tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10948565533607575712024-02-07T17:00:07.449-08:00Make Mine a Halfcgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-85186131077229068472018-07-05T12:12:00.000-07:002018-07-05T12:40:43.403-07:00Life isnt Black or WhiteNow i dont blog much these day, generally only when i get worked up over something, as anyone who knows me knows my Grammar and Spelling Suck. But anyone that follows me on Facebook or twitter will also have seen that I've got worked up of late over BeaverGate. (and for the record i had the same reaction when everyone bailed on wicked weed festival, i just wasn't as invested)<br />
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Now its taking me along time to realise why i got so worked up until i read a post today saying<br />
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And suddenly it all fell into place. The World is not Black and White (Insert Babylon 5 reference Here : It was the First TV show i saw where the world in depth was shades of grey)<br />
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Theres no doubt in my mind Big Buisness on the whole is not a Force for good, Tesco's squeezes farmers, and undercuts local grocers, Amazon undercuts everyone and massively avoids paying taxes, Facebook spy's on us all. Big Beer squeezes out using unfair practices the smaller breweries, and drives toward bland beer. Not going to get any argument from me their.<br />
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But its not as simple as that , we all accept the how much the Convenience of Supermarkets of Amazon or the advantages that Facebook bring against their spying we choose what shade of grey we are happy with<br />
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Now Beer is no different. We need to choose what we are personally happy with. But some people don't want us to have that choice they want to make it Black or White. Last week Beavertown was White and Great today they are Black and Evil.<br />
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This first reared its head in UKCBF where i was told in clear terms that if beavertown sold a share to big business it was no longer craft and could not be discussed their. So first off we have long have arguments over what is craft but i refuse to accept that everything being equal something is craft if its funded with 40M of Dads money, or 40M of Private Equity , but not if its 40M of a different breweries money. But lets avoid that old argument. My problem is one day its good the next day its evil. Black or White<br />
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Once again i got frustrated, this time when Cloudwater pulled out of Beavertown Extravaganza.<br />
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Beavertown are running a invite only festival, they invited Cloudwater (amongst others) who accepted, thus allowing Beavertown to advertise that Cloudwater were attending. With out this permission they could not have advertised Cloudwater . So one day Cloudwater were happy Beavertown were white and ok, but the next day Beavertown were evil and they were forced to pull out of the festival. Black or White<br />
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Nothing about the festival had changed. Cloudwater just decided that Beavertown were no longer white so went back on their agreement, not just with Beavertown. But to all those people they allowed Beavertown to tell they were going.<br />
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They effectively want to remove the shades of grey, they us to decide that either Beavertown is good or Beavertown is bad. Their can be no middle ground. Black or White<br />
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So will Heineken investment be Good or Bad, If it results in Gamma Ray in bars that only carried mass lagers, that widens choice and i would see that as wholy good, if it results in Bars not gettign Beavertowns specials without selling Heineken Lager that would be wholey bad, Now life isnt link that , its not Black or White, its Shades of Grey so only Time will tell, and while i suspect it could be more bad than good, i would rather wait and see than jump to any snap conclusions. The World is not Black or White.<br />
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But the world is not Black or White i believe its possible to dislike someones position, while at the same time respecting that everyone has the right to make their own decisions. Be that Me shopping with Amazon cause its just convenient , or Beavertown deciding that Heineken offered them their best option for growth. Respecting that position doesn't mean you need to work with them going forward, but respecting those that you would probably have called your friends last week (white) isn't dropping them them this week as they made a different decision than you (black). The World is not Black or White. So i want to say thanks to all those Brewers who are still going to the Extraveganza, and im particularity grateful to Wylam and Northern Monk who have Said exactly why they don't think we should have to choose Black or White<br />
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<br />cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-4782566381637389722017-06-08T23:25:00.000-07:002017-06-09T00:06:12.760-07:00Industrial Sabatage or Just VandalismI hadn't planned on writing any more on this but late last night I discovered One Brewery has decided to respond to InBevs taking a minority share in Ratebeer with what I consider Industrial Sabotage.<br />
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This was posted on their Twitter feed<br />
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Linking to their Instagram feed<br />
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Leaving Ratebeer looking like this at the time I found it. (It has since been fixed)<br />
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Childish, maybe even funny if you do something like that to one of your mates, But remember this is one business doing it to another business. So as I see it, deliberately setting out to damage someone elses business, with clear intent that's Industrial Sabotage at worst and certainly a clear case of vandalism at best,<br />
and it would seem that in response to concerns over InBev Manipulating Ratebeer data, Noble Ale Works has decided to do exactly that and go a step further and actually alter the Data.<br />
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How they did this is clear, Brewers have always been allowed access to their own beer names, so that they can if they desire ensure the information is correct, and they decided to abuse this permission in an attempt to damage Ratebeer. I've heard one person comment that they gave them permission so there's nothing to answer. But I dispute that, It's the equivalent of a Brewery employee deliberately setting out to label all the beer with the same label, and I dont imagine that employee getting a pat on the back.<br />
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Quite frankly I'm furious about this, and if I owned Ratebeer i would be taking legal advice over this act. But it's not only the act itself that left me raging, but the praise the brewery is receiving for an act that if not criminal is clearly immoral. It would appear that where InBev is concerned no one else can do no wrong, and as I said in my original post when you act like this you are no better than InBev and in this case arguably worse.cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-58859427855072197802017-06-07T11:45:00.000-07:002017-06-08T07:28:44.165-07:00Why i Love RateBeer This is a blog i probably should have written a long time ago, but spurred on by #RateBevGate here it is.<br />
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Those of you that know me, probably think it's that addiction I have, you know the one, that has the clue in the name. Yeah that Ratting addiction, and don't get me wrong, that's part of it. It's the Reason I joined (before it became an addiction) but that not the BIG reason the big reason is the Community.<br />
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Ratebeer is more than just rating beers, there place information, interesting stats, and FORUMS. Its these forums that have built the best online community I have been part of.<br />
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So at the Risk of a bit of Dick waving, I'm just gonna list a whole load of cool things that ive experienced being part of that community.<br />
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I've made many
good friends on ratebeer, these are people i call friends not just acquaintances.<br />
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Through ratebeer this group of friends are here in Edinburgh as well as in England, US, Denmark.<br />
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I (and my Family) have stayed at several ratebeerians houses, and had
ratebeerians stay with me, I've held tasting with people traveling in
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I have given away beer, and had beer given to me. One Texan, left 30 bottles with
me (after attending a tasting) and refused to take any money despite my best efforts.<br />
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I've been driven (along with the whole family and another local Ratebeerian) from Orlando to Tampa and
all-round the brewpubs and then back to the hotel by a Raterbeerian, i'd never met. TWICE (well obviously the 2nd time i had met him)<br />
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All this based on the friendship we had built up via Ratebeer plus I've had
another Ratebeerian drive 2 hours each way to trade beer with me when my
side trip got cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.<br />
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I've met so many people at Festivals, and attended gatherings across Europe with other Ratebeerians, Being Shown the Highlights of Pilsen and Rome by locals who knew all the right places and people.<br />
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I've had brewers contact me asking how I got their beer, and being delighted that their beer had got as far as Edinburgh, Ive been introduced to brewers by other ratebeerians and had brewers share rare beer with me.<br />
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On a Trip to Three Floyds Dark Lord Day, I had over a dozen people seek me out in the crowd to share a special beer they had brought to share specially with me.<br />
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I've shared rooms in hotels with guys i've never met. Which oddly is a lot more fun than it sounds and not even a little sordid. <br />
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So in short, I've made friends, been places and tried so many beers I would never have had a chance to try if it wasn't for Rate Beer.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>There's no place else like it.</b></span><br />
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It's been a part of my Life for Over 10 Years and despite recent
developments i hope it can continue to bring me many more years of joy. cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-81870275439883386972017-06-07T04:54:00.000-07:002017-06-07T04:54:04.402-07:00RATEBEER and InBevRecently it was <a href="https://www.ratebeer.com/forums/ratebeer-investment-announcement_296260.htm">announced </a>that Zx Ventures some of shoot of InBev took a minority stake in Ratebeer, now i have to say that im not wholly comfortable with it, but ive never understood how Ratebeer stayed afloat, and have seen many threads in my times where someone complains that feature X is premium only. This where premium member ship rocks in at a Whole $13. So i can see why Joe decided to take some money when it appeared.<br />
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I had intended to just keep my thoughts to myself until i see how it all panned out once the dust had settled. But Yesterday Dog Fish Head <a href="https://www.dogfish.com/blog/message-sam-current-ratebeer-changes">called </a>for all their reviews to be deleted.<br />
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Now as far as i'm concerned DFH can get Fucked. It's not their data to be removed, removing this will just cause a flood of other requests and suddenly ratebeer is of no use to me.<br />
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In fact the more I think on this, the more i'm convinced that what DFH (and others who have come out and said the same) are doing is no better than what they are trying to fight against.<br />
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What they are doing is interfering in another's business and setting out to Destroy it. Because have no doubt if Ratebeer were to remove DFH, they're would be a flood of other brewers asking for the same thing, and Ratebeer would cease to be useful to those who use it.<br />
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As i said I've got serious concerns myself about this investment, but we all make compromises in our daily lives against what we believe in, be that using the likes of Google, Facebook or Amazon, Shopping in Walmart/Asda(with their control over what's <a href="https://www.wired.com/1996/11/wal-mart-sanitizes-art-soils-first-amendment/amp/">acceptable </a>in the music industry) or buying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_boycott">Nestle </a>product we all make our own personal choices. What DFH have set out to do, is remove MY choice to decide for myself if I am happy using Ratebeer now that InBev have a share. No one asked DFH years ago if they wanted to take part. Thats not how consumer reviews work. If it did im sure INBev would have wanted they're consistently low scoring product removed.<br />
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Now i am almost totally convinced that DFH have no legal leg to stand on and that Ratebeer choosing to remove brewers who ask would destroy the site/business. So don't see it ever happening, but by doing so Dog Fish Head have shown themselves to be no better than InBev.<br />
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I will continue to use Ratebeer as a site that has brought : YEARS of Joy, has brought me countless friends, some of who i count as close friends, has brought many beers to my attention, and has the best online community I've ever been part of. Of course I will keep an eye on what happens now and if i ever think that me or my ratings are being manipulated for InBevs gain, you can bet I will shout about it. But its my choice, Not InBevs and not DFH. Mine and Mine alone.cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-59623629614302910092016-07-07T11:47:00.000-07:002016-07-07T11:47:43.914-07:00Children in PubsOk im not gonna make appologies for the fact im quite militant on this issue, BUT in no problem with this nice blog from Tandleman<br /><br />http://tandlemanbeerblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/children-in-pubs.html<br /><br />But i thought id follow up just why i feel like i do.<br /><br />I suspect it all started when i first realised how different the UK was from the continent. When ever i asked if kids were allowed in a pub on the continent i always got a funny look that took me a while to realise was they just didnt know why i was asking compared to the UK where i often got turned away from 2-3 pubs before i found one i was allowed in my my Kids in the UK.<br /><br /><br />So i started to think on this issue more. The more i thought the more i came to think that in the UK its plain and simple AGE DISCRIMINATION.<br /><br />Now dont get me wrong, some of my favorite local pubs dont allow kids, and i understand some of their concerns (and some issues are totally out of the pubs control) but i still think their wrong.<br /><br /><br />Children like any group are not all the same, and grouping them together and making a blanket decision is judging by stereotype, and i think thats wrong.<br />Good well behaved kids should be just as welcome as good well behaved adults, and just because some kids misbehave doesnt mean that all kids should be banned just in the same way that pubs have to deal with drunk misbehaving adults yet dont seem to ban all adults.<br /><br />Yes its harder for pubs to deal with problem children, and i think thats the problem, some choose to ignore the issue and let it continue, some choose to bar all kids. But neither attitude helps. But if pubs took the same approach to Problem adults half would close and the other half would not be where most people i know want to go. So if parents threaten to go else where let them. If a drunk causing trouble said well im not coming back, would the pub care<br /><br /><br />Yes kids bring extra problems but they also bring extra business. Im the Profit heavy soft drink, maybe even extra on the crisps plus what ever the parents are also spending. <br /><br /><br />I think the reason Children ale welcome on the continent is that Children are expected to behave. We can only get there if venues expect and insist on that behavior, and well behaved kids should not be discriminated against because some venues cant be bothered to demand their patrons behave.<br /><br />I hear many arguments,and while i am not saying its on the same scale its got echos of part discrimination.<br /><br />My patrons dont like kids in the Pub. Just like we used to hear about no women in public bars, of the Infamous No blacks, or Irish signs of guest houses.<br /><br />Why dont we have some that are and some thats not (well apart from the trouble of finding which are and which arnt) this just strikes me of the racial segregation of US buses.<br />
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But my biggest problem, is not with the Pubs that choose not to have children(much as i dislike it and disagree) It with the Bloody Stupid licensing authorities that say, no Children because a pub doesnt have baby changing facilities etc. As i parent i have changed my childrens nappies in all sorts of weird place (and no thats not on a restaurant table). I learned to do this on my knee in a toilet cubicle the back seat of my car etc. So i dont need some random body deciding im not allowed in some where based on a facility i might not need, and can manage without. Esp as half thee time the same councils have been closing public toilets right left and center.<br />
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Its easy to discriminate against children as they have no real voice in society but that still doesnt make it right.<br />
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<br />cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-37763169890317802672016-06-28T01:40:00.001-07:002016-06-28T01:40:32.438-07:00Toddler Tantrums<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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As a parent I’ve seen a few, and the one thing i quickly learned is not to
give in to them, that just encourages more.<br />
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The Last few days I’ve seen what i considers toddler tantrum from Labour
MP's<br />
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Ever since Jeremy Corbyn won the leadership contest there’s been a steady
undercurrent deliberately undermining him, and all reports suggested that no one
could beat him in a 2nd leadership battle.<br />
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So knowing they cant win, what they have resorted to is a tantrum, doing as
much damage as they can knowing that neither Jeremy or the Labour party
can stop them.<br />
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Then when a 2nd leadership election is called, members are left with a stark
choice. Replace Corbyn and hope the tantrums stop, or Re-elect him and face
further damage by the Tantruming Toddlers, sorry MPs to the Part.<br />
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I personally home the members stick by their guns and Re-elect Corbyn cause nothing ever good has come from giving in to a tantrum.<br />
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<![endif]-->cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-82772058173111868882016-01-01T12:04:00.003-08:002016-01-01T12:04:55.990-08:00My Life in Beer : The Gospel according to RatebeerDue to some cool back stage works by the people at <a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/my-year-in-beer/36509/2015/">RateBeer</a> i now have access to some cool stats for every Year i have been using RateBeer. So i have trawled this information and compiled it into my Life in Beer.<br />
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I started Adding Beers to the Rate beer Database back in<span style="font-size: large;"> 2007 </span>so while the first year probably reflects 3-4 years worth of beers(the notes i took prior to Ratebeer), after that it more or less reflects my life in Beer<br />
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As can clearly be seen the longer ive been on rate beer the more beers i seem to manage to try every year. I suspect this is a bit of my continuing Ratebeer addiction and the increasing availability of new beer.<br />
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Here we can see the number of different breweries i have tried each year, this i think shows the increase in number of breweries available<br />
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This Graph shows the Number of newly opened breweries that i rated in each year, reflecting once again the growth in new breweries<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Where What I Rate Comes From</span></h2>
The below Graph shows where i mostly Drink beers from, showing all the countries that show up at least one in my top 5 countries of each year.<br />
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As can be seen the UK is a beer market as a whole despite Ratebeer separating out each of the UK regions. and the sheer number of English breweries ensures that they always eclipse Scottish breweries. Though the Graph does clearly show in Explosion in Scottish beer. With 2015s massive peak down to the creation of the Alpha Project beers from the Hanging Bat and the Expansion of Stewarts into there Craft Beer Kitchen range at the brewery tap. The Italian peak was due to a RateBeer gathering in Rome where i went wild. Though in the middle years 08-11 i did a fair bit of trading for US beers, its clear also from the graph(even after taking CBC into consideration) that the availability of US beer in the last few years has sky rocketed.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I Rate</span></h2>
We now look at the Styles of beers that i have rated over time, again the styles were chosen on the ground of each style having made it into the top five styles for at least 1 year<br />
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Several things jump out at me, the most obvious being the meteoric rise of IPA,s and the emergence of Saisons in 2012, alongside the rise of the American Pale Ale. What is less explainable if the persistence of Golden Ales while bitters and ESBs die off.<br />
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Who Was Best</h2>
This Table shows the Best brewery of each where i had tried at least 5 new beers from that brewery that Year.<br />
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Harveys(3.7)</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">De Struise(4.24)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">2008</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Marble(3.72)</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">New Glarus(3.98)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Marble(3.8)</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Mikkeller(3.82)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Thornbridge(3.85)</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Narke(3.83)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Magic Rock(3.98)</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Firestone Walker(3.84)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Hawkshead(4.03)</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">CigarCity(3.98)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Moor(3.82)</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">De Struise (3.86)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Hawkshead(3.95)</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Cycle Brewing (3.78)</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Hawkshead/Buxton/Loch Lomond(3.78)</td>
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Interesting to Note that Colin Stronge and Dominic Driscol both were at Marble with Dom making the move to Thornbridge in 2010 and Colin reappearing in the chart with Buxton in 2015<br />
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What Was Best</h2>
This is where it gets messy as we often have a top equal each year. So Listed below are the Top UK and International beers for each year based on my Ratebeer Score. With multiples listed if they scored the same<br />
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Old Chimneys Good King Henry </td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Mikkeller X Raspberry Brown 2007</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Bass No 1 / King’s Ale</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">New Glarus Raspberry Tart</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Swannay Orkney Porter</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Kuhnhenn Fifth Dementia Very Old Ale<br />
De Molen Mout & Mocca (-2011)<br />
Mikkeller X Imperial Stout Calvados Barrel Aged </td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Deeside Talorcan<br />
Swannay Old Norway<br />
Thornbridge Bolvig Saint Petersburg Deluxe Edition <br />
BrewDog Abstrakt AB:04</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis 666</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">BrewDog / Nøgne Ø / Mikkeller Black Tokyo* Horizon</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon Third Edition<br />
Samuel Adams Utopias</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Wild Beer Wildebeest</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Fanø Chocolate Lava</td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="color: black;">Wild Beer / Burning Sky / Good George Shnoodlepip</span></td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Segoe UI;">Struise Black Damnation I - Black Berry Albert</span></td>
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<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Siren / Evil Twin Bourbon Barrel Even More Jesus VIII Coffee<br />
Redwillow Thoughtless<br />
Swannay Barrel Aged Orkney Porter (Isle of Arran)</td>
<td align="LEFT" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">Arizona Wilderness American Presidential Stout<br />
Lervig Once You Go Black<br />
New Glarus Strawberry Rhubarb</td>
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2012 was an odd Year as my top 2 drinks were not Beer.<br />
But and Ice Cider La Face Cachée de la Pomme Neige Récolte D’Hiver and a Mead B.Nektar Cherry Chipotle.<br />
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But what is most interesting to me is the Lack of what is arguably my Favourite Beer, the Old Chimney Good King Henry Reserve. Knocked out of the Top spot by My First Experience of the Kulminator in Antwerp and the 1981. Now ive had the kings ale a few times since and never enjjoyed as much(though generally very good) but on that first encounter in that place it was clearly the beer of the Year. So sadly the GKHR loses out.<br />
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Whats very interesting is that Before i researched this and for the last few years if pushed to pick my favorite breweries it wouldnt and couldnt be a short list but the first two id mention would always be Hawkshead and Highland (now Swannay) So its interesting to see them both appear Prominently in the lists but in totally different ways. Hawkshead dominating my Best Breweries List and Swanney appearing most in my best beers list. Yet neither appears on the other list.<br />
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Its nice to know my gut feeling backed up with hard figures all be it with a twist.<br />
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<br />cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-50118946380860435262015-12-31T04:35:00.000-08:002015-12-31T09:42:27.655-08:00My 2015 in BeerIn <span style="font-size: large;">2015 </span>i tried <span style="font-size: x-large;">3537</span> new beers from <span style="font-size: x-large;">1034</span> different breweries.<br />
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My Average beer score for <span style="font-size: large;">2015</span> (on the RateBeer scale) was <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.4</span> <br />
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My<span style="font-size: large;"> 5</span> most tried styles of <span style="font-size: large;">2015</span> were<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">340</span> India Pale Ales<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">268<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>Golden/Blond Ales<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">239</span> Imperial Stouts<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">236</span> American Pale Ales<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">167<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>Saisons<br />
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My <span style="font-size: large;">5 </span>most tried countries of <span style="font-size: large;">2015</span> were<br />
England <span style="font-size: x-large;">1431</span> Beers<br />
Scotland <span style="font-size: x-large;">659</span> Beer<br />
United States <span style="font-size: x-large;">485</span> Beers<br />
Denmark <span style="font-size: x-large;">167</span> Beers<br />
Netherlands <span style="font-size: x-large;">140</span> Beers<br />
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My <span style="font-size: large;">5</span> most tried Breweries of <span style="font-size: large;">2015</span> were<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Stewart Brewing</span> with <span style="font-size: x-large;">127</span> beers<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Brewdog</span> with <span style="font-size: x-large;">61</span> beers<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Mikkeller</span> with <span style="font-size: x-large;">61</span> Beers<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Alpha Project</span> with <span style="font-size: x-large;">60</span> Beers<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The Kernel with</span> <span style="font-size: x-large;">50 </span>Beers<br />
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My Top <span style="font-size: large;">5</span> Styles of <span style="font-size: large;">2015 </span>were<br />
Imperial Stout with an average score of<span style="font-size: x-large;"> 3.86</span><br />
Imperial Porter with an average score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.84</span><br />
Sweet Stout with an average score of<span style="font-size: x-large;"> 3.77</span><br />
Black IPA with an average score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.6</span><br />
Stout with an average score of<span style="font-size: x-large;"> 3.59</span><br />
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My top <span style="font-size: large;">10</span> Breweries of <span style="font-size: large;">2015</span> were (min of 5 new beers)<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Alesmith</span> tried <span style="font-size: large;">5</span> with an average score of<span style="font-size: x-large;"> 3.86</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Avery</span> tried <span style="font-size: large;">5</span> with an average score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.86</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Põhjala</span> tried <span style="font-size: large;">5</span> with an average score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.84</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Prairie</span> tried <span style="font-size: large;">15 </span>with an average score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.8</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Jackie O's</span> tried <span style="font-size: large;">7 </span>with an average score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.86</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Buxton</span> tried <span style="font-size: large;">17 </span>with an average score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.78</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Hawkshead</span> tried <span style="font-size: large;">15 </span>with an average score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.78</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Loch Lomond</span> tried <span style="font-size: large;">5 </span>with an average score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.78</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Magic Rock</span> tried <span style="font-size: large;">20 </span>with an average score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.76</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Cellarmaker </span>tried <span style="font-size: large;">7 </span>with an average score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">3.57</span><br />
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My Top <span style="font-size: large;">10</span>(well 11 as score changed at 11) beers of <span style="font-size: large;">2015 </span>were<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Cellarmaker</span> Imperial Coffee and Cigarettes with a score of <span style="font-size: x-large;"> 4.6</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Magic Rock</span> Bearded Lady Dessert Edition with a score of <span style="font-size: x-large;"> 4.6</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Pipeworks </span>Coffee Break Abduction Imperial Stout with a score of <span style="font-size: x-large;"> 4.4</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Nøgne Ø</span> Quadrupel (Red Wine Barrel Edition) with a score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">4.4</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Magic Rock</span> Bourbon Barrel Bearded Lady with a score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">4.4</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Beavertown / Prairie Ales </span> Barrel Aged 'Spresso with a score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">4.4</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Fyne Ales / De Molen</span> Mills and Hills with a score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">4.4</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Struise CapSou</span>l De Struise Brouwers with a score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">4.4</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Perennial </span>Barrel Aged Abraxas with a score of <span style="font-size: x-large;"> 4.4</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Founders </span>Backstage Series #11: Big Lushious with a score of <span style="font-size: x-large;"> 4.4</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Loch Lomond</span> Jaffa the Hutt with a score of <span style="font-size: x-large;">4.4 </span><br />
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But a special mention goes to both<br />
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Both of which Scored <span style="font-size: x-large;">4.3</span> as unlike the whole top 11 these were not <span style="font-size: x-large;">BIG</span> beers.<br />
<br />cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-26429785283627993412015-06-15T12:01:00.002-07:002015-06-15T12:01:54.602-07:00Fun Fyne on CairndowI know i dont blog that much and as i told <a href="http://walkingandcrawling.blogspot.co.uk/">Adam</a> at the start of the festival, i know im no great writer, and i tend to only try to put words down (with all the letters,though not necessarily in the right order, and come to think of it not even all the right ones) when i get inspired. And guess what. Thats what Fyne Fest did.<br />
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What is FyneFest? </div>
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Is it a Beer festival? Is it a Music festival? Is it a Family Holiday?</div>
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I guess we will never really know</div>
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But for me its of all that and more.<br />
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Most importantly FyneFest is an opportunity to relex, and enjoy the slow pace of life in good company. Its not a beer festival to dash round and try and get all the lovely new beers, its not a family holiday to be crammed with as many exciting things as i can make fit, Its one of only 2 times in the year that i truly stop and relax.<br />
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The festival is nestled between two hills giving a stunning 360 degree view of some of the most wonderful scenery that scotland has to offer. The site of the festival is amazingly well laid out (well apart front the single entrance/exit
that doesnt half get muddy) with camping not to far from the car and
even closer to the bar, with a decent range of food and non beer stalls and plenty of space for camping. <br />
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Friends from near and Far gathered as our tent village grew to over 15 tents, some containing people i know well, other not so well,yet more ive only met at previous FyneFest, and more still being friends of the previous, but all there with the same aim, to relax and enjoy the event what ever the weather.<br />
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Welcome to the Village</div>
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This is my 3rd FyneFest and each year the beer list gets better and better. Despite neither of the previous two years catering to my love of trying new beers, the beer list contained many gems and keep me very happy. This year prior to the event on seeing the beer list i couldnt help but drool at the number of new beers and few other favorites. But what surprised me most was that unlike most beer festivals i didnt dash round trying to complete the set but found myself casually picking them off one at a time, inter-spaced mostly with the delightful Mills and Hills, the number of these climbing beyond my capacity to count.<br />
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I dont know any one thats been to FyneFest that doesnt want to come back again and again, some of those who have been coming for years have build up traditions, and i enjoyed hearing from some people i was chatting to on the Friday evening about their tradition and how they stop off at the same pub on route up from Cumbria for a pint of Tennants Lager, and how on Saturday morning they had to head off to Inveraray for a Pie before returning for the 2nd day.<br />
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The Three Musketeers </div>
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But on asking one the Saturday how the pie was, i discovered Disaster had struck, and the shop had changed hands and no longer did pies. Wandering around they found a pub, had a pint and on way out passed a butcher as disaster was averted, of course now tradition demands a visit that same pub next year. <br />
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So heres to tradition, </div>
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and long may FyneFest continue to be traditional part to my year </div>
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<br />cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-21846268795830444382015-02-01T05:14:00.001-08:002015-02-01T05:14:28.264-08:00USA vs the Rest of the World Part 2This time i took 4 Beers and ONE HUNDRED random users, ignoring any with less than 10 or that country wasnt clear.<br />
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Beer 1 <a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/three-floyds-dark-lord-russian-imperial-stout/15917/" title="View more info on Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout">Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout</a> USA average 4.25 ROW average 4.28<br />
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Beer 2 <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="brewers"></a><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/westvleteren-12-xii/4934/" title="View more info on Westvleteren 12 (XII)">Westvleteren 12 (XII)</a> USA average 4.44 ROW average 4.41<br />
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Beer 3 <span class="beerfoot"><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/samuel-smiths-oatmeal-stout/87/">Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout</a> USA average 4.0 ROW average 3.79 </span><br />
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<span class="beerfoot">Beer 4 </span><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/sierra-nevada-pale-ale-bottle-can/365/" title="View more info on Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Bottle/Can)">Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Bottle/Can)</a> <span class="beerfoot">USA average 3.73 ROW average 3.53</span><br />
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<span class="beerfoot">Interestingly the Highest Regarded beers showed no real difference but the other 2 beers showed about a 0.2 difference in favour of US rating</span><br />
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<span class="beerfoot">In everycase there were more US raters: 66, 59, 79, 68 repectivly</span><br />
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<span class="beerfoot">Now again while it hints that there maybe a small difference i dont think this proves anything. But it does make me want Database access that would allow a much more in depth look </span>cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-82362191857868560752015-01-30T09:26:00.001-08:002015-01-30T09:26:09.221-08:00USA vs the Rest of the World Part 1The RateBeer best awards http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/? have always made me think.<br />
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All awards hove there Pro and Cons and im a big fan of RateBeer but the Dominance of US beer and breweries in the RateBeers best and top 50. Along side this some surprising UK entries that seem to have a much higher placing than me or the beer people i know would expect but on closer examination have a large distribution in the US. All this has regularly made me think that maybe US members rate beers higher then Non US members.<br />
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Now without Access to the Database where im sure some large scale analysis could be done, im going to try looking at several beers that will hopefully have a reasonable number of ratings from both US and Non US members.<br />
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So for Part 1, I have taken<br />
<a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/three-floyds-dark-lord-russian-imperial-stout/15917/">Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout</a> vs <a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/westvleteren-12-xii/4934/">Westvleteren 12 (XII)</a><br />
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I looked at distribution of the Top 20 and Bottom 20 raters of each beer. (excluding as is ratebeers way any with less than 10 rates)<br />
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Darklord all 20 top raters were from the US but only 10 of the Bottom Raters were<br />
Where as for <br />
Westvletern 13 of the top raters were from NON US countries but 11 of the bottom were also NON US raters<br />
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Now Its a small sample of only 2 beers so id be fairly certain its
statistically insignificant, but i hope to look at other beers in this
way and others and see if a pattern emerges<br />
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<br />cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-13506091796794349912015-01-30T06:45:00.001-08:002015-01-30T06:45:55.655-08:00Sunshine on CorstorphineWay back 4 Years ago i got solar panels installed by EcoSunPower, which you can read more about <a href="http://make-mine-a-half.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/let-there-be-light.html">here</a> and i talked about the FITS scheme <a href="http://make-mine-a-half.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/sunshine-on-leith.html">here</a> and though the payments have dropped so has the cost of installing solar panels , making it still a worthwhile investment in my eyes.<br />
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But today im going to look back at my first FOUR years<br />
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What we see here is a month by month reading of what solar units i received vs the sight i used to decide on the viability of installing the panels. As can clearly be seen my use of the site consistently underestimated how much solar units i would produce. Only one in the 4 years did i produce less than the prediction.<br />
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From this days we can see the odd numbered years do better . Fingers crossed for this year then :-) That the sunniest month was July this year and the least sunniest was December 2011 and that February is 50 to 100% percent more sunny than January so things are looking up as we head into February.<br />
cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-7407137382728671792014-12-15T22:20:00.000-08:002014-12-15T22:20:06.141-08:00Going in BlindThe Bow Bar in Edinburgh had a Blind Dark Beer Festival where they had 26 different Stouts on across several weeks across their Cask and Keg line. You tried a beer and gave a mark out of 10 for that beer and submitted it to be averaged with all other score.<br />
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The results are seen below.<br />
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But what interested me was how i scored blind (using Ratebeers system) against my existing RateBeer Score.<br />
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So in Winning Order I tried<br />
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22 - Pilot Mochaccino: 4.3 against existing 4.2<br />
17 - Cromarty Brewed Awakening 3.9 against existing 3.8<br />
24 - Fyne Sublime 3.9 against existing 4.0<br />
5 - Loch Lomond Silke 3.6 against existing 4.0<br />
8 - Brewdog Brixton Porter 3.1 against existing 3.5<br />
4 - Orkney Dark Island 2.6 against existing 3.8<br />
10 - William Bros Midnight Sun 4.1 against existing 4.2<br />
2 - Guinness 3.0 against existing 2.7<br />
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Im please to see that with the exception of Dark Island no score was Way off and that half of them were within 0.1 of original Score.<br />
More interestingly the one score that was way off was a Keg version against a beer i would normally have in Cask.<br />
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I was also interested to see that despite my worry that my general feelings towards Brewdog in this one case at least hasnt effected how i score their beer, and in fact i scored it lower blind that my existing score.<br />
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and who would have thought Guinness is better than i thought.<br />
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<br />cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-30838217000176399292014-12-15T07:39:00.001-08:002014-12-15T07:39:39.289-08:00Golden (half) Pints 2014In a break with the Traditional Golden Pints, Im going to run down my Top 15 beers of the Year and then look at what i says about me.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Hawkshead Imperial Stout (Oak Aged) </span></b><br />
Well this one just sneaked into the list as it was the tail end of 2013(but after any 2103 writings so would be unfair to exclude) Hawkshead would certainly make my top 5 UK breweries mostly for the consistent quality and depth of there core range. But this one falls firmly into my Oh i love it category. Its Big (8.3%) Black, and on Cask. What more could a boy want.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">DuClaw Divine Retribution No. 2</span></b><br />
A bottle i sadly have no recollection of, and this is the main reason i started using ratebeer, to keep track of what i thought of beer (and again the main reason i do not rate to style as im interested in what I like best) but again from my notes i can see why i liked this, it was a fruity big stout.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Arizona Wilderness American Presidential Stout</span></b><br />
Unlike the DeClaw this one has left a clear impression. It was the best of the Copenhagen beer Celebration, and again a Big Black beer. The biggest disappointment of the festival was by the time i tried to get more they had nothing left.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Prairie Artisan Ales Bomb!</span></b><br />
Another one from CBC and another Big Black stout, we very quickly see an unexpected pattern forming. This was one of a set with a special Chocolate edition available at the festival, and though the chocolate one was nice it was a clear winner for the Core beer, This is the First of the Beers i was lucky enough to revisit and it just seemed even better when i had it in bottle a few months later<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Lervig Once You Go Black</span></b><br />
Another CBC and the biggest surprise of the festival. While ive had several good beers from Lervig i just never expected to be as blown away as i was by this one, This was my 2nd choice of CBC and it was just a hairsbreadth away from the Presidential, and no surprises for spotting yet another big black beer.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Magic Rock Bearded Lady Pedro Ximénez BA</b></span><br />
and Finally another CBC beer this time returning home to the UK with Magic rocks Bearded Lady. Now ive always been partial to a Bearded lady of two, and im a big fan of Pedro Ximenez so it was of no surprise that i liked this one as much as i did, it being my 3rd pick of CBC<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Brøggeren Birkestout</span></b><br />
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And it turned out i couldn't escape Copenhagen without picking up another top beer. Bringing the total for 1 weekend to a third of my top 15. This was a random find in one of CPHs many bars (Fermentoren) and a beer that was so good, that we returned to have another before heading for our plane and as such came within a hairs breadth of missing my plane. The only time i've nearly missed a flight. But it was well worth it.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Buxton Double Axe </span></b><br />
And at last a beer that isnt Black, however it is Big and its probably my favourite Double IPA ever. I had this first on Keg, and it was great but not stunning, but as well as making a great IPA it showed signs of actually aging into a great barley wine so when i went to buy some bottle i made sure to pick up a few extras for deliberate aging. But then a spanner in the works, The beer was even better in bottle that it had been on keg. With the side effect that i drunk most of them, leaving me less aging than intended.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Siren / De Molen Empress Stout </span></b><br />
Back to big and Black and my favourite of the Rainbow series, well not at first, again we have an improvment on revisit. At first i had on keg along side all the other rainbow series, but at IMBC it was available on Cask and for me and my personal preferences it was substantially lifted(it also didnt hurt that it was the best value beer of the year being only £3 a pint)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Siren / Evil Twin Bourbon Barrel Even More Jesus Coffee</span></b><br />
Even More Jesus always scores well from me, but this was my favorite so far, i do like coffee in my beer, but am often not a fan of bourbon aging, but Ryan really seems to have a knack for these things and this beer just hit all the right amounts of everything for me.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">De Molen Fruit IPA Mango Habanero </span></b><br />
And onto the another non Stout , this was an interesting one as it was a blend of two beers available at the De Molen Festival available both individually and as the blend and this one was a clear example of the sum being greater than its constituent part, both were decent enough. But the Spice was tempered by the sweetness of the mango in the blend making this the beer of the festival for me.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">New Glarus Strawberry Rhubarb</span></b><br />
Were heading towards closing down one of my tastings, whe from a bag this is pulled out. Instantly everyone sits up as the Raspberry tary and Cherry Red from New Glarus are cracking beers, this one didnt sound quite as interesting to me, but boy was a wrong. Its a real shame i had to share this with others, but as it wasnt my bottle in the first place im just glad i got to try it.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Buxton Berry Sake Bastard</span></b><br />
Buxon have really been producing a lot of new beers this year and so many of them are shining, and this is one of the brightest, i wasnt a massive fan of the original version of this but the barrell aged version , the big fruit and a light funky back bone just tingled my tastebuds in all the right places<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Magic Rock Dark Arts Barrel Aged With Raspberries </span></b><br />
and so we return to the darks all be it the not quite so big darks, with a Barrel and raspberry aged Dark arts, Ive always been partial to raspberries so im always interested to find a good beer thats been raspberried up and this one hit the mark, its got all the characteristics of the original, but with a massive raspberry hit. Whats not to like.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Highland Barrel Aged Orkney Porter (Isle of Arran)</span></b><br />
and here we finish off with the last of my top 15, and it nicely bookends the list as when asked for my Favourite UK brewery the first two names out of my mouth are usually Highland and Hawkshead. So its fitting that i start and finish the list with these breweries. Again when asked, i will happily tell anyone who asked that i think the Best Scottish beer in regular production is the standard Orkney Porter, great in Bottle but Even better in cask. So it was with some delight (given how rarely we see the base beer in cask) that i was able to try this in cask which lived up to everything i could have hoped for.<br />
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So theres my Top 15 for the year, looking as formats we see<br />
<b>7 Keg</b><br />
<b>2 Bottle</b><br />
<b>1 Cask</b><br />
<b>2 Bottle and Cask</b><br />
<b>2 Bottle and Keg</b><br />
<b>1 Cask and Keg</b><br />
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From the scoring of those in multiple formats,(and its no surprise) I clearly prefer Cask > Bottle >Keg<br />
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Looking at Locations we have<br />
<b>3 CBC</b><br />
<b>1 CBC and Home</b><br />
<b>1 CBC and De Molen</b><br />
<b>3 Home</b><br />
<b>2 Hanging Bat</b><br />
<b>2 Hanging Bat and Home</b><br />
<b>1 Hanging Bat and IMBC</b><br />
<b>1 Fermentorem</b><br />
<b>1 De Molen</b><br />
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From which i can only conclude that it takes the Hanging bat a whole year to replicate CBC (they really should try harder) and that even through hard work and dedication i still get much more good beer out and about than in bottle at home.<br />
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and Finally looking at Styles<br />
<b>11 are Stouts in one format or another</b><br />
<b>2 are Double Ipas</b><br />
<b>2 are Fruit beers</b><br />
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There really no surprise there anyone that knows me knows that i always have been a stout fan, and i dont see that changing any time soon, but when the right beer comes along i can be tempted from the Dark Side.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and now onto the Standard list</b></span><br />
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1. Best UK Cask Beer – From Above that would have to be The Siren Empress but the Highland BA Porter was just behind.</div>
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2. Best UK Keg Beer – again taken from above Buxton Berry Saki B*astard.</div>
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3. Best UK Bottled beer – in whats fast becoming a repeat of the above, the Buxton Double Axe.</div>
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- Best UK Canned Beer – a tricky one aa none jump to mind but it would almost certainly be something by Beaver Town</div>
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4. Best Overseas Draught – Arizona Wilderness Presidential Stout</div>
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5. Best Overseas Bottled beer – New Glarus Strawberry Rhubarb</div>
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- or Canned Beer – Bud Chelada Picante</div>
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6. Best collaboration brew – again have to the Empress but outside of that the Even More Jesus Coffee making it a Collab Double for Siren</div>
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7. Best Overall Beer – Take your pick from the Above. Its far to close to call, but the Cask Lover in me Screams the Empress again.</div>
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8. Best Branding, Pumpclip or Label – Interestingly Most of my favourite beers have been from the Bat, or Festivals where there is very little Branding.</div>
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9. Best UK Brewery – See above where I say Hawkshead, Highland but lets add Siren and MagicRock to the Mix.</div>
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10. Best Overseas Brewery – Im going to stick with De Molen, i like there beers, there festival and Meno so its a triple win for them</div>
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11. Best New Brewery Opening 2014 – </div>
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12. Pub/Bar of the Year – If i dont say the Bat i may be Barred, so The Hanging Bat</div>
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13. Best New Pub/Bar Opening 2014 – Im going to go all Mystic Meg on you and say SpitFire</div>
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14. Best beer and food pairing – Nothing beats those deep fried Pickles and any beer in Small Bar Bristol</div>
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15. Beer Festival of the Year – Im going to go against my beer Grain here and say Borefts at De Molen, a festival is about way more than just its beer, and De Molen seem to get everything right.</div>
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16. Supermarket of the Year – Waitrose as it’s the only one I buy beer from. ( I cut an pasted the Hanging bat one and edited it but im leaving this alone)</div>
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17. Independent Retailer of the Year – I’ve bought more beer from Beer Hive than anyone else this year.(and this one)</div>
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18. Online Retailer of the Year – Eeberia, is the only one ive used and twice Buxton had enough beers i wanted to justify an order.</div>
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19. Best Beer Book or Magazine – Dont read any</div>
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20. Best Beer Blog or Website – Given i only regularly read TheBeerCast so its well placed for 2nd place</div>
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21. Best Beer App – Twitter</div>
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22. Simon Johnson Award for Best Beer Twitterer – @whatjoewrote he probably makes me smile in the most simon like manner.</div>
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23. Best Brewery Website/Social media – Siren, no one quite insults me the way Ryan does. (though many seem to try)</div>
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<br />cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-40855845317634580942014-10-28T02:57:00.002-07:002014-10-28T23:40:22.505-07:00Rate the RaterOff the back of another interesting post from <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/BoakandBailey" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #8899a6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #ccd6dd;">@</span>BoakandBailey</a> <a href="http://boakandbailey.com/2014/10/rate/">here</a><br />
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I got thinking, just what do brewers think of my Rates.<br />
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I know many are flawed, I know many are done from small samples. I also know that I go back to beers I love time and time again and rerate. But most of all i know I really enjoy my beer life.<br />
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Every new beer is an adventure, a mystery waiting to be unfurled. Now there are a few brewers that hold no mystery any more. I can pretty much predict what its going to be like and on the whole I avoid them, unless they are placed in front of me. But even some brewers that I've long found very middle of the road can come out an produce a beer that certainly make my top beer of the month, if not year.<br />
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So here the chance for brewers to rate my reviews.<br />
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I suspect some of my friends may be tempted to send comments in and that cool. But I am seriously interested in what brewers actually think of MY reviews. So anyone can comment, but please state if your a brewer. So i can see if there are any difference in opinions there.<br />
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To keep it all nice and anonymous goto <a href="https://www.guerrillamail.com/compose">https://www.guerrillamail.com/compose</a> choose a unique non persistant email address and email your comments to cgarviereg@yahoo.co.uk<br />
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I will follow up with a post if i get enough feed back. So if you dont want quoted (not that i will know who you are) but if youd still rather not be quoted just say so in the email.<br />
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Note Gorilla mail needs no setup. It creates instantly a temporary account(lasts 2hours)<br />
Or leave anonymous commentscgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-24629993743492075712014-08-18T09:35:00.000-07:002014-08-18T09:35:33.459-07:00Beer after Independence A comment was made in passing on my facebook profile suggesting that Independence could have a vastly negative impact on the Future of the Scottish Beer market. So it got me thinking, and raised many questions that I'm hoping more enlightened people than me might have an answer/opinion on.<br />
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How do cross border sales work. As i understand it Alcohol Duty is payable in the destination country. So this leads to several sub questions. <br />
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<li>Would Independence make all cross border sales more likely to have to go through a wholesaler (as paperwork for direct selling to a pub too much hassle) Leading to less choice in Scottish pubs?</li>
<li>Would it be easier for Brewers (especially the better ones) to sell mostly to England thus avoiding having to pay duty up front.</li>
<li>Would Wholesales want to deal with the extra hassle of Cross-border shipments.</li>
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<a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/50931/0121572.pdf">This Document was referenced</a> (from 2011) which suggested that the current Scottish Government would like to raise Beer duty in line with Whisky. This would create imbalance between Scotland and England Duty rates. If i have calculated correctly raising duty to Spirit levels, would see Duty on a 4.1% pint from 43p to 58p (or a bit over £10 per cask) , given the questions above,</div>
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<li>Would an increase in Scottish Duty make Scottish Brewers more likely to sell to England. </li>
<li>Would any increase in Duty lead to Brewery Closures.</li>
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Now it may be that I've totally misunderstood how the market works, so welcome all comments on the issue, or even further question.<br />
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Id especially be interested in Brewers who think Independence will make life harder or easier.<br />
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Personally, if i have understood it right we could well see the loss of direct to pubs sales, but dont think we will see more Scottish Brewers selling exclusively or even mostly to England unless the Tax rate (which given the date of article i dont put much credence in) becomes vastly different.</div>
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cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-72603841371710894682014-05-29T09:33:00.000-07:002014-08-20T01:23:47.335-07:00My Independence fears<div class="MsoNormal">
First off, I’m not going to make any bones
about it. I’m for the Union, I was born in UK, all be it in the Scottish part.
I’ve lived in the UK all my life, I grew up immersed in UK culture: watching
British TV, listening to British music, but with all the access I needed to
Scottish culture. In the past, could Scotland have been better represented
across all media? – absolutely - but my kids are growing up in different
cultural environment. All told I’m British and happy with that.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white;">Looking back,
every time (or at least all that I can remember) in every UK general election I
got the MP I voted for, so it could be argued that I’ve been more than fairly
represented in the Government. Yes, I haven’t always had the Government I hoped
for, (nor, indeed, have some of those I’ve voted for lived up to my hopes and
ideals) but Scottish Government hasn’t always been the one i wanted either(nor
lived up to my hopes and ideals). </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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So I’m not in favour of Independence, but you
know what, I could live with it, if it was the overwhelming view of the
Scottish population. However I don’t believe there is that view and here’s my
fear. In September we go to the polls, and if we vote for Independence it’s
pretty much a one way ticket, there no second vote in five years (like a
general election). I believe this is a crucial decision, and one we should be
absolutely sure of. If even 1 vote more than 50% of those voting vote yes, we’re
going independent. We could end up with a situation where the majority of the
population don’t want independence but the pro yes vote is better mobilised and
gain that 50%+1 vote required. My worry is the real danger that, just for
polling day, enough people may be persuaded to vote yes, even though they are
not fully convinced. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The polls have always shown that there is no
real appetite for independence in Scotland. The BBC recently carried an article
(<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-27585557">here</a>) Showing the opinion polls of recent months where those in favour of
Independence has sat at about 35% More interesting are the Historical polls
(<a href="http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/scottish-independence">here </a>and <a href="http://whatscotlandthinks.org/questions/how-should-scotland-be-governed-five-options-5#line">here</a>) that clearly show that on the whole support for Independence has rarely
ever risen above 50% There is just no overwhelming appetite for Independence in
Scotland. If that ever changes, that there is consistent overall support for
independence, then even if it’s not my choice I’m happy to accept it. But we
should not be making an irreversible choice unless were absolutely sure it’s
the right choice. <o:p></o:p></div>
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To me this split is like a divorce and I don’t
believe any sane person decides to get a divorce if they’re only half sure it’s
the right thing to do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If your
one of the 30-40% that have always been for independence go out and vote for
it, but for any of you not sure, I urge you to think about this carefully. We
don’t get to back away from it if it doesn’t turn out the way we wanted or
expected but If appetite grows for independence then the chance will come again
to vote yes.<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-82152236557100141952014-05-15T13:16:00.000-07:002014-05-15T13:17:06.976-07:00Doctor Who Legacy : Expert Level High DefenceHeres the third walk through ive done for the Expert levels, and this one once again uses a non maxed team and ive done it a couple of straight times through with no trouble so with luck this should get you through this one with the minimum of Fuss.<br />
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As seems to be common with the expert level they are not that difficult if you can survive until your teams powers kick in, and the Secret is finding the team that will allow you to do this.<br />
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So heres my team and the first wave.<br />
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You will notice its got a couple of Bombers to get past those high defense baddies, the Blue Silence for its awesome stunning ability, and in a break from my normal choice of Character, the Brother and sister combo of colour changers to pink(so unusual was it that i had to play them both up to level 31 to get the power kicking in 1 round earlier). As you will see we need a lot of healing to last until the silence is ready. I have also chosen the 10th Doctor for the extra healing if needed.<br />
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The main 2 perks is set increase HP +5% on both and to select resist lock on both. <br />
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The first few rounds just get as many combos as possible. Ignore the locked gems unless you can easily unlock one or two, But make sure to get 1 combo or your powers dont count down. Do this until the first attack, if you have enough Pinks to get 2 combos plus at least 1 other colour that should be enough to fully heal. But if not choose to convert green or yellow as gives the best selection of pinks. Remember you only need a half heal this time , where as next turn they are going to both attack, meaning you will need a bigger heal. So the best choice may not be the one that give you the most pinks but gives you enough to get a decent heal. As soon as your BOMBERS are ready, target the RIGHT Pterodactyl, Leave the left alone we will kill that with normal slow attrition. The round after the bomber is set, the Silent will be ready so use him, and it should be plain sailing from here. Again were mostly playing in order to keep our health up while the bomb does its work.<br />
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The Attacks order is Left (8000) , Both (8000 +5000) , Left (8000), Both (8000+5000), now they are STUNNED for 3 rounds. So the Aim is to make sure you have 8000,13000,8000,13000 HP prior to those attacks.<br />
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Entering Wave 2 you should have your 2nd bomber free, and both Angie and Artie. But its the Bomber we want , and we can immediately target the LEFT Velociraptor as it does Bigger damage. Then target the right
Velociraptor for normal attacks. Remember that your main aim is to keep Health at MAX so use Angie or Archie as needed. The Left Velociraptor will be bombed before it even get a chance to attack. Do not use the Silence. Once the Bomber you most recently used is down to 3 rounds till active , use the other bomber to target the remaining Velociraptor (as we want one bomber ready on going into wave 3) and just pass the rounds keeping health up.<br />
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On Entering wave three. Bomb and stun the Ankylosaurus and the <a href="http://dwlegacy.wikia.com/wiki/The_Tenth_Doctor" title="The Tenth Doctor">The Tenth Doctor +</a> is all your.<br />
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If this has been helpful ,or youve further advice, corrections then please leave a message, its nice to know if this is helpfulcgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-70645050203286711812014-05-14T11:28:00.000-07:002014-05-14T12:13:38.875-07:00Doctor Who Legacy : No Blue Gems: Save the World! Again i hope to take you through a way to beat another Expert level, though unlike <a href="http://make-mine-a-half.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/doctor-who-legacy-one-shot-in-one-shot.html">OneShot</a> i think this one isnt such a fool proof plan.<br />
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The BIGGEST hurdle by far is to survive until your team powers kick in, especially as if they 2 ships attack at the same time your change of survival is VERY slim. So one approach is slogging it out until you get that lucky set where they do no attack at the same time in the first 7-8 rounds. But again hopefully some of the info here will show another approach (but again one that needs a little luck) to get you on your way.<br />
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No the Image above is the starting position and it looks like your facing two very similar enemies but nothing could be further from the truth. The Left one has 500000 Hit points where as the left has about 30(i wasnt able to get exact count),however the right one also has a fairly hefty resistance being at least 30,000 but less than 37000(after the Perk reduces it). Meaning that you usually only do 1 point per person.<br />
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So if target the 2nd ship and manage to get 5-6 hits every time you may make it before they both target you. Or you can try for a nice big set of combos where 1 of you allies manages to beat the resistance(and this how ive always managed it)after all beat resistance by about 30 and its gone. Sadly neither is that easy to do (but there again this is EXPERT level)<br />
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So if you can survive about 8 rounds i think its then fairly plain sailing with the following team.<br />
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As i think the key to this level is not letting them both attack at once and the simplest solution to that is to keep at least 1 stunned, With these 3 stunners, you have a a total of 8 rounds stunning, meaning you can keep them in a cycle. I have Clara in there for HP and healing and the Blue adispose to convert to Blue giving you some blue gems, But as most killing will be done by the Doctor your personal preference should be fine. The thing to Watch is the Wave Change over. If you use a stun and then finish the level right away, your then out of sync and your third stun wont be ready on time.<br />
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But Actually theres one missing person,and thats the Doctor, Once again i have gone for the 6th Doctor as his 50% damage all be it over several rounds makes him a great killer of the High HP enemies. Just keep powering him up and using him to take the ships down one at a time.<br />
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As for perks i think the main ones are Increase HP +5% twice, Ignore Red Enemy defense, reduce red damage, and i was originally leaning to resist stun 2 rounds but i think id go with Resist Bomb.<br />
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The second Wave is much like the first but with Hit points being 700,000 and about 60, (sadly i have not managed to work out the resistance on the 2nd wave)<br />
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The 3rd wave is a single Bigger Ship and as long as you have timed your stuns correctly you will have no problems here. So be very carefully coming out of the 2nd wave not using stun if possible so all are ready or nearly ready.<br />
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See that Bomb, It got me as i didnt have the stuns on this play through synced and entered the wave 1 round of stun short. Meaning the Bomb was placed. From then i was sorted or so i thought, but then the bomb totally wiped me. Hence choosing the Reduce bomb damage perk.<br />
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So there you go, i hope it helps. If it does do leave a comment as its nice to get feed back, but any comments always welcome. Have fun and GOOD LUCK<br />
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<br />cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-47230227256224687222014-04-25T09:41:00.001-07:002014-04-27T01:37:16.800-07:00Doctor Who Legacy : One Shot in One ShotWith A bit of Luck this Guide to What team to use and what order to play should allow you to complete the One Shot Expert Level in One shot assuming a combo average of at least close to 3.<br />
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The Key to this level is Poison, so your team needs the two main poison characters Leveled at max for best effect Doctor 4* (but 3* does) and Unit soldier at least Level 31(higher will help by having more heal and HP). <br />
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You will also need a High level 3* minimum Punishment Medic to Cure Poison.<br />
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The Rest of your team needs, HP and Healing. Attack is gonna be irrelevant here. The rest of your team is just here to keep you alive. So Characters with High HP and Healing powers are Cooool Daddio.<br />
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If your team doesn't Hit about 12K HP don't bother trying. The 2 Toclafane if attacking in the same round do 10K damage.<br />
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Then its simple. STAY ALIVE thats the first key aim. Keep an eye on Healing. Don't Use pink gems when you don't need them where possible.<br />
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Then count down the 8 Rounds utill the Unit Soldier is Ready, while trying to Maximize Combos to get the Doctors abilities at 2nd Tier. Do not use the Doctor power until the Previous Poison has elapsed as poisons do no Stack, So the Doctors poison should be about round 14 (at tier 2). Then the soldier will go again at about round 19 targeting the Middle Baddie (The Vortex) The Doctor will do 50% and the Soldier 25%, twice. Now due to rounding errors id Make sure you target this a few times to just make sure. <br />
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Then start targeting the other 2, once with the Doctor Twice the other with the Soldier 4 Times.Again the Same approach. Stay alive so watch those HP especially if both look to attack in same cycle. Let the Poison work will you collect as many combos as you can till the next poison Power up is ready. <br />
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So what about perks. Ignoring the S-Perks as not every one will have them. Id choose +5% health twice, as your not gonna care too much about damage. But you may as well chose a colour for the +5% go for the one with the most damage in your team.<br />
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I would Turn Off weakness Enhance, and set Debuff Resistance to resist poison just in case your not paying attention(but if you are you should take NO poison damage)<br />
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Here is the Team I used. As can be seen Doctor is only 3* Unit Soldier is only Level 21 and just to prove it doesnt need to be a Maxed out team i included a level 21 Character. <br />
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<br />cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-7111838919874173952014-04-25T01:34:00.004-07:002014-04-25T04:39:59.786-07:00Doctor Who Legacy : Lessons in PerksIve been playing Doctor Who Legacy the Game , on Android, Kindle and Apple since before Christmas,More or less when it was first release and have found my self addicted (in a good way) to it.<br />
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At its heart its a Simple Match the Gems themed game with a Nice Dr Who skin. Now theres some story there but i find that more distracting and am pleased to note the ability to turn of is coming soon, but the reason for this Blog is they just released a whole load of updates, more levels and a 'Perks' system that allows you to customise your team. This adds a whole extra level of complexity to the Game, which in my eyes is a good thing.<br />
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However theres not much info out there yet on the perks and while playing one of the Expert levels recently i was able to gather a couple of pieces of what i think is useful information i wanted to share with any other players Interested.<br />
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1) If youve bought the premium S-perk Heal Enhance, and select Heal 10% when a ally uses the power, then combining this with a Rank 4 Punishment Medic gives you 10% heal every two turns(making her one of the best healing characters available with a high hit point team. But as this works with all allies, choosing a few other low turn around powers such as colour change can mean that you easily have a heal of 100% in about 8-9 rounds. without ever needing the pink gems.<br />
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2) This one is more complex and i hope to get Clarification from Tiny Rebel on this. But the Weakness Enhance needs to be used with CARE against enemies that have a Resistance to damage(ie ones that ignore the first X amount of damage done)<br />
The Reason for this is my experience of the One Shot Expert Level. I noticed that my Level 4 11th Doctors Rank two power of 10000 damage was only doing 500 points to the Red Toclafane. Now this was Really worrying as it seemed to be soaking up an awful lot of my Attack.<br />
But with some experimenting i realised it was the Weakness Enhance that was the problem.<br />
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Looking at the Right BLUE Toclafane first<br />
The Doctors 1st Tier attack did =2k Damage , and the 2nd tier= 7k damage . So the Resistance for that Toclafane must be 3k<br />
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Doctors Attack/2 (ad its Blue vs Green) so Tier 1 only did 500, and tier 2= did 3k Damage<br />
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so that 5k/2 -X =500 and 10k/2 -X - 3k So X(resistance) is 2K<br />
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But as i said i originally had the Weakness Enhance on and it says Blue to Green is -25% damage<br />
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So trying it out again i could see 1st tier was 1 damage and 2nd tier =500 damage and this is where i think things look odd.<br />
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it would appear that its for 2nd tier 10K/2 -2k - (10k / 4) = 500<br />
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So the Colour enhance down side is that it takes a Quarter of the FULL amount off after the Resistance happens,<br />
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This also explains why it took me 40 minutes to kill just this one Toclafane. As i needed over 8K damage from any one charactrer to do anything other than 1point<br />
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as its 8K /2 - 2k - (8k/4) =0<br />
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Given that all of my Blue character had attacks of 804-1111 I needed nearly EIGHT times multipliers to even start to touch it. Man im totally surpirsed i did any DAMAGE at all.<br />
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3) From the Sums above its Clear that Perk 1 Attacks +5% and Colour Enhance =5% dont apply to doctors Power.<br />
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4) And just cause i wasnt Clear on what colour Knowlege perk was for a while, it Ignores 25% of the Resistance to damage of what ever colour is chosen.<br />
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5) Bombs and Poison Attack Directly and do not get influenced by Resistance. This means in the One Shot Level the 6ths Doctors Poison is particularly effective.(wish id known that before i did the level) and in the "A very Sontaran Christmas" A bomb will kill the toclafane instantly as thought its got a HIGH resistance it only has 25 hit points. So even a 1st level Bomber could kill it.cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-77124513283446314302013-12-20T04:31:00.000-08:002013-12-20T09:12:33.422-08:00Golden Pints 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Beer this year just seems to have got Better and Better, some of my favorites have come from Brewers i ve loved, a few from brewers that have seemed hyped beyond my personal liking for them, a few from brewers who have really hiten their stride after a mediocre start, and in one case from a Brewery that i wouldnt expect much from. SO as such Im not going to Pick 1 Beer but mention a few. The interesting thing is how some BEER wow and stick in your memory but others that are Just as good fade into the Past and only my Ratebeers note or a prompt when someone mentions them bring them to mind. Now the one that fade are not to be considered 2nd class winners. It may be that their from a Standout Brewery so i kind of expect it to be bloody good, and conversely those that do stand out are not to be assumed to be from a poorer brewery it could just be an amazing beer on a night of mediocrity. But beer is fascinating and come is so many varieties and colours (Though evidently not all the colours of the Rainbow) </div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Three Immediately Jump to Mind </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/harbour-aji-limon-ipa/198788/" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;" title="View more info on Harbour Aji Limon IPA"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #336699; text-decoration: none;">Harbour
Aji Limon IPA</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;"> which was an Early opener. I
expected a Lemon beer but got a chilli beer, and as any regular chilli
beer lover knows all the best Chilli beers are stouts. The Dark rich malt base
just carries the Chilli much better. Except it turns out im wrong there (and as
as Chris Mair of NewWave/Hanging bat fame will tell you. Im not often
wrong) The Chilli tones and the light lemon that comes from the Chilli were
beautifully balanced in this beer. It was so good that I went out and Bought 3
Aji Lemon Chilli plants. The Second was a Tiny Rebel Beer (and for Dr Who
fans go check out Legacy and mobile game produced by Tiny Rebel studios) I was
heading back from the Scottish real ale festival and stopped off in the Caley
sample rooms to have some Harbour Beers that were still on from a Meet the
Brewer and there was </span><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/tiny-rebel-grand-regal-canadian-bourbon/220366/" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #336699; text-decoration: none;">Tiny Rebel Grand Regal (Canadian Bourbon) </span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;"> it
just grabbed me by the taste buds and would not let me go, Beautifully balanced.
The Third was </span><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/batemans-hazelnut-brownie/233246/36509/" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;"><span style="background: #FFFFCC; color: #336699;">Batemans
Hazelnut Brownie</span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;"> This did what it
said on the tin, and was just so rich and complex. Its not often that a Spoons
pull out a winner like this but it though it superb. The Last Entry in
this Category goes to </span><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/blackjack-king-of-clubs/199456/36509/" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;"><span style="background: #FFFFCC; color: #336699; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Blackjack King of Clubs</span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;"> on a visit to Marble where i had 5 minutes before i
had to run for a train dragging my family in tow, it may have been a mistake to
have headed there with so little time, but this was a perfect Imperial stout
just hitting all my soft spots, a delight. The more i think the bigger this section gets, Another delight was in Manchester again very quicky on way to a train home i stopped off in the common Bar. Now sometime there just no new exciting beer to try so your forced to drink stuff </span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">you've</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5;"> had before(it can be a cruel world) So seeing <o:p></o:p></span></span><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hawkshead-hawkshead-cumbrian-five-hop-export/242759/" style="color: #cc3300; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" title="View more info on Hawkshead Hawkshead Cumbrian Five Hop Export">Hawkshead Hawkshead Cumbrian Five Hop Export</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Which was delicious with a soft smooth body and silky citrus hop tones. It just Brought a massive smile to my face. This was Hawkshead at its Best. Golden Beer(nor many stouts) just dont get better than this.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> The final pick is </span><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/oakham-green-devil-ipa/149716/" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" title="View more info on Oakham Green Devil IPA">Oakham Green Devil IPA</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> This is another IPA that just fails to deliver everytime <edit, ok thats me at my best, i meant This is another IPA that just fails to disappoint everytime>. </span></span></div>
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There are NO good Keg beers</div>
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This one is always going to be <a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/old-chimneys-good-king-henry-special-reserve/67522/" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;" title="View more info on Old Chimneys Good King Henry Special Reserve">Old Chimneys Good King Henry Special Reserve</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> There is no beer i buy more of, Drink more of , Give away more of than any other Beer. and the 2011 Vintage is Just Superb</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/de-molen-hot-spicy-naga-joloki/230744/" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;" title="View more info on De Molen Hot & Spicy (Naga Joloki)">De Molen Hot & Spicy (Naga Joloki)</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> but it could have done with being just a little hotter.</span></div>
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Ive had load but you know nothing is Screaming at me Remember me. Maybe that says something about the UK beer scene. But Trawling Ratebeer is see i loved <a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-cut-ca-phe-bia/180756/" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;" title="View more info on Mikkeller Cù’t Cà Phê Bia">Mikkeller Cù’t Cà Phê Bia</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </span></div>
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This should have also been in the Best Bottle Beer section but <a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/wild-beer--burning-skies--good-george-shnoodlepip/222156/" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;" title="View more info on Wild Beer / Burning Skies / Good George Shnoodlepip">Wild Beer / Burning Skies / Good George Shnoodlepip</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> was a Wow moment. Its beers like this that make me want to TRY everything. This one was picked up because Wild Beer are always worth a punt, usually decent but not generally someone i get excited by. But this. This is the Bees Knees. For my tick boxes its the wrong colour the wrong style but this is as good as anything ive had all year. So good thats i was straight back into the shop for quite a few more. Its stunning. I hope this is made time and time again but at least ive a few more for now and a few to keep. Not a colab and really should be filed under best Bottled beer but </span><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/wild-beer-whiskebeest/240457/" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;" title="View more info on Wild Beer Whiskebeest">Wild Beer Whiskebeest</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> along side the Shnoodlepip could easily both be sitting in the Best UK bottle, hell Best World Bottle beer.</span></div>
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Blame the Ratebeerian in me but the Next New Beer. Theres something about the breadth and Depth of what beer can deliver, something about the anticipation of what this one will be like. Will it be a solid Brewery that disappoints, a poor brewery that excites or will it be just whats expected. Yeah i Love good beer, and when i find a GREAT one i'll buy a few to a Shed Load but part of my enjoyment is the anticipation. I think MotorHead Summed it up best when they sang<br />
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<span style="color: #676767; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.328125px;">You know The Chase Is Better Than The Catch"</span></div>
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Magic Rock or Red Willow. Both have fantastic Branding and follow it up with Great Beers.</div>
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There Three Contenders here. Brodies as Always as despite James lack of organisation and regular Promises of More than he can Deliver. I love What they do. I think of Brodies as Aiming for mars but Crash landing on the moon. They dont always Deliver as much as they promise But theyre flying higher than most Breweries dare to dream.<br />
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Then we get to Two at the Other end. There here because of their SOLID reliability across the Board. Both these Breweries turn out a Solid well made and Delightful core range, but supplement this with a few Bigger bolder or just different beers. Both of them have released more than 1 new beer this year that probably should have made my best of beers list(but it was growing too big, so i saved them both for here) and they are Cumbrias Finest Hawkshead, and the Inaccurately named Highland Brewery ( I think it must be a Silent H) I dont think ive ever had a bad beer from either of them, i get excited and go out of my way to find any new beer i get rumour of, and there both in a small list of breweries that make a safe <span style="line-height: 1.5;">and regular return to beer ive drunk before. </span><br />
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This one may be a bit of a Cheat, as ive not really experienced this Brewer in their full range but the Winner this year based on the FOUR different treatments of Tovarisch is the Spanish Brewery <a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/laugar-brewery/14460/" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;">Laugar Brewery</a> Sadly there was none of the Base beer but all for versions were superb. Definitely different but each bringing its own Charm.</div>
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The Hanging Bat, Edinburgh. Twenty rotating beer lines, fantastic food, regular meet the brewer events. What more could you ask for? I'm Glad its not an Hour away otherwise id cry a lot.</div>
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There really is only one WInner here and thats DeMolens fetsival, its got the right mix of good beers, rare beer, new brewers and decent prices. The Addition of the Food stalls and the continuation of plenty seating make this a Clear winner. But Honorable mentions need to goto Brodies Bunnie Bash, FyneFest and Egham all who have there own particular charm.</div>
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Really I struggle here. Some have a few but they just dont offer what the great range of independents i have access to do.</div>
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Im not gonna Choose Best. But i will give Huge thanks to All the Edinburgh Shops that have put beer aside for me, or strive to have an interesting selection. Almost every Area of the City has a standout Beer shop bar Corstorphine where i live. So biggest thanks goes to Beets who opposite my Work continues to delight.</div>
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Have never bought beer online recently, so can’t comment on this one!</div>
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Only one i have is the Ratebeer one, Which is handy at time for storing offline notes but i still prefer just using websites direct</div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 0.6; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 0.8;">Several beers Jump out here </span></b><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/arbor--moor-double-dark-alliance/218404/" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;" title="View more info on Arbor / Moor Double Dark Alliance"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Arbor / Moor Double Dark Alliance</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </span><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> was stunning. A Beer in my style that just got it perfect in every regard. Sadly for me the bottle version while still awsome was just a little more bitter(who know how that happens) but that does not diminish Just how good it. I just regret not having more on Keg while it was there. Siren Odyssey 001 at IMBC was again as near as perfect as they come. Ryans move to the UK can only be good news for Access to beers to by the Superb Brewer. Then onto the Highlight of De Molen festival and a beer that foolishly i only tried once before it vanished </span></b><a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/thornbridge--st-eriks-imperial-raspberry-stout/230730/" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;" title="View more info on Thornbridge / S:t Eriks Imperial Raspberry Stout"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Thornbridge / S:t Eriks Imperial Raspberry Stout</span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"> </span><b style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Bottles of this have been kicking round and while i havent tried the Bottle. I URGE you, find one fine one NOW.</span></b><br />
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cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-5420122078377635062013-12-01T05:19:00.000-08:002013-12-02T03:52:33.053-08:00Shining a Light on Solar PanelsWell we are fast approaching the 3rd Anniversary of My Solar Panel Fittings, so i thought i would look at the cost/benefit of the actual performance versus the Actuality.<br />
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The cost to install the System was £15,000<br />
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The predicted number of units produced was 2700 dropping to 2200 in Year 25<br />
The predicted income per year was £1400 in the first year rising to £1600 by year 25, due to the increase in feed-in-tarrif increasing inline with inflation.<br />
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Below i show the first 3 years<br />
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<tr><td>YEAR</td><td>PREDICTED</td><td>ACTUAL</td><td>Fits Income</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>2700</td><td>3200</td><td>£1450</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td>2677</td><td>3100</td><td>£1450</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td>2654</td><td>3200</td><td>£1500</td></tr>
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So as can be seen, Im producing about 15% more than the independent Prediction site i used to calculate if i thought Installing Solar Panels would be Cost effective.<br />
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Next I needed to see how much i had saved on my Electricity Bill.<br />
From the Simply Switch web site i found information that the Average 4 Bedroom house used 6000 Units a year. But looking at my 2009 and 2010 Electricity I used 4335 units and 4265 respectively. About 12 units a Day and a little over Two Thirds of the Average household. So already i was being cost effective.<br />
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Looking at the Electricity Usage for 2012 and 2013 i used 2389units and 2505 respectively. This is about 6.7 units a day a drop of 5.3 So not quite half but a considerable saving. This works out as a saving on my Electricity bill of about £210 a year (and this will only go up as electricity prices increase.<br />
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Adding this to the the Fits income for the Past 3 years we end up with a Total of £5000. So I have Paid off a third of the installation costs in the first three years.<br />
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Assuming almost no increase it fits(and its linked to inflation) but just enough to counteract the degradation of the panel. The income over the 25 Years would be £41000.<br />
If i invested £15000 over 25 years and had £41000 at the end that would be slightly over a 4% per year Return.<br />
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But this in not a fair comparison as that assumes that the whole of the 15K and interest is left invested over the 25years. Where as i have been spending the Money generated. So the true return is closer to 8-9%<br />
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*Its important to note now that Installation Costs and Fits Payments have both fallen drasticly and that anyone considering it now should look at Current costs and Fits Payments.<br />
<br />cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-7885653691686513482013-10-14T13:31:00.000-07:002013-10-14T13:31:19.585-07:00New Doctor Who FoundI got this email this morning but cant afford the $3000 myself, im hoping some of you can help me get these episodes back.<br />
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Dear Respected One, <br />
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GREETINGS,<br />
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Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you. I got your contact from the International web site
directory. I consulted the Stars over it and selected your name among other names due to
it's esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and
trust worthy person I can do business with and by the recommendations I must
not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business. <br />
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I am <span class="sorttext">Emil Keller</span>, the only Son of late Mr <span class="sorttext">Sir Gilles Estram</span>. My
father was a poor Janitar at the Prasar Bharati Corporation in the nineteen sixties, Sadly this week he passed in a fire but amongst the ruins we found keys to a safety deposit box. We have been out to visit the bank and discovered the first three episodes of Dr Who and the Smugglers. <br />
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I have been told that these episode are very valuable and could be sold for that he has a
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of $12.500.000 (Twelve Million, five hundred thousand dollars). <br />
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Sadly the bank will not let us take the epiodes out of the bank with out
the proper paperwork, but sadly the paperwork was destroyed in the
fire. The bank say in absence of the proper paperwork we would need to visit the Capital and have the paperwork redone. But sadly we cannot afford the $3000 that it would take for me and my 2 sisters to visit the lawers in Deli and have the paperwork redone.<br />
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Moreover Sir, we are able to lend me the $3000 i would be more than happy to repay you and in addition to offer you 15% of the sum as compensation
for effort in releasing these episodes. If you can find it in your heart to help please email me at emilbkeller@gmail.com<br />
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Anticipating to hear from you soon. <br />
Thanks and God Bless. <br />
Best regards. <br />
Mr Emil Keller<br />
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PLEASE FOR PRIVATE AND SECURITY REASONS,REPLY ME VIA EMAIL: <br />
emilbkeller@gmail.comcgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094856553360757571.post-91995351996131492212013-08-30T10:45:00.003-07:002013-08-30T10:45:48.331-07:00Bracia YourselfIts been a long time coming and ive been waiting till i got a third vintage, and with picking up Batch 4 earlier this month i seemed time to get stuck in.<br />
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All look deep darkest black looking almost identical with the middle vintage (batch 2 or 3) having a little more head.<br />
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The aroma varies quite a lot with Batch 1 being dark treacle and plums, with a little germoline in there, Batch 4 is a sweet honey woody with light licorice and treacle nose ... and the middle batch is very big honey.. soft chocolate treacle .. much drier and much more intense than the other 2.<br />
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Mouthfell wise the first and fourth are a little thiner and a little fizzier than the middle one, with batch one being the fizziest of them all. The Middle batch is rich oily body, softer carbonation and much fuller mouth feel.<br />
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Flavour wise theres no mistaking that these are the same beer, but their are none the less noticible differences. Batch 1 seems to have faded and thined out flavour wise, its clearly the less intense of the three.<br />
Its a soft roast with the lighest chocolate hints, sweet honey malts with a bitter woody nutty tones ... the flavours and deep and rich, very mellow and rounded. The differences Batch 1 is more bitter up front, and bacth 4 is very berry fruits and it clearly the more fruity of the three. The middle has the bitter honey tones i associate with many meads.<br />
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So which is my favourite, thats like choosing your favourite Child but here goes, It think its batch 4, but its followed so close by batch 1 its a difficult call. But the fruityness wins out, the middle ones honey bitterness in the linger just drags it down a bit for me and makes it a little to OTT. <br />
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and Because its what he would have wanted<br />
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Oddly having it through straws adds a little spicyness to the rich deem nutty malts.cgarviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00266576153588912158noreply@blogger.com0