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@patto1ro.bsky.social
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Lover of beer and numbers. And cachaca and whisky. And every other alcoholic drink.
Visit my bookstore: https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/andrewsblag
Or my blog, Shut up About Barclay Perkins: https://barclayperkins.blogspot.com
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Part two of my interview with Mitch Steele. Where he discusses his time at Stone and New Realm.
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Mitch Steele interview part two
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February 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Writing today about London-brewed Burton Ales 1880-1899 and wondering who the hell is interested in such specific stuff. Then remembered I am. And I'm just writing for me, really.
A Watneys Burton Ale label featuring a red barrel.
February 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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I've changed the name of my YouTube channel:
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Shut up About Barclay Perkins
My channel is dedicated to beer history. Mostly in the form of interviews with brewers and other who have been involved in the beer industry for decades. The plan is to build a valuable oral history r...
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February 1, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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This is really creepy:
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Ron Pattinson
Ronald Pattinson is a British beer writer and historian renowned for his extensive research into the history of brewing, beer styles, and the evolution of the industry, particularly in Britain from th...
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January 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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A Pale Ale recipe from the eve of WW I - 1913 Adnams PA.
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Let's Brew - 1913 Adnams PA
Brewed in far smaller quantities than the Mild Ales was Adnams Pale Ale. Clearly, it was very much a minority drink. Like the Mild Ales, the...
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January 31, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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The first part of my interview with Mitch Steele, former brewer at Anheuser Busch. This covers his time studying at UC Davis, working at a winery, his first brewing job at the San Andreas brewpub and his move to Anheuser Busch.
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Mitch Steele part one
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 29, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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A Mild recipe from the eve of WW I - 1913 Adnams X Ale.
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Let's Brew Wednesday - 1913 Adnams X Ale
Moving forward in time a couple of decades, we find a new version of X Ale. Which looks very much like a modern Mild. And is not very typica...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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Got a few more interviews lined up for my YouTube channel With people from all over the world.

Anyone in the brewing world you'd like me to interview?

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January 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Adnams sugars in 1913.
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Adnams sugars in 1913
Sugars are always fun. At least in this case there are no weird proprietary sugars. Many of which leave me totally stumped. The total sugar ...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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Chris Flaskamp, of Tübinger brewery, based in Pirque just outside Santiago in Chile, discusses brewing in South America. Touching on the problems of setting up a brewery, buying equipment, access to market and the possibility of Chile's own beer styles.
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Chris Flaskamp
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Just corrected the subtitles for the forth part of my chat with Derek Prentice. Where he discusses tank beer, parti-gyling, continuous fermentation and blending Tuborg from three worts.
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Derek Prentice and brewing in the 1970s part 4
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 23, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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Adnams beers in 1913.
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Adnams beers in 1913
As a country brewery, Adnams gives us a good impression of what was happening outside the UK’s great metropoli. With just seven beers, Adnam...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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I chat with John Keeling. former head of brewing at Fullers.
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Interview with John Keeling
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Sheepscar in Leeds was like this in the 1970s. Only a few pubs left in a scene of devastation.
January 21, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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1973: The LAST DAYS of PORTER | Scene Around Six | Archivist Picks | BBC Archive
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January 19, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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The last part of my interview with legend Derek Prentice.
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Derek Prentice and brewing in the 1970s part 4
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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A 1940s film about the good old English pub.
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January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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Irish pubs again.
January 19, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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Dublin pubs in the 1960s.
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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Brewing legend Derek Prentice (formerly of Truman, Youngs and Fullers) talks about keg and cask beer, primings, maltings, hop varieties, mashing and dropping system of fermentation.
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Derek Prentice and brewing in the 1970s part 3
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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A Victorian Light Bitter recipe - 1893 Cannon AK 10d.
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Let's Brew - 1893 Cannon AK 10d
I have so many AK recipes now. It’s so wonderful.  This is a pretty typical example: light, in both senses of the word. A pretty high degree...
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January 17, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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Some video of the Budvar brewery in 2008 that I'd forgotten about. And never used because I didn't know how to nail all the bits together.
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Central Europe 2008 Budvar
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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I've just published the second part of my interview with Derek Prentice. Lots of good stuff about takeovers, brewery closures and dodgy brewing practices in the 1970s.
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Derek Prentice and brewing in the 1970s part 2
I've just published the second part of my interview with Derek Prentice. Lots of good stuff about takeovers, brewery closures and dodgy brew...
barclayperkins.blogspot.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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Legendary brewer Derek Prentice talks about brewing at Truman on Brick Lane in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Derek Prentice part 1
YouTube video by Kilderkin
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January 15, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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A real 19th-century IPA recipe - 1897 Fremlin IPA. Enough to satisfy even the most fervent style-N*zi.
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Let's Brew Wednesday - 1897 Fremlin IPA
And here we finally are at the top of the Pale Ale tree. It’s been a long climb, but worth it. You might be a little confused by this beer. ...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM