We're delighted to present a Manchester beer guide.
Please note: While we expand our UK coverage, the definitions of terms like "London" and "Manchester" will be rather fluid! When we eventually have Delegates in more locations, we'll be more geographically accurate with where we list beers.
BEER REVIEWS
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Daniel Burt butts heads with Black Sheep ale during his rite of passage from Carling drinker to real ale fan
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Daniel risks being called 'fruity' by ordering a Marston's Firestoker ale
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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! Ashley 'Cyclops' Cotter-Cairns and Sebastian 'Shaggy' Lipsett brush up on their Michael Palin impersonation skills while savouring Monty Python's Holy ale
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Daniel Burt pushes the 'beer reviewer' envelope to its outer limits by reviewing Brother's Strawberry and Pear cider, a drink more akin to alcopops than ale
BAR REVIEWS
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Daniel spreads his arms wide in joy after discovering Big Hands bar
ABOUT THE MANCHESTER DELEGATE
Meet our Manchester beer guide
Daniel Burt is our first Manchester Beer Delegate, currently on a mission to transform himself from Carling drinker to real ale fan. For some reason, this attempt to woo Ms. Right (right) failed... some girls just don't appreciate the subtle approach.
There's a saying in the west of Scotland: if you can't see the hills it's raining; if you can see the hills, it's going to rain.
In Manchester, they don't bother with such distinctions, as it's presumed that you'll never leave home without a brolly or, on bad occasions, a wetsuit.
Fortunately, new Manchester Beer Delegate Daniel Burt is waterproof. Indeed, liquid is quite an important part of his life, particularly alcoholic beverages.
Daniel's about to begin accountancy training, which means he'll have no problem working out whose round it is, should you find yourself on the town with him one night.
When he's not drinking in quantities that worry his nearest and dearest, Daniel spends his time cycling, playing music, watching old Arnold Schwarzenegger movies and keeping a weather eye out for Ms. Right. We recommend tuning into the World IronWoman Alcohol Poisoning Rockstar Challenge, Dan.
Before we reveal any more delicate information about our cable TV subscription, here's Daniel's application speech.
Your proposal speech, Daniel
"Water
water everywhere, and not a drop to drink." What I
think S. T. Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester
it constantly pisses it
down with rain. But, by a happy coincidence, this fair
city also has one of the highest proportions of pubs to population head
in the
country.
Be assured my drinking credentials are impeccable (the word "alcoholic" was used on more than one occasion, jokingly at first), equally at home with the party cocktail as with the stout and most of those drinks that would fall in between.
As I myself have just recently moved to this fair city I cordially invite you, the reader, to explore these unknown venues with me; to drink as I drink, to vomit as I would vomit. I will drink in rock pubs, in wine bars, vodka bars, Indie venues… no chav bars but that’s only because I hate chavs, but most bars. So join me, we'll laugh, we'll drink and maybe, just maybe, we might learn something about ourselves too.
Welcome, the rain capital of Europe!
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