Advantages: Something a little bit different and certainly VERY fruity! Disadvantages: Will be too sweet for many palates.
For the second of my reviews of beers I sampled at the recent Wetherspoons Spring Beer Festival I am moving from Japan to Poland. This beer was one I had wanted to try after seeing it in the beer festival programme, so I was really glad when we called into The Portland Hotel, Chesterfield for tea one night and saw it on the current What's On the Bar list. This little Polish Gem is Namyslow Original Plum Beer!
THE BREWERY
Namyslow Brewery is probably the oldest brewery in Europe, dating back over 600 years, to 1321. I that year, the first written document naming the brewery showed Duke Konrad I granting the Namyslow malt and brewing house exclusive rights to brew beer for the town and the surrounding area. The brewery can be found in the Polish town of Namyslow, in the capitol of Namyslow County. Mike Gostomski, of Winona ...
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Advantages: A really well written and engaging Thriller with a strong lead character Disadvantages: If your not keen on first person perspective you may not like it
Having been near fatally wounded in the line of duty, NYPD homicide detective John Corey has left New York and gone to the Long Island township of Southold to convalesce. When two local scientists are killed on their Patio, John is asked to advise the town's police department and see if he can help solve the case. There are a number of reasons why the couple may have been killed, but the FBI and CIA are worried it has something to do with their work on Plum Island, an off shore animal disease research centre. Now Corey must try and put the pieces together and solve the crime, a crime that could have global implications.
This is the second time I've picked up one of Nelson DeMille's novels and also my second encounter with detective John Corey. I've been meaning to read a few more of his for a while and like the book that introduced ...
Advantages: Unique taste, absolutely delicious Disadvantages: Only available in Tesco
Every now and then, I like to treat myself to some of the freshly baked bread from my local Tesco's bakery. One of my favorite types is Tiger Bread.
Why Is It Called Tiger Bread?
This bread is referred to as Tiger bread because of the pattern which develops across the top of the bread during the baking process. This is achieved by spreading rice paste and sesame oil on the top of the bread before it is baked. Then, while the bread is baking, the paste dries and cracks which creates stripes across the top of the bread, similar in look and colour to the stripes of a Tiger, hence the name Tiger Bread.
Packaging
Tiger bread comes pre-packed in a transparent plastic-type wrapping, with a label giving a description of the item and the weight. The packaging is very thin and quite flimsy so often it can break as the crusty bread ...
