JC's Beer Blog

I don't know how we came to know Ted Jones and his wife Janet. It is almost certain, I think, that the introductions were made by the la...

Atom Brewing Fig Harvest I think this may be the first American beer to feature in the intermittent history of this blog - and I have to adm...

Brouwerij De Ranke Complexité The bilingual heading here reflects both the origins of this beer and the slightly split personality of the br...

Gatley & Northenden This Stagger, which appeared in the December 1985 issue of Opening Times , would have taken place in September or Oc...

All About Wine (and other stuff) I've recently come into possession of various old books to do with pubs and booze. One of the most ente...

The Edgeley Escapade You lucky people, two 'From the Archives' posts in one week. This time we go back to March 1985 and a Stagger o...

Simpkiss Brewery and other matters Apologies for the temporary absence. When I last posted, we looked at a Stagger of Levenshulme & Long...