Freebie Posts

Vietnamese Rice Wine Liqueurs at Pho Restaurant

A guest post from my wife Kavey, author of Kavey Eats. I know very little about rice wines and had certainly never heard of Vietnamese rice wine liqueurs until invited to try them at Pho restaurant. Unlike (grape) wine, made by fermenting the juice of grapes, rice wine is made by fermenting the starch in ...

Westvleteren 12

For the first monster beer of 2012, I thought it was important to pick something to beat Aldi's 40 year old whisky. What better, then, than the Best Beer In The World?! Yes, this is the legendary Westvleteren 12, a Trappist Quad weighing in at 10.2% ABV and coming from the Trappist Abbey of ...

Brewpub: The Bull Highgate

One of my big beer obsessions is exploring the ever growing London brewing scene; the London Brewers page I used to maintain here isn't so much a public service as a 'to drink' list. Here, we pay our first visit to a brewpub – specifically, the Bull in Highgate which has the added benefit of ...

Great Alcoholic Ginger Beer Taste Test

As regular readers will know, I’m a big fan of ginger beer – but it has to be right. Personally, I want an alcoholic ginger beer to taste of beer, but with plenty of ginger fire to it as well. Over the years, I’ve found one or two fair examples but it's always ...

Kavey Eats, Chocolate and Whisky

Our first opportunity to attend a blogger review event together came in the form of an invitation from The Macallan to attend a special chocolate and whisky tasting featuring their whiskies paired with Artisan du Chocolat chocolate. But we couldn't go! I was quite disappointed, let me tell you and Pete ...

Black Isle Red Kite Ale

ABV: %4.2 Bottled/Draft: Bottled Bottle Conditioned: No Bottle Size: 500 ml Colour: Amber Clarity: Bright Head/Bubbles: Short lived head, not over fizzy. Positively exploded from the bottle, which is surprising for a non-bottle conditioned beer. Mouthfeel: Fine bubbles, almost bottle conditioned. Taste: Gentle malt flavour, well balanced with ...

Little Valley Withens IPA

ABV: 3.9% Bottled/Draft: Bottled Bottle Conditioned: Yes Bottle Size: 500 ml Colour: Golden Clarity: Clear Head/Bubbles: Short lived head, with fine bubbles. Mouthfeel: Fizzy but the fine bubbles has an almost lager-like body. Taste: Strongly hopped, no malt. This is an ...