Tag Archives: food and drink

Banana Bread Beer

Posted on April 11th, 2007 by Martin Guppy

I was hoping to review this beer a while ago as it is another one of my favorite bottled beers but I actually managed to drink them before taking any pictures of the bottles. Brewed in the heart of England … Continue reading →

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McEwan’s Champion Ale

Posted on March 23rd, 2007 by Martin Guppy

Our local Morrisons supermarket sells bottled beer (mix and match £5 for four), so I decided to have a taste of the strongest ales they had in stock. At 7.3% alcohol by volume, McEwans Champion Ale was indeed the strongest … Continue reading →

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Free Monkey

Posted on February 20th, 2007 by Martin Guppy

While doing one of our regular shopping trips, we saw this box of tea containing a free monkey. PG tips started in Manchester back in 1869 and during the 1950s the first PG tips ‘chimpanzees’ advert appeared featuring the ‘Tipps … Continue reading →

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Banks’s Barley Gold

Posted on January 23rd, 2007 by Martin Guppy

Oh I love my ales and tonight I have a few of these… Because I come from the Heart of England, I love to sample the ales of the region. Growing up in places surrounded by Banks’s pubs and close … Continue reading →

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