Beer
More Untappd data explorations with jq - my top ranking beer types (part 3)
This is a continuation of part 2 which you should read first. Part 2 finished with an array of category objects, each containing all the checkin ratings for that category, albeit in string form, with...
read postMore Untappd data explorations with jq - my top ranking beer types (part 2)
This is a continuation of part 1 which you should read first. Part 1 finished with a count and list of categories of beer (IPA, Bock, Belgian Tripel, etc), produced from some jq in untappd.jq that...
read postMore Untappd data explorations with jq - my top ranking beer types (part 1)
I've been exploring my Untappd data a bit more since analysing my top brewery countries, this time to see if my average ratings indicated anything about my preferred beer types. Here's what I've done...
read postUntappd data with jq - my top brewery countries
In this short post I explore my Untappd checkin data with jq, because it's a nice data set to practise my limited filtering fu upon, and also to get my blogging flowing again. I'm an Untappd...
read postReview of Dark Reserve Nr 3 from Lovibonds
Lovibonds. Why does that name ring a bell? Apart from representing a long tradition of brewing, which we'll dive into in a moment, it is also a name well known throughout the brewing and food science...
read postReview of Fourth Dementia Old Ale from Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
Just over one week to go before Christmas, and the shoppers in Manchester are in full swing, dashing round town, bags in hands, pensive thoughts on faces. A few spouses are holed up here at Port...
read postReview of Norwegian Wood from Haandbryggeriet
Haandbryggeriet – what a mouthful, and we haven't even got to the name of the brew yet! Actually, when you break it down, this name is from two Norwegian words and simply translates to "Hand...
read postReview of Red Rice Ale from Hitachino Nest
And now for something completely different. Last week Port Street Beer House took delivery of a small number of cases of beer from the Kiuchi brewery based in Ibaraki-Ken, Japan. Craft beer from the...
read postReview of Milk Stout from Left Handed Brewing Co
Sometimes you're not in the mood for what everyone else is having. That's the tagline of this Longmount, Colorado brewer Left Hand Brewing Co's Twitter presence. As I approach the bar at Port Street...
read postReview of Torpedo from Sierra Nevada
The start of Port Street Beer House’s American Beer Festival starting Mon 27th June, until the beer runs out, is clearly an ideal time to review Torpedo, an IPA from one of America’s most respected...
read postBeer review: Dark Star's Saison
I was honoured to be asked by the folks at Port Street Beer House to review one of their cask beers, Saison, from the West Sussex brewery Dark Star. I went down last Saturday, received a pint, sat...
read postReview of Saison from Dark Star
A dusky Saturday evening finds me in Port Street Beer House in Manchester's Northern Quarter. An escape from the Champions League final, and respite from the constant threat of cloudburst. A usual...
read posttarpipe.com - Programming 2.0?
Is tarpipe.com an early example of a “Programming 2.0″ concept? I first read about Tarpipe from Curt Cagle’s "Analysis 2009". In turn, Curt points to Jeff Barr’s post which describes the...
read postThanks, Randal
I’m sitting here in a wonderful arcade of 80s arcade games, listening to Rush, arguably the best rock band ever, drinking beer, and enjoying WiFi, all courtesy of Stonehenge, and in particular Randal...
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