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– End of Year Review 2014 – the results

Here it is, the inevitable ‘Port Street Beer House End of Year Review 2014’, the beers aren’t in any particular order, however we did do a quick tally of the best brewery category, we are proud to say Buxton came out on top, in second place Siren and a close third we have Magic Rock.

Hope you enjoy reading through these lists, thanks to everyone who contributed, especially the person who put ‘Clown Juice’ for every single section, your entry was unfortunately not submitted.

Hope everyone enjoyed the year they called twenty fourteen, happy new year and all the best from all at Port Street Beer House.

+ End of Year Review 2014 +

Name : Sam J Cruz
Occupation : Co-Owner of Against The Grain Brewery

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Against The Grain Brewery / Rico Sauvin IPA

Against The Grain Brewery / 35K Milk Stout

Surly / Barrel Aged Darkness

Bells Brewery / 2 Hearted IPA

Prarie / Standard

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Against The Grain of course! ;)

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
My life is beer and 2014 has been fucking amazing!

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Name : Cameron
Occupation : teacher

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Deschutes / Black Butte XXVI

Russian River / Pliny the Elder

Loverbeer / Madamin

Elysian / Superfuzz

Founders / KBS

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Deschutes

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Deschutes pub visit, Portland

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Name : Darren Turpin
Occupation : freelance website manager, http://manchester.alenews.uk

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Deeply Vale / DV8

Silver Street / Porter

Magic Rock / Jiminez aged Bearded Lady

Silver Street / Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby

Five-Oh Brew Co / Sorachi Ace Stout

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Silver Street – Bury

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Independent Salford Beer Festival

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Name : Becky Rothwell
Occupation : BrewDog

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Mikkeller + Three Floyds / Blå Spøgelse

Beavertown / Gamma Ray

Magic Rock / Sour Alphonso

The Bruery / Tart of Darkness

Evil Twin / The Cowboy

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Beavertown

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Sitting on a balcony in Copenhagen at 5am, drinking Mikkeller beers with my fave guy.

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Name : Richard Brownhill
Occupation : General Manager, Tapped Leeds

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Ilkley Brewery / The Man from D.U.N.K.E.L.

Northern Monk / Mocha Porter

Marble Brewery / English IPA

Buxton Brewery / Double Axe

Pressure Drop / Strictly Roots

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton Brewery

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Collaboration brew and MTB with Beavertown at Tapped Leeds in February/Tapped Brew Co. Takeover at PSBH!!!!

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Name : Andy Johnson
Occupation : Digital Marketing Manager

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Brewfist / Space Frontier Grape IPA.

Buxton / Far Skyline

Buxton / Ace Edge

Northern Monk / Chennai Export Porter

Flying Dog / The Fear

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
IMBC

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Name : Hedley Coppock
Occupation : medical writer

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Weird Beard / Double Pearl

Buxton Brewery / Nth Cloud

Buxton Brewery & Omnipollo / Yellow Belly

Magic Rock / Rapture

Tiny Rebel / Hadouken

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Weird Beard

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Any visit to PSBH

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Name : Chris Clough
Occupation : Translator

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Buxton / Ace Edge

Buxton / Far Skyline

Siren / 10 Finger Discount

Magic Rock & Lervig / Farmhouse IPA

Burning Sky / Saison L’Hiver

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
IMBC

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Name : Ståle Møllegård, Norway

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

De Molen / Hel & Verdomenis

Great Divide / Yeti

8 Wired / Super Conductor

8 Wired / iStout

Stone / Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
8 Wired Brewing Co.

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Beer Hiking through Peak District

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Name : Jen
Occupation : Artist

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Yellow Belly peanut butter and biscuit imperial stout

Mad Hatter / Fattest Stout

Redwillow / Smokeless

Redwillow / Heartless

Thornbridge / Coco wonderland

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Thornbridge

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
drinking

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Name : Ben Hodgkinson
Occupation : James Clay Beers

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Siren Craft Brew / Liquid Mistress

Cromarty / Rogue Wave

Burning Sky / Saison à la Provision

Founders / Breakfast Stout

Brooklyn Brewery / Blast!

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Siren

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
The Brooklyn Brewery Mash (London)

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Name : Jay Krause
Occupation : Quantum Brewing Co.

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Buxton Brewery / Ace Edge

BrewDog / Paradox Heaven Hill

Thornbridge / Bayern

Salopian / Oracle

Retorto / Morning Glory

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton Brewery.

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
IMBC went above and beyond this year.

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Name : William France
Occupation : Operations-Cloudwater Brew Co

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Thronbridge / Valravn

Magic Rock Brewing / Villainous

Magic Rock Brewing / Craftwerk

SWB / Mauna Kea

Alchemist / Heady Topper

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Magic Rock

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Having lunch with Jean Van Roy at the Birrificio Indipendente Elav’s brewery tap, swapping stories & beer experiences.

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Name : Adam Birch
Occupation : UoM Finance Comms Officer

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Quantum / Physics

Magic rock / Cannonball

Magic Rock / Villainous

Tiny Rebel / Urban IPA

Pacer / Summer Wine

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Blackjack

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Getting pissed on my birthday

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Name : Dave Harrison-Ward
Occupation : IT Systems Administrator (wannabe brewer)

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Magic Rock / Villainous

Siren + De Molen / Empress

Buxton Brewery / Far Skyline

Buxton Brewery / Double Axe

Black Ops / Salopian

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton Brewery

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Easy – IMBC 2014!

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Name : Mike
Occupation : IT Engineer

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Magic Rock / High wire

Marble / Earl Gray IPA

Flying Dog / Mint Chocolate Stout

Tiny Rebel / Hadouken

Liverpool Organic / Josephine Butler Elderflower Ale

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Magic Rock

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Brewtap – Blackjack beers (Followed closely by IMBC)

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Name : Alex
Occupation : student

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Westbrook / Mexican Cake

The Kernel / IPA (all varieties)

Burning Sky / Monolith

Westbrook / IPA

Evil Twin / Imperial Doughnut Break

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
The Kernel

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Name : Andy
Occupation : @hoponthebIke

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Magic Rock / Magic Spanner

Brewsmith Beers / IPA

Hand Drawn Monkey / Smaller

Wiper & True / Small Beer

Quantum / I Heart Motueka

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Wiper & True

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
IndyManBeerCon (of course!!)

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Name : Mike Bates
Occupation : general lackey at the House of Trembling Madness

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Siren & Evil Twin / Even More Jesus VIII Coffee & Bourbon Aged

Fantome / Saison

To Ol / Fuck Art the Heathens are Coming

Pressure Drop / Stokey Brown

Stillwater Artisanal / Why Can’t I Beat You?

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Siren

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Brewing Gracchus with Siren & Omnipollo then launching it at Craft Covent Garden! But that’s hardly a common experience, so probably IMBC, great atmosphere and a chance to catch up with everyone. Always fun.

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Name : Leona Norbury
Occupation : Port Street Beer House

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Buxton Brewery / Far Skyline

Against the Grain / There Gose the Neighbourhood

To-Ol / Sur Mosaic

Westbrook / Mexican Cake

Oerpsoep/Rooie Dop/Buxton / Grain & Grape

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
BUXTON!

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Copenhagen Beer Celebration (and IMBC of course..)

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Name : Claudia Asch
Occupation : IndyManBeerCon

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Firestone Walker / Lil’ Opal

Boneyard Brewing Company / Notorious IPA

Toccalmatto / Bedda Matri Marsala Barrel Aged

Cigar City / Double Barrel Hunapuh’s

Burning Sky / Saison a la Provision

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
UK: Burning Sky / USA: Cycle Brewing / Germany: Freigeist / Italy: Toccalmatto

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Copenhagen/IMBC/Brewing with Bruno at Toccalmatto/All our collabs

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Name : James R. Moffat
Occupation : PSBH

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Westbrook – Mexican Cake

Against the Grain – There Gose The Neighbourhood

Buxton – Ace Edge (especially when randalled through extra Sorachi Ace & coconut!)

To Øl – Hop Love Pils

To Øl / Brewfist – Space Frontier

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Too many… Comparing High Wire & Oregon at Jackalope’s first birthday in Chorlton, drinking far too much of both & trying to make the ultimate West Coast Pale by blending the two. Cracking a 2010 Goose Island Vanilla Bourbon County at one of the first staff meetings after joining the PSBH team after saving it for 4 years! Starting brewing again & brewing a bretted beetroot saison as a last brew with a mate before he moved down to London, still not ready but hopefully going to taste great! IMBC, every year obviously! (Are we contractually obliged to say that?). I’m sure there’s more. There always is.

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Name : Unknown
Occupation : Unknown

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Mikkeller – Texas Ranger

Ilkley Brewery/Brewdog – Westwood Stout

Ilkley Brewery/Rooie Dop/Oerseop – De Passie

Partizan – Saison Grisette

Five Points – Hook Island Red

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Ilkley Brewery

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Leeds International Beer Fest

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Name : Kieron Sumner
Occupation : National Treasure (?!?!?!)

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Pogonophobia // MagicRock+Evil Twin

Evil Twin // Falco

Salty Kiss // Magic Rock

Home of the Fruitcakes // Celt

Salopian Brewery // Darwin’s Origin

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton // Evil Twin

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
IMBC

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Name : Matt Dutton
Occupation : Operations Manager – The Font

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Schlenkerla – Helles

@likethemurphys – Imp Choc Orange Stout

Augustiner – Lager Bier Hell

Against The Grain – Citra Ass Down

Quantum – Brett C Pale

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton Brewery

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Home brewing Beer in my cellar

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Name : Michael

Occupation : PhD student

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Perennial Artisan Ales / Saison de Lis

Struise / XXX Rogge Tripel

Schneider / Meine Hopfenweisse

La Trappe / Quadrupel Oak Aged #17

Rochefort / Trappistes Rochefort 10

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Brussels

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Name : Fraser Pirie
Occupation : BSc Brewing & Distilling student

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Buxton Double Axe

Siren / To øl Tickle Monster

Buxton / Omnipollo Yellowbelly

Wild Beer Schnoodlepip

Stone Enjoy By

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Natural Selection Launch @ The Hanging Bat

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Name : David Sweetman

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Saison Dupont Cuvée Dry Hopping 2014

Buxton – Far Skyline

Buxton – Double Axe

Burning Sky – Saison Le Printemps

Magic Rock – Bourbon Barrel Bearded Lady 2014 (Buffalo Trace)

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Birmingham Beer Bash

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Name : Joe Nicholas
Occupation : Assistant Bar Manager, Craft Beer Co.

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Evil Twin/Luksus One

Westbrook/Gose

Logsdon/Seizoen Bretta

To Øl/Blossom

The Kernel/Raspberry Sour

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Siren Craft

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Come on now – INDY MAN

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Name : David Sheldon

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Northern Monk / Northern Star

Brewdog / Cocoa Physco

New Belgium / Coconut Curry Hefe

Partizan / Van Chai Stout

Boulder Beer Co / 35th Anniversary Imperial Black IPA

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
No one brewery overall.

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Drinking in the Hop & Cleaver / Bob’s Bar / Redhouse connected pubs in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Name : Arlo
Occupation : Port Street Beer House

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Westbrook / Mexican Cake

Buxton / Double Axe

Five Oh Brew Co / New Dark Ages

Goose Island / Bourbon County

Against The Grain / There Gose The Neighbourhood

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Westbrook

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Going to the lakes with Founders

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Name : Andy
Occupation : Port Street Beer House

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Westbrook / Mexican Cake

Jolly Pumpkin / La Roja

Buxton / Grape + Grain

To Øl / Jule Maelk

To Øl / Likewiesse

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
Buxton

BEST BEER RELATED EXPERIENCE of 2014?
Brewing with Mad Hatter

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Name : Euan Summers
Occupation : Port Street Beer House / Quantum

Five favourite beers of 2014 :

Jester King / La Vie en Rose
Jack’s Abbey / Hoponius Union
Sierra Nevada / Barrel Aged Torpedo
Buxton / Ace Edge
Against the Grain / There Gose The Neighbourhood

BEST BREWERY OF 2014?
Jack’s Abbey, wish more of their stuff was available

BEST BREWERY of 2014?
A close tie between starting work as a brewer and having the privilege to attend the Copenhagen Beer Celebration. I’m very happy that I’ve somewhat found myself a part of this great worldwide beer scene and get the chance to meet and drink with some of the best Brewers in the universe (unless space beer is a thing)

– Christmas Hampers 2014

It’s that time of year. Again. How did it come around so quickly? Last Christmas was only a few weeks ago wasn’t it? Or was that Hallowe’en? There was something I’m sure. We just spend the year celebrating one thing after the other and it all becomes a big blur. Which one’s Christmas? Oh yeah. Family, friends, sprinting home from the pub to have a cup of tea with your Dad before he goes to bed (yes, I once did that), eating far too much and… PRESENTS! Presents are great. They’re just occasionally a bit tricky to get right. Well hopefully this will help give you a few ideas of things to buy for your loved ones. Or yourself.

 

Is this something that just happened in my house, or did everyone have this? I’d wake up every Christmas day with a Christmas stocking hanging off the end of my bed, reach in and find several tiny cans of assorted carbonated beverages. I never understood why Christmas was the one day of the year where it was okay for the first thing I eat/drink to be a sugary fizzy drink, but apparently that’s how it goes. Well if it wasn’t just my household that did this why not up your game this year & treat your loved ones to one of our Stocking Filler Christmas Hampers…

CANS **** / £26.50

1. Mavericks – Back In The Saddle

2. Founders – All Day IPA

3. Beavertown – 8-Ball

4. Ruhstaller – 1881

5. Westbrook – White Thai

6. Sly Fox – 113 IPA

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You’ve got too much to worry about on Christmas day; you’ve already managed to buy the same present for someone twice, the kids only want the toys that make the most annoying noise & your head’s still pounding from meeting up with friends who you only see once a year on Christmas Eve and the dog’s eaten the chocolate log & is in urgent need of a trip to the vets. Let us select some beers for you to help you wash down the driest meal you’re going to have all year…

CHRISTMAS DAY SELECTION / £30.25

1. Stillwater – Cellar Door

2. Brooklyn – Black Chocolate Stout

3. Five-Oh – Get To The Choppa!

4. De La Senne – Xmas Zinnebir

5. To Øl / Mikkeller – Underall

6. Rodenbach – Grand Cru

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It must be hard being American. You have to pretend to like turkey twice a year. Luckily you have these delicious beers to wash down your massive dry chicken…

USA / £43.00

1. Brooklyn – 1/2 Ale

2. Stone – Levitation

3. Westbrook Mexican Cake

4. Left Hand – Stranger

5. Stillwater – Existent

6. Odell 5 Barrel

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Granddad, if you’re reading this, I don’t need another crate of really tediously boring bitters this year. I’m sorry. I just haven’t the heart to tell you they’re awful. There’s still some leftover from last year. There might even be some leftover from the year before. The amount of drunk I’d have to be to drink them is too drunk to drink more. I’d much rather have this UK hamper Port Street Beer House has lovingly pieced together…

UK / £35.75

1. Buxton – Grain and Grape

2. Weird Beard – Bearded Nurse

3. Five Oh Cretin Hop

4. Partizan/Mikkeller Barrel Aged Quad

5. Mad Hatter – Liverpool Wit

6. Red Willow – Witless

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Some of my family are from a place where they mostly make beer using grapes, they do a fine job of it too but I prefer my beer made with grains…

Euro / £39.50

1. Omnipollo – Nathanius

2. Rooie Dop – Utrecht Strong

3. Boon Geuze – Mariage Parfait

4. To Øl – Mine Is Bigger Than Yours

5. De Struise – Westoek XX

6. Duchesse De Bourgogne

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I love Christmas.

Words by James R Moffat

 

***Alternate can suggestion, buy 6 cans of Torpedo. Fill a pair of Christmas Stockings.

– Festive Opening Hours 2014

It’s almost time for Christmas and as such we are keeping with our annual tradition of giving you an extra few hours of Port Street Beer House in December by opening on a couple of Mondays plus we are open on Boxing Day!

You can also share the gift of beer with your significant other this Christmas with PSBH Gift Vouchers and special Christmas takeout hampers of super nice beers ‘Buy 6 bottles and get the cheapest one free’! Bob into the bar or give us a call on 0161 237 9949 to make a purchase!

Stay warm, drink safe – From all at Port Street Beer House

 

Monday 22nd December : 2pm – midnight
Tuesday 23rd December : 2pm – midnight
Wednesday 24th December  : Closed
Thursday 25th December : Closed
Friday 26th December : 4pm – 1am (open on Boxing Day!)
Saturday 27th December : 12pm – 1am
Sunday 28th December : 12pm – midnight

Monday 29th December : 4pm – midnight
Tuesday 30th December : 4pm – midnight
Wednesday 31st December : 2pm – late
Thursday 1st January : Closed
Friday 2nd January : 2pm – midnight
Saturday 3rd January : 12pm – midnight
Sunday 4th January : 12pm – midnight

View the full poster HERE / Artwork by Steve Hockett – http://wonder-room.eu/

 

 

– End of year review 2014

So here it is ! The Port Street Beer House end of year review, we love lists and we know you do too! We have condensed it down to just five beers, so this will make your choices even more streamlined.