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Rob Sterowski: Glasgow, United Kingdom; I live in Glasgow and spend some of my time there drinking beer. Email me at robsterowski at googlemail dot com.

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Beer and fittle at The Why Not? Why Not? - I want to run into the kitchen and beg the cook to tell me her secret. Maybe she's a Black Country witch.
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Pump Clip Parade

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Diary of a Hop Head

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The Three Sheets

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Lager Frenzy

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11 years ago
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Wort 'n' all

Exciting Edinburgh - Yesterday I was going to write a blog about two halfwits, whining on about how unfined cask beer by some great breweries will bring the cask market to it's...
12 years ago
Proper Beer

Molson Coors still behind Doom Bar - Had the pleasure of meeting the new Scottish team at Molson Coors last night at The Blythswood in Glasgow as they unveiled some research into the Scottish ...
13 years ago
Bier today...

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13 years ago
Get to the pub

Old Heavygate Inn, Matlock Road, Sheffield - Visited: Wednesday 4 February 2009 For the last year or two I spent living in the midlands, I had a local: the New Talbot. It was a fair stroll from my hou...
15 years ago
Beer Tinted Spectacles

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