At 10.15am on 27 December 1836, a snow avalanche destroyed a terrace of cottages in Cliffe, Lewes, Sussex – this was the most deadly avalanche ever to occur in the UK. Continue reading »
Thur 1st: So Last Century String Band (Free) Continue reading »
Now Bonfire’s over we’re sailing on into Santa’s territory – we’ve got some delicious delights to tempt you in December and are now taking bookings for Christmas parties. Continue reading »
Handlebar, Walrus, Pencil, Zapata … roll up roll up for Movember at The Snowdrop Inn. To help promote men’s health (particularly prostate cancer), we’ve set up a donation page which you can find here. Continue reading »
Wed 2nd: Tab & Ben’s Acoustic Session, 9pm (Free) Continue reading »
Aside from the Beer Expo itself, we have a stack of great things happening across the weekend. Continue reading »
@DarkStarBrewCo‘s head brewer Mark Tranter gives you the low down on the all star Dark Star line up for Lewes’ #GreatBeerExpo on Friday 7th Oct through Sunday 9th. Continue reading »
Let’s do it again. Some superstar classics for you, as curated and narrated by Mark Tranter of @DarkStarBrewCo. This is the last of our video tasting note roundups. Enjoy, and stay posted for news on the #GreatBeerExpo ‘Best in Expo’ competition. Continue reading »
It’s that time of day again. More inside scoops from Mark Tranter of @DarkStarBrewCo. He is the official curator of the #GreatBeerExpo, don’t you know? Tune in – you’ll be beer wiser for it. Continue reading »
Stop that press. Three new #GreatBeerExpo previews for you. Continue reading »
… plus a Preview of Marble’s Pint
The beer list for this weekend’s #Great Beer Festival is a pretty awesome read. Continue reading »
Join us from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th October for the Snowdrop Inn’s first ever Great Beer Expo, part of Lewes Octoberfeast. Continue reading »
As small business owners, we are often extolled to look at the workings of big business for our inspiration. Pubs should be more like multi-national coffee chains, we are told, Continue reading »
Fri 7th – Sun 9th: The Great Beer Expo 2011 Continue reading »
1648 Brewery, Bee-Head, 4.6%ABV
As the earliest alcoholic ingredient, we’ve been enjoying the taste of honey for millennia. No surprise then that it’s the additive of choice for so many Summer ales. Continue reading »
Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild 6% ABV
May is the month to celebrate Mild according to the Campaign for Real Ale but this much maligned beer was once a best seller all year round. More than any other style of cask ale, Mild (or ‘wallop’) Continue reading »
Harveys’ Royal Nuptial Ale (6.0% ABV)>
It’s a common belief that the word ‘Bridal’ is a corruption of ‘Bride-Ale’, a special beer brewed by Anglo-Saxon brides’ families and swapped by the couple for wedding gifts. Continue reading »
Dark Star American Pale Ale (4.7% ABV)
Since its mini micro beginnings in the cellar of The Evening Star in Brighton in 1996, Dark Star Brewing Company has outgrown two premises and formed the vanguard of a ‘new wave’ of British brewers, Continue reading »