Author: Nick the Brick
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2011-06-25 14:52:10All posts by Nick the Brick
Co-ALE-ition Diary
Call Howling on 07946 292557 for more details: Howling is opening the Mytchett Community Centre Ale Festival – Friday 25th April (from 7pm). There will be three different Co-ALE-ition ales available on the opening night. Monster Mash Co-ALE-ition launch event — Thursday 1st May (Mash brewery before 7pm) and then into Winchester visiting 2 or… Read More
Introducing the Mash brewery our next Co-ALE-ition micro brewing partner
Alan and Derrill met up with brewery owners Dr Graham Turner, John Willmore and Marketing Manager Andrew Wythes two weeks ago at the Mash brewery in East Stratton (Hants). It was great to have a Dr on board but we found out later that Graham is not medically trained so perhaps Dr stands for Drink responsibly… Read More
Co-ALE-ition Roundup
1. A Co-ALE-ition ale will be going into The Stranger’s Bar in the House of Commons sometime in June, more details to follow once the delivery has taken place and the dates are confirmed. 2. Howling will be the VIP guest officially opening the Mytchett Ale Festival on Fri 25th April. There will be three… Read More
Howling and The Queen
Howling was at The Queen in Aldershot yesterday as the special VIP guest for the opening of Wetherspoon’s latest pub. This is the very first Wetherspoon’s pub where Howling has been involved in the official opening ceremony. This one is especially pertinent as Howling knows The Queen very well and its history as he has… Read More
May Elections
The May elections will soon be upon us. There will be Town, Parish, District, definitely, and maybe County in some places. If any of you intend standing for our party, you must get a certificate of nomination from our nominations officer. Please bear in mind you cannot stand as a loony candidate without permission. It… Read More
Loony Party pub crawl in Reading Town Centre on Thursday 3rd April
Mike Tempest (Owner and Head Brewer of the Wild Weather brewery) organised a Loony Party pub crawl straight after the official HowlinGale launch event at the Wild Weather brewery. Other people unable to come to the launch at the brewery joined us on the Pub Crawl. We started off at The Alehouse, which had been… Read More
HowlinGale official launch event at the Wild Weather brewery (Silchester)
The launch of the OMRLP’s 6th Co-ALE-ition ale took place last Thursday (3rd April) night at the Wild Weather brewery in Silchester (Hants). The event was brilliantly hosted by Mike Tempest (Owner and Head brewer of Wild Weather) and his wife Karen (in charge of Sales and Accounts at Wild Weather). There were around 20 people at… Read More
East Stratton Ale Festival – 3/4/5 May 2014
Derrill and Alan met Jon Coward, the Landlord of the Northbrook Arms last Saturday afternoon. Jon invited Alan to attend his Ale Festival in early May (3/4/5 May) as a VIP guest and gave us the opportunity to sell Co-ALE-ition ales over the three days to raise funds for the OMRLP for their 2015 General… Read More
HowlinGale official launch – Thursday 3rd April 2014
7pm – Official launch of HowlinGale at the Wild Weather brewery in Silchester (Unit 19, Easter Park, Benyon Road, Silchester RG7 2PQ). 8pm – Leave Wild Weather brewery for Reading Town Centre 8.30pm (latest) – Arrive at The Alehouse (2, Broad Street, Reading RG1 2BH). 9.15pm (latest) – Arrive at the Greyfriar (53, Greyfriars Road,… Read More
Monster Mash
Alan and Derrill, ably assisted by chief Co-ALE-ition ale tasters Steve and Joy Lawson, visited the Mash brewery in East Stratton (Hampshire) on Saturday. East Stratton is a very small picturesque village of 47 thatched cottages and the Mash brewery is situated in a barn on a farm and the only interruption to total peace… Read More