Feb 2010 Issue Oxford Drinker Available

The Oxford CAMRA branch’s newsletter for Feb/March 2010 has now been published. It includes news, articles and information about pubs and breweries in the Oxford and White Horse branch areas. Free copies can be found in most real ale pubs. In Abingdon this includes Brewery Tap, Stocks Bar, Punchbowl, King’s Head & Bell, Spread Eagle, [...]

February 6, 2010 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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Oxford Beer Festival 2009

It is the Camra Oxford Beer Festival next week in Oxford town hall next week. It runs from Thursday 15th October at 5pm-11pm until Saturday when it closes at 8pm. There will be around 140 different ales and 20 real ciders and perry’s available. This is a good opportunity to try out beers that may [...]

October 7, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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Two pubs in Abingdon are awarded entry into the Good Beer Guide 2010

In previous years The Brewery Tap in Abingdon has been able to claim the accolade of being the only Good Beer Guide pub in Abingdon. This year however, it is joined by the Stocks Bar (at the Crown & Thistle Hotel) in the latest edition of the guide which was published last week. The Brewery [...]

September 13, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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Abingdon Brewery Tap improves beer range

The Brewery Tap on Ock Street in Abingdon, is now offering a wider choice of real ales with two hand punps being free of tie. Initially these include White Horse Brewery’s Wayland Smithy, and Slater’s Top Totty. The Brewery Tap has always been known for its quality of ale, and was the only pub in [...]

September 7, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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Hop Harvesting, European Beer Festival

I have just made a blog post on the Oxford Brewer’s Group blog about hop harvesting Also, at the weekend I was in Copenhagen visiting the European Beer Festival. This was an amazing event with lots of interesting things. Expect some blog entries from me about this over the next few days. And thirdly… last [...]

September 15, 2008 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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