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Mint Chocolate Stout - Barrel Aged
Those of you who are health-conscious (or foolish) enough to be bothered with dry January, I applaud you. My applause is mainly based on...
Jack Booker
Jan 22, 20234 min read
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Yorkshire Pudding Beer
Inspiration is an odd thing. It can strike at any time, without any warning and leave you totally in thrall to whatever idea it has...
Jack Booker
Jan 10, 20235 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 24
This is the end beautiful friends, this is the end my only friends. I have to say this has been a blast, but as I open the last door on...
Jack Booker
Dec 24, 20222 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 23
The end is in sight, the out of office is on and my sack is full of Christmas cheer, yet the weather outside is frightful so a beer would...
Jack Booker
Dec 23, 20223 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 22
I'm like a bloody Christmas yo-yo at the moment - all jolly and festive one minute and then all bah humbug the next. The reason for my...
Jack Booker
Dec 22, 20223 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 21
Apologies to anyone that was offended by my last review, but some shit just don't fly with me. But the new dawn has brought a new Jack...
Jack Booker
Dec 21, 20223 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 20
I don't want to talk about it. I have been so happy, sunshine and fucking lollipops - really! But sometimes something just pushes you...
Jack Booker
Dec 20, 20223 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 19
Back to life, back to reality today, I swear taking time away from work is a killer, in terms of my motivation to return to work at any...
Jack Booker
Dec 19, 20222 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 18
I will preface this with the disclaimer that I am in no way supported by the Islay tourist board, but, if you have never been to Islay,...
Jack Booker
Dec 18, 20223 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 17
I've been in a great mood lately, I really have, and I feel bad about some of the low scores I have been giving in my recent reviews. I...
Jack Booker
Dec 17, 20223 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 16
It's amazing what can change in a few short years. For example, I moved to Dundee in 2019 for work and study. I wasn't making much money,...
Jack Booker
Dec 16, 20222 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 15
I'm in the middle of a cheeky pre-Christmas trip to the wonderful Scottish island of Islay, but I am so committed to obeying the demands...
Jack Booker
Dec 15, 20222 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 14
Ok, this cold snap is starting to do my nut in. The river is frozen over, my toes are like ice-cubes and defrosting the car windscreen,...
Jack Booker
Dec 14, 20222 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 13
I've been thinking a lot about routines today. I used to get really annoyed when some know it all ex-girlfriend would tell me I needed to...
Jack Booker
Dec 13, 20222 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 12
How about that? Today marks the halfway point of this little venture. For any of you who are reading these, I'm sure it feels a lot...
Jack Booker
Dec 12, 20224 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 10
Fan-fucking-tastic, today is my work's Christmas night out which, although I am going voluntarily, still feels me with feelings of dread....
Jack Booker
Dec 10, 20223 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 9
I grew up in Australia, was born in England and now live in Scotland. This makes for complicated allegiances in sports goings on. For...
Jack Booker
Dec 9, 20222 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 8
Well, the snow that was forecast yesterday arrived this morning. There isn't much but because the temperature hasn't ventured north of...
Jack Booker
Dec 8, 20223 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 7
Here we go, the end of the first week of this. I hope I haven't bored you too much. If I have, I'm sorry, if I haven't, you're a better...
Jack Booker
Dec 7, 20223 min read
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Beer52 Advent Calendar - Day 6
I usually like to start these pieces with some sort of an introduction, maybe something where I wax lyrical about something vaguely...
Jack Booker
Dec 6, 20222 min read
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