Ale and Beer

CAMRA: Stringers Mutiny Stout crowned best bottled beer

A stout from Cumbria brewer Stringers has been crowned Champion Bottled Beer of Britain in the Campaign for Real Ale’s annual awards.

Source:CAMRA: Stringers Mutiny Stout crowned best bottled beer

Palmetto Brewing Company

Brewery
Date and time reviewed: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 19:43:31 EST

Overall Score: 76.7
Selection: 3.5 | Service: 4 | Atmosphere: 4 | Food: 2.0

Reviewer: Curmudgeon

South Carolina is the Palmetto State…so it is logical that someone would create a Palmetto Brewing Company.

Someone did. It is the oldest brewery in South Carolina, beginning in 1993 (after a trip to Washington State — my home state, I might add) when the brewers decided that South Carolina needed to join the craft beer “rebellion.”

South Carolina, for all those who are not history buffs, was the first state to secede from the Union in 1861…the place where the first shots of the Civil War were fired (Fort Sumter) and the first to ratify the Articles of Confederation in 1777.

And today….Palmetto Brewing….is not the first in beer quality.

Yes, they have some good beers but nothing to “write home to Mother about.”

Wife Persimmon and I, during our year-long odyssey across the good ol’ USofA, stopped to sample their wares and discovered a lovely porter that wasn’t the same old chocolate, coffee concoction that every other porter, everywhere, pretends to be. This beer had a slight sweet taste in the back that did not detract form its requisite small bitterness and dark color, scent and roastiness quality.

Easy to miss, the brewery sits about a mile and a half from the main area of downtown, historic shopping Charleston district. Make sure your GPS is fully charged…you could drive right by.

Look for the full parking lot on your right…the Palmetto signs are small.

But this place is not. A huge beer garden protected by plants and walls from the streets…a spacious inside tasting room complete with a few snacks enable you to while away a good weekend or weekday afternoon with a few of your favorite, soon-to-be-best-friends.

Southern charm at its finest.

Link to this Review at beermapping.com

Source:Palmetto Brewing Company

Supermarkets claim 'no evidence' of weekend pre-loading

A representative of Waitrose has said that the company sees “no evidence” of pre-loading at the House of Lords review of the Licensing Act 2003, which also saw a representative of Sainsbury’s give similar evidence.

Source:Supermarkets claim 'no evidence' of weekend pre-loading

'Staycations': Why British holidaymakers are choosing to stay in a pub

British holidaymakers are abandoning overseas travel in favour of ‘staycations’, which spells good news for pubs.

Source:'Staycations': Why British holidaymakers are choosing to stay in a pub

BII National Innovation in Training Award winners revealed

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has announced its winners of its relaunched National Innovation in Training Awards (NITAs).

Source:BII National Innovation in Training Award winners revealed

Stonegate Pub Company gives cash backing to Best Bar None

Responsible retailing in the on-trade has been given a £10,000 boost from the Stonegate Pub Company.

Source:Stonegate Pub Company gives cash backing to Best Bar None

Bar talk: How do you make the most of Christmas at the pub

The festive season will be here before you know it and licensees revealed their plans for this Christmas at the pub.

Source:Bar talk: How do you make the most of Christmas at the pub

Newby appointment process “short-sighted”: BEIS chair

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee chair Iain Wright has slammed the Government’s backing of the pubs code adjudicator (PCA), calling the decision not to reopen the appointment process “short-sighted”.

Source:Newby appointment process “short-sighted”: BEIS chair

Licensing Act investigators release questions for off-trade retailers

The Lords Committee has released the questions it will be asking supermarkets following JDW boss Tim Martin calling on the committee to grill the retail giants over VAT

Source:Licensing Act investigators release questions for off-trade retailers

Birmingham pub bombings: victims to be given Freedom of the City

Birmingham councillors have approved giving a posthumous Freedom of the City to the 21 victims of the city’s 1974 pub bombings.

Source:Birmingham pub bombings: victims to be given Freedom of the City