Beer
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Hop Stop Closes Doors in Oxted, but Opens Online Delivery Service
There was sad news this week as Hop Stop's Oxted beer shop closed its doors. But, like a beer-fuelled phoenix, they return from the flames with a new service.
Food
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Healthy Valentine’s Food Ideas
Valentine's Day is a special day for couples to celebrate their love for one another but It's easy to over-indulge on chocolates and unhealthy food. What are the other options?
Travel
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A Visit to Diddly Squat Farm Shop
Feels like a while since we've explored a new place due to COVID and the toddler, so a visit to the Cotswolds came at the perfect time this spring.
Wine
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Best Wines for Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is the perfect time to splurge on a special bottle of wine to celebrate the occasion with your loved one. Here are some tips for beginners.
Impossibrew Non-Alcohol Beers
After Improssibrew present their beers on Dragon’s Den, I decided to try it for myself to see if this so-called ‘social blend’ worked.
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Cotswolds: A Visit to Hook Norton Brewery
Hook Norton is one of the oldest surviving family breweries and its Victorian tower brewery is famous as one of the last remaining in use.
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Pinter Brew #6: Welsh Red B(Ale)
I’d had more success with darker, maltier ales when brewing with the Pinter, so this time I try a red ale and bottle some for the first time.
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Pinter Brew #5: Alexa Play Three Lions
Being English, I got well behind the boys at the Euros by brewing ‘Alexa, Play Three Lions’, an English pale ale in time for the England vs. Germany match in the second round.
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Tasting a Few Ales from Thames Side Brewery
My father-in-law knows I’m always keen to try new beers and he kindly picked up a few for me when near Thames Side Brewery.
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