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By Rocky | December 24, 2007
The traditional pub counter meal is usually a chicken parmy, a snitzel, a mixed grill or a favourite of our Bangers and Mash. Originating from England bangers were a colloquial name for sausages and sure are tasty. The bangers and mash as the name suggests are grilled sausages onto of a bed of mashed potato then covered in rich gravy. If you are really lucky your pub might even add caramelised onions with the gravy to make it even tastier. The some of the earliest bangers and mash on the menu date back to around 1919 when English Pubs invented this quick to prepare and cheap dish. There are quiet a few variants of bangers and mash and it usually has to do with the sausage type- some of the new fancy pubs and bars are experimenting with gourmet sausage varieties which will keep the dish popular for decades to come.
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Bandit knocks off brewery’s finest beers
By Rocky | November 30, 2007
The Guiness Factory has been rolled over with the biggest beer hoist in the factory’s 248 year history yesterday. Some thirsty bandit drove into the factory and knocked off 450 full kegs of Diageo products. He got away with 180 kegs of Guinness, 180 of Budweiser and 90 kegs of Calsberg- thats 296000 pints of liquor. Th driver drove in in a truck and hitched to a trailer and took off. It looks as though the security cameras didn’t pick up the guy as there is no description but I bet theres a couple of lads who have got a pretty big head ache this morning.
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Fullers Ale & Pie House - London
By Rocky | November 24, 2007
You couldn’t find a better mix pies and ale-its like Bert and Ernie, Strawberries and Cream, Camilla and Charles…well you know what I mean. Fuller’s Ale and Pie House can be found at 194 Fleet Street in London it was once the Old Bank of London but it has been tranformed into a pub. As well as great beer the building itself is quiet spectacular with grand Victorian halls and lovely chandeliers and pies. The Pub has a pie stand with some really delicious flavours some quiet unusual. There’s plenty of quiet hidy holes for a quiet place to chat and the beer is pretty damm tasty- and don’t forget those gourmet pies!
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Belfast beer festival
By Rocky | November 20, 2007
After the German’ no one loves beer more than the Irish, and this week in Belfast fresh flowing beer will rule supreme at the Balmoral Hall, King’s hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland for the Belfast Beer and Cider festival. The festival will feature over 120 beers and nearly 20 different ciders over three days with all the fun and food you would expect from a great beer festival. The fefstival is ran my CAMRA which is a consumer organisation which campains for Real Ale and the right to good beers. There are some 85000 members througout the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. Highlight of the festival will be the awarding of the Champion Beer of Belfast 2007 which is sure to be a tasty drop. This year marks the 9th year of the festival.
www.camrani.org.uk
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I’m going to see a man about a dog
By Rocky | November 15, 2007
We have all heard the saying I’m going ot see a man about a dog, or I’m going to walk the dog, well it is thought that is was originated from Newcastle Brown Ale. The story goes that the dog was really the code word for a Newcastle Brown Ale and the trip was really down to the pub. This tasty English ale was orignally created by Colonel J Porter back in 1925 and over the next three years was perfected to the beer we know and love today. The gold badges on the distinct yellow and red lable are the International Brewery Awards it won back in 1928. Up until the 1980’s the beer wasn’t really seen outside the UK Midlands and South Eastern Side of England but now it can be purchased just about anywhere in the world and is a favorite at a British style pub. So next time your down the local see that man about a dog and enjoy a frothy brown ale.
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The Slug and Lettuce -mmm tasty!
By Rocky | October 28, 2007
Well this chain of pubs might not have the most inviting name but they sure are popular. The Slug and Lettuce chain stretches to nearly 100 pubs over the UK. They specilise in good food friendly service and of course fresh tasty beer. They are probably a bit more food orientated than a traditional pub but nothing goes better with beer than food. They have a very impressive cocktail and wine list too. A fine place to take that someone special.
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Good things come to those who wait
By wattsy | October 8, 2007
Do good things come to those who wait? Well according to the makers of Guinness they do. Check out this clever ad above for Ireland’s favorite beer, there is not much beer in it but there are some pretty clever computer animated effects of evolution in reverse. Charles Darwin may have left beer out of his theory of evolution but it is probably is what he was on about. If you want to know a bit more about Guinness home town of Dublin check out this post below on our partner site Tripandom.
http://www.tripandom.com/europe/a-day-in-dublin/
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The Punch Tavern - London
By Rocky | October 3, 2007
Along London’s famous Fleet Street you will come across The Punch Tavern which is a great place for a pint or two of larger. It’s far from the cheapest place for a beer in London and these days its more of a pub come cafe come restaurant but its well worth a visit. The beautifuly decorated pub has lovely tiles and mirrors portraying Mr & Prs Punch. The pub features some beautiful woodwork and has plenty of interesting treasures to view while you are having your pints. The Punch Tavern can be found at 99 Fleet Street in London UK.
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Death of the pint…what were they thinking?
By Rocky | September 18, 2007
The European Commission must have been on the turps they wanted to get rid of the pint from British and Irish pubs. They wanted the pint to go metric like everything else, but the good old beer drinkers kicked up a real stink and ran a campain to tell the EU to bugger off. They finally came to their senses and it looks like the good old pint has had a stay of execution. They also are going to allow the poor old Brits to use miles and measure their gold in troy ounces what ever that is. They just couldn’t cope with the change.
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Carling - England’s favorite drop
By Rocky | September 3, 2007
Carling is recognized as Britain’s biggest selling lager beer, some say it is popular due to its well balanced flavor and thirst quenching refreshment but others say its because its cheap and the beer of larger louts. Either way it’s a popular drop. The beer is very strongly marketed with live music and sport in particular football. Carling is today owned by Adolph Coors the US brewery who produces Coors. The beer itself has a fruity taste with a light lemon zing it’s a strong golden colour with a little froth and like most English beers a little flat tasting. So next time you are in an English Pub ask for a pint of Carling and try it for yourself.
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