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Lacon’s Brewers Series Chris Delivered by Chris himself

Blackfriars Tavern — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:45:23 +0000

The last of this year’s brew of Lacon’s Brewers Series Chris was delivered by Chris himself last week, and it’s on this week, get it before it goes!

Vibrant and zesty, this cloudy wheat beer is packed with flavour and backs it up with a full mouthfeel. Soft on bitterness this is a very quaffable spring treat. Vegan friendly!

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Blackfriars Tavern Amateur Brewers Update 20/10/25

Blackfriars Tavern — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:31:10 +0000

An excellent evening was had for the group. Alistair from Fengate Brewery came along and discussed beer in great detail for a couple of hours; no question was off limits! He talked us through his own beers which Blackfriars provided on draft – Hudson’s Bitter, Ley Lines(Golden Ale), Three Threads (Smoked Porter) and finally his impressive Imperial Extra Double Stout!

Two people brought along beers that they had brewed to be tried by the group. One was called Tally Ho-Ho-Ho!! a Christmas beer which was based on a recipe for Adnams Tally Ho, which was then dry-Christmas-spiced.

One member brought along a beer, which while drinkable had a taste which he had been unable to isolate the cause of. Several of the members offered thoughts on the cause, and some suggestions on how to remedy it in future brews.

It was also nice to see some attendance from the local CAMRA branch for the meet the brewer aspect of the evening.

During the meeting, two of the organisers of the Acle Winter Beer Festival gate-crashed the meeting and presented Alistair with his award for “Beer of the Festival” for this beer Hokey Pokey made specially for last year’s Acle Winter Beer Festival. Well done Alistair!

It’s still early days with the group, and we continue to evolve what it is, and the format, taking feedback from all attendees. We have decided to make the guest “meet the brewer” appearances quarterly, and the next two sessions in November and December will therefore focus solely on the amateur brewing. Hopefully people will have some of their own brews to bring along, and also come with their problems to see if help is available. We continue to be interested in attracting new members who would like to join this friendly and supportive environment, so please let us know if you want to join for the next session.

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Blackfriars Tavern Amateur Brewers 20th October 2024 – Meet the Brewer Session

Blackfriars Tavern — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:33:30 +0000

Hi, it’s that time again, and this month, we have a treat for you! Alistair, the owner and brewer at Fengate Brewery will be doing a “Meet the Brewer session” with us from 7pm until 8pm. This is open to regular customers as well as the Blackfriars Tavern Amature Brewer group, but we do ask that you let us know if you are coming so we can manage numbers – first come first served if oversubscribed.

The meet the brewer session will be fairly informal. Three of Alistair’s beer will be on the bar that night, and he will talk us through each one. There will be a Q&A session. People are invited to submit questions in advance, and Alistair will pick some out to answer – they could be about his brewing or they could also be questions about brewing problems you might have, although we can’t expect him to divulge all his secrets!

Hope to see some of your along, whether it’s for the meet the brewer aspect, or whether you are looking to join in with the Amateur Brewers session afterwards from 8pm until 9pm.

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