July 30th, 2018   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Categories: Chefs' Blog

Put out the bunting, it’s International Beer Day on Sunday (5th August). Do you know that in 2011 an American journalist decided to abstain from solid food for Lent and drank nothing but beer and water for 46 days? He wanted to see if he could emulate German monks of the 16th century who supposedly […]

June 15th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s Beer Day Britain, a day to celebrate our national drink, forget tea! The 15th June has been chosen purposely because this was the date the Magna Carta was sealed in 1215. Article 35 of the Charter stated: ‘Let there be throughout our kingdom a single measure for win and a single measure for ale […]

August 12th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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The Great British Beer Festival is taking place this week, so we couldn’t let this pass without discussing pairing beer and food. It’s important to remember that beer is food. Real beer, and we are not talking about the mass produced fizzy bland big sellers here, is full of vitamins, minerals, proteins and antioxidants. In […]