton

Reassuringly Expensive

Father of Beer Writing Dead

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