Instant confession: I bloody love Belgian beer. I like it in all its glory, all styles and most of all I like lots of it. So if in my home town there’s a place that promises me a magical, secret place crammed with all manner of Belgian beers, continental ales and a few homespun favourites... Continue Reading →
Season’s greetings everyone! The holidays just wouldn’t be the same without raising a glass (or two) with your nearest and dearest, and this is why we have collected Christmas opening times for pubs in this post, which will be updated as and when we get more information. Keep checking back folks (and also tell us... Continue Reading →
For weeks and months that mysterious social media account kept taunting me. “That Beer Place”. What place?!? Where?!? What beers will they have?!? It was driving me nuts. But then finally it transpired that it was my beer loving friends Lisa and Dale who had decided to bring something new to the revitalised Chester... Continue Reading →
Have you been missing the Deva kitchen? Yeah, me too. I was gutted when it temporarily closed but when I heard that the Punky Pig boys were going to take it over I kinda immediately forgave everyone for the days without a Deva pizza. You heard that right folks. The graduates from the Chester... Continue Reading →
Who doesn’t love Stone Brewing! I still remember having my first Arrogant Bastard and I remember getting ruined on Ruination and I’ve always kicked myself that I didn’t have time to visit them when we were in Berlin earlier this year. But as luck would have it, Stone Brewing came to me instead and yesterday... Continue Reading →
The Lodge bar bank holiday beer festival has been one of my solid summer favourites for as long as it’s run. And that’s 5 years to date now. Sure, it usually suffers from one or two showers of rain but it’s always good craic and this year was definitely not an exception. And true to... Continue Reading →
Good news Chester, the wait is over! Big Hand Brewery have opened their Tap Room on Watergate Street. Last Thursday they popped their doors open for a soft launch and over the weekend they’ve welcomed all beer lovers to their beery embrace. You might remember the venue as the old Fat Cat or more recently,... Continue Reading →
So Hoole was a bit lit last weekend, eh? The second (what I assume is) annual Hoole Beer Festival (organised by the good folk from Chester Beer and Wine) put together a mighty fine party over the course of Friday, Saturday and even Sunday and it was packed like you wouldn’t believe. Let me backtrack... Continue Reading →
OMG OMG OMG guys. Last Thursday marked a definite milestone in the history of the Chester Beer Scene: Beer Heroes opened their new gaff in the city centre. And it goes without saying that we’re super excited. Firstly – we’re in love with the space. Not only is it in the almost perfect... Continue Reading →
It’s almost Beer Day Britain guys and I’m really excited! What is Beer Day Britain, you ask. Well, it’s the UK’s national beer day and it happens on June 15th. This date is significant because it is also the date that Magna Carta was sealed in 1215. And that’s important because ale is mentioned... Continue Reading →
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