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Lover of beer and numbers. And cachaca and whisky. And every other alcoholic drink.
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Been writing lots of recipes for my next book, "Free!". I should hit 400 this week. From 35 different breweries.
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Do you think my writing is like stream of consciousness? Can't see it myself.
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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A Victorian Mild recipe from Kent - 1884 W.E. & J. Rigden Mild Beer.
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Let's Brew - 1884 W.E. & J. Rigden Mild Beer
Now this is an interesting Mild. Not only because of the name. Which is usually Mild Ale. Also, on account of the colour. Which is semi-dark...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Election day boozing.
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Election day boozing
At the start of the 20th century there was a flurry of licensing legislation. Mostly concerned with limiting the hours pubs could open, unsu...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Kent hop acreage and yield 1901 - 1909.
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Kent hop acreage and yield 1901 - 1909
Yet more statistics. This time on hops. Specifically, hops in Kent. Which was very significant, as the county was home to two-thirds of the ...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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A lovely Light Bitter recipe - 1893 Tomson & Wotton AK.
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Let's Brew Wednesday - 1893 Tomson & Wotton AK
I can remember how excited I was when I came across my first AK brewing record. (Fullers, if you’re interested.)  Now I have literally dozen...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Consumption of wine, beer and spirits in 1899.
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Consumption of wine, beer and spirits in 1899
Got a new cast on my arm this morning. And they told me that I've broken a small bone in my hand, too. No big deal, as the same cast will ta...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Home production vs imports of wine, beer and spirits in 1899.
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Home production vs imports of wine, beer and spirits in 1899
My arm is still broken and in plaster. Hence some more random statistics. Still have to post every day, no matter what the state of my limbs...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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More random statistics. Revenue from Alcoholic Beverages 1898-99
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Revenue from Alcoholic Beverages 1898-99
With my freshly-broken arm, I'm keeping thins simple. Not too much typing or computer work. Because, er, it fucking hurts. Today, we've a qu...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Looking through the Amsterdam archives this week downloading pdfs of scanned documents. I noticed a couple were miscatalogued and are actually brewing records. One volume covers part of WW I. Dead handy.
Part of a Heineken Rotterdam brewing record from October 1915. With four brews of Gerste and one of Pils.
November 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Gift ideas.
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As Christmas is approaching
it's time to remind you that my books make great presents. For family, friends or yourself.  First, my look at the Golden Age of UK brewing:...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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A Scottish Stout recipe - 1903 Binnie XXX Porter.
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Let's Brew - 1903 Binnie XXX Porter
Showing wonderful inconsistency, in most of the brewing records this beer was named DBS – presumably Double Brown Stout. But I’m pretty sure...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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The advantages of canned beer (according to a letter to Heineken in 1936):
1. handier package
2. lighter
3. no deposit
4. no dirty bottles to clean
5. easy to take on journeys
(In Dutch) The advantages of canned beer (according to a letter to Heineken in 1936): 1. handier package 2. lighter 3. no deposit 4. no dirty bottles to clean 5. easy to take on journeys
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Bottled Indonesian beer after WW II.
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Bottled Indonesian beer after WW II
Another extract from my monster gravity table. Courtesy of the Heineken gravity book. Who, with their brewery in Soerabaja, had a commercial...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Archived Brews
Before globalisation, beer was inherently local. A 19th-century English stout, a 1920s Dutch lager, a 1930s Java Bier, and a post-WWII American Bock were all distinct expressions of their time and pla...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Folkestone breakfasts - with a surprise at the end.
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Folkestone breakfasts
I know you love to see my travel breakfasts. So here you go. I would write more about the trip, Sadly, a couple of factors make that tricky....
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November 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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A proper Scottish IPA recipe - 1904 Binnie 60/- IPA.
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Let's Brew Wednesday - 1904 Binnie 60/- IPA
True to style, Binnie also sometimes called this 60/- Bitter. What was this, then? I’m going for IPA. Just because it might annoy some style...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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A Scottish Bitter recipe - 1903 Binnie Bitter Beer.
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Let's Brew Wednesday - 1903 Binnie Bitter Beer
The weakest of Binnie’s Pale Ales looks remarkably like a modern English Ordinary Bitter.  Other than maybe being a little too pale. It’s ve...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Marathon.
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Marathon
I hope that's what I'm on. If it's a sprint, I'm fucked. Long view is what I'm all about. That doesn't stop with the present. Outside of my ...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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A strong Scotch Ale recipe - 1905 Binnie 100/- Ale.
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Let's Brew - 1905 Binnie 100/- Ale
What style would I call this? Shilling Ale, I guess. As it doesn’t really fit in with any modern style.  And, unlike 80/-, there isn’t a mod...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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It's election day in Holland. But who to vote for? There are so many fascist parties to choose from. It's hard to pick one.
October 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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It's 80/-, but not as we know it, Bob - 1903 Binnie 80/- Ale.
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Let's Brew Wednesday - 1903 Binnie 80/- Ale
We're back with Binnie again. As I try to process the results of my Glasgow archive run into recipes for my next book. This is recipe number...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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W.E. & J. Rigden beers in 1884/85.
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W.E. & J. Rigden beers in 1884/85
Not quite Beer & Rigden at this point, as they didn’t merge with George Beer until 1922. This beer was brewed in their Faversham brewery, wh...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Source material.
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Source material
Sometimes people ask me how many brewing records I have. Well, being honest, I usually offer the information unprompted. And my answer is: 1...
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October 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Tomson & Wotton hops in 1893.
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Tomson & Wotton hops in 1893
Time now for the other main ingredient: hops.  The first thing that strikes me is that all but one of the hops are English. Which, at this p...
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October 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM