Monday 23 May 2011

BEER FESTIVAL THE SHIP INN 26TH MAY TO 30TH MAY



ANOTHER OF MY REGULAR CUSTOMERS IS HOLDING A BEER FESTIVAL OVER THE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE AWARD WINNING SHIP INN AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE.




NOT SURE IF ANY OF MY BEERS WILL BE ON, THEY HAVE HAD MAYHEM AND ZOMBIE BUT THESE MAY HAVE GONE BY THE TIME OF THE FESTIVAL. HOWEVER AS THE POSTER SAYS OVER 22 QUALITY BEERS - YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THAT.




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Sunday 22 May 2011

CROCODILE ROCK - ONE DAY BEER FESTIVAL AT BARNARD CASTLE RUGBY CLUB 28TH MAY 2011

Two casks from Mithril Ales are winging their way to Barnard Castle Rugby Clubs 1st one day beer festival. This is being held on Saturday the 28th May over the Bank Holiday weekend.

A cask of Route A66 and also special cask of 'Green Alligator', as this is the name of their charitable arm (although this is not the official logo as that has not been finalised yet)

Details as follows:


Barnard Castle Rugby Club Beer Festival, 7 Birch Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8JR
Saturday 28th May

Approximately a dozen or so real ales will be available at this one day festival. The festival will be open on Saturday 28th May from Noon until 11pm


For further information contact Barnard Castle Rugby Club on 01833 631766.

Tuesday 17 May 2011

THE WALKING DEAD - ZOMBIE


I HAVE JUST COME BACK FROM 11 DAYS IN BERWICK UPON TWEED - NEWS TO FOLLOW SHORTLY. HOWEVER, NO SOONER WAS I BACK THEN IT WAS BACK TO BREWING AND ON A NIGHT DELIVERING THE BEER CASKED BEFORE WE HEADED UP THE A1.

AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ZOMBIE THEMED FILMS AND TV SHOWS ON AT THE MOMENT. WAS THIS MY INSPIRATION, NO - MAY IS ACTUALLY THE MONTH OF THE ZOMBIE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BIT ODD MYSELF, BUT CAN'T ARGUE WITH THE FACTS. ALTHOUGH I WOULD SUGGEST YOU DON'T LET ANYONE BITE YOU JUST IN CASE IT'S TRUE!

SO FOR THOSE BRAVE ENOUGH TO DRINK IT. ZOMBIE AT 4.2% HAS GONE TO THE FOLLOWING:

THE SHIP AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE BLACK SWAN AT STAINDROP
THE BRIDGE AT MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE
THE BLACK BULL AT MELSONBY
THE WHITE SWAN IN GILLING WEST
THE OLD YARD TAPAS BAR
THE QUAKERHOUSE

Monday 2 May 2011

TWO BESPOKE CLIPS - FOR THE GRAND HOTEL IN BISHOP AUCKLAND


The Grand R'Ale' way was a rebadge of Big Fat Royal Wedding for the Model Railway Society








As you will know from blog a number of Mithril Ales were being served at the Grand Hotel in Bishop Auckland's beer festival this weekend. The Kill'ale'manjaro was a rebadge of Route A66 - raising money for a cancer charity and coloured purple - a la Sandra for the occasion.





















MAYHEM IN MAY?



BEING THE MONTH OF MAY I THOUGHT WHAT TO CALL THIS MONTHS BEER, COULD HAVE GONE ALL RATHER ENGLISH AND PREDICTABLE WITH MAYPOLE - BUT NO, I THOUGHT WHAT ABOUT THE MAYHEM OF THE LAST TWO BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDS ( WELL IN MY SMALL WORLD ANYWAY)

SO IT'S GONE OUT TO THE FOLLOWING, GET IT WHILE YOU CAN:


THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING WEST

THE BLACK BULL AT MELSONBY

THE SHIP INN AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE

THE BRIDGE AT MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE

THE BLACK SWAN AT STAINDROP

THE QUAKERHOUSE IN DARLINGTON

THE OLD YARD TAPAS BAR IN DARLINGTON

AND

THE GRAND HOTEL AT BISHOP AUCKLAND