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The Fiddlin’ Pig, a British pub in Smithfield has attained a Cask Marque accreditation, a prestigious designation that shows ...
A pint of the Nut Brown Ale at The Fiddlin’ Pig. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot) His daughter, Dani, uses a black lever to pump ale out of one of two beer engines into a dimpled beer mug ...
When a big early spring dump of snow hits, it’s easy to blame those who already switched out their winter tires. And while my ...
Yet many once-popular beers have disappeared from store shelves and bar taps over the years. The reasons are typically straightforward: declining sales, consumer tastes shifting toward different ...
UK beer blog running since 2007, with tasting notes, beer history, pub reports and commentary on British booze culture, by Jessica and Ray.
What if every so often, we just poured a beer, gazed at the beauty of how it appears in the glass, breathed in the aroma and ...
As longtime readers know, I’m a huge fan of cask/real ale. And while I sporadically lobby ... week and was able to sample a fantastic cask beer made by OEC Brewing from Oxford, Connecticut.
It’s paid off: Strangebird is known for raking in the medals. Their “Belgian tripel” just won gold at the New York Craft Beer ...