Isambard Kingdom Brunel is a famous engineer in the West Country. Famous for the Great Western railway, Clifton Suspension bridge, the first and largest steel ship, the SS Great Britain (1843) which currently resides in Bristol docks as floating museum …
Category: Beers
Stung by the bottom of the esky
I often find that a good source of new beverages to taste is to host a BBQ or the like. If your mates are generous, and I am blessed with many of this persuasion, a root around in your esky …
The Robins and Natch
Today spent a few hours working with my brother in his building business finishing off a job, only a few hours of graft on the cement mixer and wheel barrow, not enough to blister my soft hands. On the way …
Titje, quivering and Alpacas
Whilst Charlie is enjoying the wonders of Bristol and its surrounds, and displaying hitherto unknown writing talent, this BotF correspondent is spending a long weekend in Broke on an alpaca farm. Broke is a town of 400 people in the …
The Hunters Rest (freehouse)
The Hunters Rest is an old favourite for a bite to eat and a couple of beers. On the outskirts of Bristol and only a short drive, never too busy (at least during the week), it is a traditional English …
Goblins and Morris Dancers
Hobgoblin is brewed by the Wychwood Brewery in Oxfordshire. These lads take beer seriously. They claim to produce an award winning range of traditional craft-brewed beers full of character and to be one of the UK’s leading producers of Organic …
Theakston Old Peculier (the legend)
A busy day ……. a drive up to the border of Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire again on a foray after trout, this time to the world renown … Lechlade trout fishery. Arrived at 10.30am with mum in tow … spied my 1st trout …
Daylight saving debut, Old Admiral and submarine
The long winter is over – the night-time or twilight trips are no more for 6 months and how good is that. Two BotF foundation members were joined in the celebration of the first Daylight BotF for the year by …
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Pigs Can Fly
Pigs Fly Pilsner was sampled from the eyrie of the Hutton rental at Seal Rocks. A great little beer from the Bowral Brewing Company. This pilsner (note spelling – easy to drop an extra ‘e’ in there) has a clean …
Gage Premium, Daylight Saving and GF Wrap
The October long weekend is as good as long weekends get, but is extra special because it signals the commencement of Daylight Savings. There is rarely a poor time to have a beer on BotF, but the spring and summer …
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