November 2009
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Sometimes working with Posterous is a little bit like working on Blogger in 1999. OK, maybe it’s not that bad, but what I mean is that Posterous has some amazing features not found anywhere…
Nov 27th
Thornbridge Halcyon →
WOW just WOW! … Should I say more? OK, this is a properly crafted beer. It’s an IPA from Thornbridge Brewery in Derbyshire (where I live) and packs a whopping 7.7% ABV. Pours a cloudy…
Nov 26th
BEER Merchants →
I popped my cherry with my first BEERmerchants.com order (getting a free case in February doesn’t count apparently). I decided to stock up on a few beers ready for Christmas and I…
Nov 24th
Beerswap beers have landed →
I finally managed to collect my beerswap parcel on my third attempt and after opening the box tonight all the dellivery issues were instant history. What a great selection of beer from…
Nov 23rd
AA battery emergency iPhone charger →
I looked at the iGo PowerXtender in August and thought it was quite a nice emergency power product for the iPhone - it was £14.99. But I recently found this Energizer…
Nov 21st
Old Tom →
A beer that originates from 1899 in a nice simple embossed 330ml bottle. 8.5% Dark brown with a good head and roasted chocolaty start with a sweet finish. 7/10 on the Mackney scale. …
Nov 20th
Fullers ESB →
I like this, I like this a lot, It’s 5.9% and is malty and bitter. What more do you want on an Autumn night when there are so many things buzzing around in your head - you don’t need a…
Nov 19th
Wine Notes iPhone app →
See the full gallery on posterous Since I took part in Twitter Taste Live  (Wine) and recently the ongoing #Beerswap I’ve learnt much more about the people,…
Nov 18th
Innis and Gunn IPA Perfect Pour →
Slight change of format tonight … a bit of a vlog. Don’t worry it’s not going to happen very often, at the moment I prefer photo’s, text and a bit of video when…
Nov 16th
Rum Cask Innis and Gunn →
Here is the first of the beers from the gift pack in the last post. Innis & Gunn Rum Cask 7.4% is matured in oak barrels that previously contained rum for 107 days. It’s a nice dark red…
Nov 14th
Innis and Gunn IPA Gift Box →
I had a tip off from Andy at http://BEERreviews.co.uk that Innis & Gunn were releasing a new gift pack for Christmas (into Sainsbury’s) that contained three bottles of Beer and a…
Nov 12th
Jaipur India Pale Ale →
This evening my wife was nipping across the road to our hyperlocal Tesco Express and asked if I wanted any beer - “Of course” was my cry, “what have they got on at the moment?” What came…
Nov 11th
Photography for BrawnGP F1 Winners →
I’ve written a blog post for the PhotoBlog on Mackney Photography and just wanted mention and link to it here … As you may know I work with the Formula One Champions Brawn GP through…
Nov 11th
Sneck Lifter Strong Ale →
OK, I’ve been waiting for this all night. My friend Martin picked me up two bottles of this (Sneck Lifter Strong Ale from Jennings) at the weekend after we sampled it from cask at The…
Nov 9th
My other sites in Posterous →
In the Posterous settings you have the ability to autopost to a growing list of ‘other sites’ and once you enable them they will show up as a list of icons. However, adding any of these sites…
Nov 9th
More Beer →
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Nov 8th
Making Pizza →
See the full gallery on posterous I love making pizza, it’s so quick to prep and only takes 14 mins in the oven. Because these are for all the family, I spice mine up…
Nov 8th
Papercraft Self Portrait →
Sometimes I post something on my Posterous that is not created by me, but is so awesome that a tweet alone will not do it justice. This is a Papercraft Self Portrait by Eric Testroete just watch…
Nov 7th
Facebook offer reputation management →
I’m not sure when this was introduced, but Facebook popped up a message a few days ago asking me to confirm my mobile phone number. I did, then it asked if I wanted SMS alerts, I do. I’ve…
Nov 7th
A beautiful day →
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Nov 7th
The Dead Poets →
GOOD MALT MAKES GOOD BEER, WALK IN AND YOU’LL FIND IT HERE Tonight I went to THE DEAD POET’S INN in Holbrook, Derbyshire - it’s almost in walking distance but not quite if you know what I…
Nov 6th
Good Morning Sky →
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Nov 6th
Old Crafty Hen →
I like Speckled Hen from Morland in Suffolk, and this is it’s posh Aunty - Old Crafty Hen. I don’t see it very often, but always pick up a bottle when it’s in stock. You can instantly…
Nov 5th
Freshcase saves on back pain →
Well that’s it, both the Freshcases empty and recycled! If you haven’t heard of freshcase then let me enlighten you … Freshcase is a new system for packaging wine and keeping it fresh…
Nov 4th
@reluctantscoop funny you should mention Amber... →
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Nov 4th
Cubes of light →
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Nov 4th
The last of the crop →
Amazingly, I picked a load of very green tomatoes from my garden a few weeks back and left them in a glass bowl on the windowsill in the kitchen. Low and behold … they ripened! I’m…
Nov 3rd
Cutting edge label machine →
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Nov 2nd
Photos taken with iPhone →
When I post to this Posterous blog, it’s usually done with the iPhone. I’ve found that it’s really easy to take a pic or a video and type a short paragraph of text and send it on it’s way using…
Nov 2nd
Can you guess? →
See the full gallery on posterousJust making tonights dinner, nothing glamourous. What do you think it is? I rekon you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right ;) Permalink | Leave a comment  »
Nov 1st
Just recycling the #freshcase (while watching #F1) →
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Nov 1st
Croots Cow Juice 6% Milk Stout →
I’m just treating myself to my favourite Stout while having lunch watching the last #F1 of the season. I’ve tasted this directly from the fermentation tank at Nutbrook Brewery, before…
Nov 1st