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Rickmansworth – Our Town (Part 2)
Rickmansworth became a market town by a charter of Henry VIII in 1542, whereby the bailiffs and inhabitants were licensed to hold a market on Saturdays and a fair on the feast of the Assumption…
Fresh and Fragrant – New Beers
The lockdown has forced pubs, bars, brewers – in fact the whole industry – to examine how we can still bring our customers the best beers in these very trying times. Here at Wishful the best word to describe how we feel about the extraordinary circumstances we all find ourselves in is… Grateful…
“Stay true to yourself” – Theo Freyne, Deya Brewing Company
You can make your way in this industry with great beer but with that, you need to be genuine in your approach. Brew the beers you truly want to make and people will react in kind, explains Theo Freyne, founder of Deya Brewing Company…
Rickmansworth – Our Town
At Wishful Drinking we are eternally grateful to be part of the wonderfully welcoming and warm-hearted community of Rickmansworth. But how much do we really know about our town – affectionately known by us locals as “Ricky” – which is but 17 miles from central London and which nestles snuggly just inside the M25 Motorway…
Wishful Drinking visit BrewLDN
Steve and I recently visited BrewLDN which we found to be a great event especially for networking, putting faces to names and finding some amazing new beers to bring to the business. It was a great opportunity to find some hidden gems and make new connections to take the business forward…
It’s Easter
In these trying times its not always easy to focus on the good things such as Easter Weekend and of course banging beer!! Whilst its going to be a “stay-at-homer”, and we might not be able to be with some of our nearest and dearest, if you do fancy a drop of some of the very best beer around – to enjoy in your own home and nowhere else…
Fight for your right
We are currently stocking Yeastie Boys Earl Grey IPA, so thought this ferment magazine article on the standard bearer for New Zealand brewing, may be an interesting read… Stu McKinlay, co-founder of Yeastie Boys, is steeped in beer – soaked to his very marrow, you might say. The youngest of five children, Stu may have a typically lyrical Kiwi accent, but his parents are Scottish and only emigrated in the 60s…
Tanks a Bunch – Howling Hops taproom
When you walk into the Howling Hops taproom in Hackney Wick you might notice something unusual: there don’t appear to be any taps on the bar. Nor are there any on the wall behind it… because there isn’t one. Instead a tightly serried rank of shiny steel vessels bisects the room. This is the UK’s first dedicated tank bar, and these are the tanks from which the beer is served…
Meet the Brewer Review – 3 Brewers
Monday evening saw the latest in Wishful Drinking’s “Meet the Brewer Beer Tasting Events”, this time with our very good friends from just outside St Albans, 3Brewers. Hosted by the eloquent Mark Fanner – 3Brewer supremo – the audience of around 20 enjoyed four very different brews…
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