Thanks to the bottles, barrels and jugs of experimental boozes that slosh their way through our Brewing Shed*, we are never short of something to...
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Things to make with Harveys Bristol Cream
Undeserved of its reputation of being an old fashioned booze, found lurking at the back of your grans dusty pantry, we present to you Harveys Bristol...
An interview with… The Eden Project’s horticultural...
Inside the sterile crater of an old Cornish clay pit lies the Eden Project*. Here, massive Biomes that house exotic plants, exhibitions and stories...
Win! Tickets for the Eden Project
Fancy winning two adult tickets for the Eden Project? Fancy sniffing around the Mediterranean perfumed garden*? Fancy striding through the...
An interview with… Christine Walkden
A campaign launched earlier this month is aiming to inspire people across the UK to become ‘Local Heroes’ by taking action to support community...
Beer (and curry) of the week #98. BBNo 55/01 Double IPA
We were contacted recently by a PR company, asking if they could send us some curry to try. The answer to this question was – and always will be – a...
Brew It Yourself – On Sale NOW!
After a few years of brewing, fermenting, infusing and mixing we've finally tested and tasted enough recipes for a book: Brew it Yourself. Hope you...
How to make the perfect Martini
Introducing a new series of features, where we dig out Nick’s ‘Big Bumper Book of Cocktails’ and turn our hand to bar room sorcery and magical...
An interview with… Tony Hadley
When he’s not strutting the stage, sending folks knock knee-ed with his New Romantic balladry, Tony Hadley loves to mess with a mash tun. He...
Beer of the week #92: Island Records Jamaica Porter
This week, Nick has abandoned his BOTW duties, choosing instead to head holiday-wards to the sunny climes of North-West Wales. So while he’s...
STIHL Local Hero Competition – Result!
This summer, we were handed the honour of helping STIHL judge their inaugural ‘Local Hero’ competition – a quest to find and...
How to pickle gherkins
One of the biggest successes grown on this year’s allotment has to be my magnificent gherkin plant, happily meandered through the undergrowth...