Last Night I Meet Steve In A Micro Brewery,

where the beer is made on the premises,

keeping to that theme here is a homemade beer, home brewing has become popular due to many factors including the recent lockdown, above is Stephen Folland's creation that impressed judges so much at the Campaign For Real Ale (Camra) it won, Mr Folland, 59, from Great Shefford, Berkshire, who works as an engineer for an online marketing firm, took up home brewing five years ago, His prize for beating the 170 other entries – along with the bragging rights – is to have his stout produced commercially by the Brewhouse & Kitchen microbrewery in Worthing, West Sussex, named Doggy In The Woods it was the first beer Mr Folland brewed, and it evolved over time. 'Originally it had a very strong alcohol taste,' he said. 'It was also bitter – it would not have won an award then. Over the months the alcohol flavour merges with the other flavours, like cocoa, and it gets less bitter. Now you have the subtle flavour of honey coming through.' when Mr Folland made his first batch he could not get hold of the chunks of bourbon barrels he needed to help flavour it. So instead he foraged wood from a fallen oak tree, dried it out, barbecued it and soaked it in Jack Daniel's whiskey to create his unique flavour. 'The wood was half of the name, which people always ask me about,' Mr Folland said. 'The other half came when I was staring at my computer trying to come up with a name – and the screen saver was my dog, who had died a few years before.' Beer writer Laura Hadland, who helped judge the contest, said the standard was 'really high' and urged others to try home brewing. 'It will save you money if you get good at brewing beer, even if you start from scratch,' she said, I am looking forward to trying the brew, did I mention, it is 16% proof? crickey a couple of pints of that will be enough for a great evening! for the full story, and why there is a foot on the label, have a look here.