Forum sponsored by:

Railway related beers

Search for: in Thread Title in

Kelvin Barber	03/11/2010 17:40:12
44 forum posts 120 photos 4 articles	From the Concrete Cow Brewery based in Milton Keynes (where else?) this beer is a fine ruby bitter of 4.7% Vol. The reason for its title is explained on the label: "Not far from the brewery and opened in 1838, Wolverton Works was the home of the class 31 steam locomotive nicknamed the 'Bloomer'. So named because much of the lower parts were exposed... a resemblance to a particular ladies fashion of the day... no originals survive and only a replica named 'Wolverton' is a reminder of this wonderful steam era". Below are two views of the 1:1 scale Wolveton as mentioned on the label when it was displayed at Milton Keynes Station a few years ago (vertical poles on bottom pic are actually lamp posts in the background and are not attached to the loco!) The 2-2-2 locomotive now resides on a special plinth outside the Wolverton Works. Edited By Kelvin Barber on 05/11/2010 16:03:20
Terryd	03/11/2010 23:01:30
1946 forum posts 179 photos	Rouen also has concrete cows on a traffic island just short of the A13 (Paris Auto route) and they are very proud of them, unlike Milton Keynesians. I despair for our attitudes, Terry
John Olsen	03/11/2010 23:55:49
1294 forum posts 108 photos 1 articles	Back around the turn of the millenium Luxembourg had fibreglass cows in a variety of colour schemes around the town. About the same time Aachen also had fibreglass horses...I think that was an annual thing for some sort of horsey event that they do there. Meanwhile Tirau in New Zealand has a giant corrugated iron sheep. regards John
Stub Mandrel	04/11/2010 21:23:16
4318 forum posts 291 photos 1 articles	Doesn't Liverpool have superlambananas? I think Birmingham and the Black Country has better taste in modern statuary - the Brownhills Miner, Tim Tolkien's Spitfires at Castle Vale, various works around the Black Contry's new roads. There's also a striking steel Red Kite somewhere in Mid Wales... Neil
Kelvin Barber	05/11/2010 15:40:09
44 forum posts 120 photos 4 articles	Whilst visiting Wetherspoon's 'The Lord Moon of The Mall' pub in Central London I spied and sampled this interesting beer which forms part of their current Beer Festival. Coming from the RCH Brewery in Somerset, the beer is named after the famous Strawberry Line railway which used to pass close by the brewery's location. Containing real Strawberries the beer is certainly unusual! Another railway related beer in Wetherspoon's current festival line-up is Tring Brewery's 'Signal Box' brown ale. For more details on this see: Tring Specials and click on February. Edited By Kelvin Barber on 05/11/2010 16:05:25
Kelvin Barber	10/12/2010 16:31:09
44 forum posts 120 photos 4 articles	Another fine beer with a railway theme from Cottage Brewing sampled at our local. Couldn't see it listed on their website, can anyone tell me what the locomotive is? Kelvin
NJH	10/12/2010 17:07:28
2314 forum posts 139 photos	Kelvin You are showing your age! ( Too young) This particular engine was my dream as a young lad - " Dutchess of Hamilton" in the Hornby "00" series. ( Nearly 60 years ago!) I never did get an electric train set then - but I did have two sons and I made sure they both did! I'm sure someone has built a superb model in 5" - if so maybe a few photos? How's the new job? Regards Norman
Kelvin Barber	11/12/2010 23:51:17
44 forum posts 120 photos 4 articles	Hi Norman, Thanks for the info. Just been to the ME Exhibition at Sandown and it was being well received and looked pretty busy. It was also nice to meet my replacement Diane Carney who is now your new web editor. Thanks for asking, the new job is going fine - great to be back on Military Modelling magazine after a very long gap - I last left it in 1983! Cheers Kelvin
Kelvin Barber	17/12/2010 22:59:23
44 forum posts 120 photos 4 articles	Latest railway related beer from Cottage Brewing on tap at our local is 'Polar Express'. Once again, not sure what the loco is on the label, but the beer was excellent. Cottage Brewing Specials Edited By Kelvin Barber on 22/01/2011 07:37:44
Kelvin Barber	22/01/2011 07:42:30
44 forum posts 120 photos 4 articles	Two more of Cottage Brewing's railway themed beers appeared over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Unfortunately, I didn't get to sample either! Edited By Kelvin Barber on 22/01/2011 07:45:15
Ian S C	22/01/2011 09:35:00
7468 forum posts 230 photos	On a footpath in Christchurch there are some Corgy dogs (life size), in bronze, complete with bronze doggy doo , we Kiwis seem to put up a lot of these things from giant trout, to carrots & cordial bottles. Ian S C
Kelvin Barber	27/06/2011 18:38:55
44 forum posts 120 photos 4 articles	After a long gap I thought it was about time to get the 'Beer Thread' going again! The three railway related beers here from Cottage Brewing have all featured at our 'local' The Hare over the past weekend. All were very good, though my particular favourite was the stronger 'Goldrush' shown at bottom. Edited By Kelvin Barber on 27/06/2011 20:22:39

<< First < Prev 1 2 3

All Topics | Latest Posts

Please login to post a reply.

Magazine Locator

Want the latest issue of Model Engineer or Model Engineers' Workshop? Use our magazine locator links to find your nearest stockist!

Find Model Engineer & Model Engineers' Workshop

You can unsubscribe at anytime. View our privacy policy at www.mortons.co.uk/privacy

Latest Forum Posts

*Oct 2023: FORUM MIGRATION TIMELINE*
05/10/2023 07:57:11
Making ER11 collet chuck
05/10/2023 07:56:24
What did you do today? 2023
05/10/2023 07:25:01
Orrery
05/10/2023 06:00:41
Wera hand-tools
05/10/2023 05:47:07
New member
05/10/2023 04:40:11
Problems with external pot on at1 vfd
05/10/2023 00:06:32
Drain plug
04/10/2023 23:36:17
digi phase converter for 10 machines.....
04/10/2023 23:13:48
Winter Storage Of Locomotives
04/10/2023 21:02:11
More Latest Posts...
View All Topics

Support Our Partners

Shopping Partners

Subscription Offer

Latest "For Sale" Ads

Reeves** - Rebuilt Royal Scot by Martin Evans
by John Broughton
£300.00
BRITANNIA 5" GAUGE James Perrier
by Jon Seabright 1
£2,500.00
Drill Grinder - for restoration
by Nigel Graham 2
£0.00
WARCO WM18 MILLING MACHINE
by Alex Chudley
£1,200.00
MYFORD SUPER 7 LATHE
by Alex Chudley
£2,000.00
More "For Sale" Ads...

Latest "Wanted" Ads

D1-3 backplate
by Michael Horley
Price Not Specified
fixed steady for a Colchester bantam mark1 800
by George Jervis
Price Not Specified
lbsc pansy
by JACK SIDEBOTHAM
Price Not Specified
Pratt Burnerd multifit chuck key.
by Tim Riome
Price Not Specified
BANDSAW BLADE WELDER
by HUGH
Price Not Specified
More "Wanted" Ads...

Get In Touch!

Do you want to contact the Model Engineer and Model Engineers' Workshop team?

You can contact us by phone, mail or email about the magazines including becoming a contributor, submitting reader's letters or making queries about articles. You can also get in touch about this website, advertising or other general issues.

Click THIS LINK for full contact details.

For subscription issues please see THIS LINK.

Digital Back Issues