Bitter_Dave

I get the impression that the London pubs aren't subject to the insanity, although it's been a while since I've been in one. I'll have...

Interesting observations. I agree he is probably unlikely to allow major change to the brewery in his lifetime. But if the son could...

We don't have any Samuel Smith pubs here in NI as far as I'm aware, but I've always enjoyed the ones I've visited in London. That...

Ha the phone thing. There must be one in Chester as last Christmas we was out making merry and some lads I was with were told to put...

That's a proper interesting article. For some of it, particularly the last few paragraphs, I can understand why he is like he is. But...

Interesting article. I think the retiring at 80 rumour has been banded about (in his pubs) for some time. Would a man like that really...

Totally agree with you re. planning. Clearly a troubled man who seems to think we live (or should live) in the Victorian age. With...

The phone thing is just ludicrous. It really can't be easy to run one of their pubs and to have to enforce such nonsense. Sounds like...

Interesting article about Humphrey Smith, oddball owner of the Sam Smith brewery...

Whether it is true or not it's still sensationalist nonsense from the Daily Mail. Some random nut makes an idle treat to sue a pub and...

Measuring spoons for baking come in various sizes and I use the half teaspoon one. Works a treat.

Like you I use half a tea spoon of sugar per bottle (added dry) and it carbs up more than when I used to use about the same amount as...

Do you have a time machine ? The mid 2000's is 2050 🤣

Alas, no metal pressure barrels are made these days. Boots used to make an aluminium pressure barrel, but that must have been a long...

S04 is a decent yeast in my experience and I don't recall any problems with it over the years I've used it. I pitch it at 18c and leave...