Man walks into a pub in a small North Yorkshire village. Nice village, nice little pub, but beyond being in GBG2018 it doesn’t offer much hope. Maybe a York Brewery beer if […]
They’ll be Pouring from Wooden Casks at Northern Whisper Brewing Co.
Master Cooper Alastair Simms was just putting the finishing touches to the last of a stack of brand new casks when I walked in to Whiterose Cooperage at Thorp Arch this morning. […]
The Second National Festival of Beers From the Wood 2018 – a sneak preview!
It’s always a pleasure to pop in to The Junction ‘Home of beers from the Wood’ in Castleford for a pint of Neil Midgeley’s well kept ales. The Junction, or to be […]
A Big Thank You from SPBW & Woodfest
Trips to The Junction, Castleford are getting to become a habit these days, despite taking what seems like all day get there on the bus. I’m hoping to get over on Thursday […]
Cloudwater, White Rose Cooperage & SPBW? Amongst other things!
When I wrote about the Cloudwater team visit to White Rose Cooperage back in August. I forgot the article came in two parts, so here’s the second half of what was a […]
Cloudwater at The Cooperage
I struggled to work out the best way to write this. Like do I focus on meeting the guys from Cloudwater and everything they told me, or just write it as […]
WoodFest2017
For the first time in a good long while, I did a bit of advance research before setting off to The First National Woodfest. The line up of near sixty beers looked […]
What’s all this about wooden casks then? The Junction Cas’ part II
It was very clear from my visit, that The Junction, Castleford is a brilliant community pub, but it’s also a very good real ale pub, with a unique ‘from the wood only’ […]
From Junk to Junction: The Renaissance of The Junction, Castleford
The launch of David ‘The Bloke from Hull’ Litten’s first book is set to take place on Thursday 26th November. From Junk to Junction: The Renaissance of The Junction, Castleford (forward by […]
From Junk to Junction – Book launch
This launch is definitely one for your diaries. On Thursday the 26th November 2015 the story of the recent ‘Renaissance of The Junction Public House, Castleford’ by David ‘The Bloke from Hull’ Litten will […]