It comes as no surprise that on an island that is more known for its grapes and wine production that beer is slightly tougher to come by...

Way back earlier in the year some regulars to the SX Bottleshare all made a trip up to Norwich, I never got around to doing the blog post...

4:45am my alarm clock goes off, waking me up in our IBIS hotel in Lea Bridge Road Leyton, instantly I am thanking myself for sticking to...

As soon as I took my seat in the blacked out mini bus a pint size can of Pilsner Urquell was put in my hand, it was the first of many,...

Over the last decade or so I, like many football fans, have travelled around the country watching our chosen team. Over that period of...

This Friday Tim Hampson will be at the famous Blackwell’s book store in Oxford to introduce people to the second edition of his 101 Beer...

People from all over the world travelled to Barcelona to attend the awesome beer festival this March but not only did they get to enjoy a...

La Ramblas, one of the world’s most famous streets, a busy long snake like street with shops, restaurants and tourist attractions running...

Since my love for good beer has increased to obsession level there have been a few people I have met that ooze of so much enthusiasm,...

In a country dominated by wine is there room for beer to shine? Bordeaux is famous for their wines but what does the city have for the...

366 different beers!!! How am I going to try 366 different types of beer from 97 different breweries! This is the first problem you are...

A trip to the aquarium to try and do something that didn’t involve beer drinking during our time in Barcelona brought us to the Barcelona...

The sound of mass talking, laughing and general merriment booms down the beautiful Maritime museum hall, suddenly the noise is broken by...

The very first time I went to Brussels I was overwhelmed with all the beers, sweet triples, rich dark dubbel’s and the holy Trappist...

When I hear Riga I used to automatically get this image in my head of big groups of stag do’s running wild in the town drinking loads of...

As mentioned in my post about Mikkeller bar I was on a Baltic cruise with work this summer (Soooo late with these posts!) and my next...

The night before the Brussels beer festival the misses and I were enjoying some beers in Le Grain d’Orge cafe and also were deep in...

I could make this the shortest blog post I have ever wrote…. “this meal is one of the best meals I have ever had”…. I could leave it...

Mikkeller, possibly the modern beer geeks most highly admired name in the world of beer. I am going to hold my hands up, I slept on...

One thing I love about Holland and Dutch people is how so relaxed, laid back and non stressed they all come across, this rubbed off on us...

After a nice snooze we set on our ways for the second day in Amsterdam, first we stocked up on food supplies for the day in a local...

Three false facts I always hear about Amsterdam… 1. The food is shit 2. There’s nothing but Heineken and Amstel 3. It is propa...

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside…  Ok Ostend is the first part of my 5 day Belgian trip. It’s been a busy month or two with both our...

I went to college and a year of a university level course at Southend to learn about music production and technology, something I now...

Every time I visit Bruges I think I fall in love with it even more! It was so quick to get from our hotel in Ostend that it took 40...

DK Eyewitness, Lonley Planet, Tripadvisor, AA Travel and Michelin all take a back seat for a minute and listen up … There is only one...

As I mentioned on my last post I was recently sent on one of the river cruises that the company I work for provide and for one whole...

When I am not drinking beer I am working to get money to drink beer and I work in travel for a small ship cruise company. Sometimes I am...

Amsterdam … Sex … Smoke … and surprise! To celebrate half pints birthday and our second year together the pair of us spent a few days in...

Tucked away in a side street in Bruges you will find one of Bruges newest and best cafes, Cafe Rose Red. Ranked as the...

The last day of our trip away so we got up and packed while watching my new favorite TV show … Hill Billy bare hand fishing! I can only...

We started the day with a nice supermarket bought brunch and sat outside the Basilica of the Holy Blood. Today lived up to the promise of...

I am currently writing this blog on the Eurostar which happens to be delayed a fantastic hour and half (current update!) after spending...