This is Jon's personal "blog" - I work at an independent microbrewery (a small-scale, artisanal producer of “real ale” and other beery treats), based in the Furness area in Cumbria (or N. Lancs if you'd rather). Or a "Craft Brewer", if you like. We're known as "Stringers", or "Stringers Beer". I don't just make beer - I also sound-off in half-informed rants on a variety of subjects. Like here.
Let's Brew - 1885 Thomas Usher XX Stock
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[image: An Usher's Pale Ale label featuring a drawing of a tankard.]
Usher also brewed a slightly stronger Stock Ale, XX. A beer at the same
gravity as PA...
The Thirty-Nine Steps, or Broadstairs re-visited
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It's been *12 years* since I last made a visit to the *Isle of Thanet*,
although five years ago the *Bailey* family did touch on the edge of this
protrus...
By ‘eck, it’s…
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Boddington’s Bitter: a story in three parts 1. That Was Then I came to
Manchester in 1982. You very rarely saw Boddington’s in south and central
Manchester...
Munich Observations Part 3
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Alright folks, we’ve sorted out what to drink and the limitations of
Helles, Munich’s undisputed favourite. So, what’s next? Well, the obvious
question: ...
Old Friends: Leffe Blonde
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Dipping into some of the dimmest and most distant of crevices in my
drinking memories today for this resurrection of my Old Friends series.
Back in the day...
You Can't Get There From Here
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Experiences
Was it ever going to end any other way? One of the major bugbears of
anyone travelling to a major event is "*Why are they all in London? It...
How San Miguel closed Banks's brewery
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*Not all multinational corporations are created equal*. The world's largest
brewing corporation, ABInBev, towers above the others, having bought the
seco...
A mutual path for water?
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It was a privilege to present in Whitstable, Kent, recently to the People’s
Commission on Water, whose report is released today. It relates to a topic
that...
When “candidate” is a crime against English
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I originally posted this on LinkedIn under the title “Why I’m not doing job
interviews for freelance work”. I was quite cross. It’s autism awareness
month ...
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*Green Hop Season 2024*
This year we're celebrating the Green Hop season to its fullest, with two
events at our Taproom.
*Green Hop Launch*
*Save the...
Last night at the JT
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*Yesterday evening, I went to the Jerusalem Tavern. It was the pub's last
night.*
The operators, St Peter's Brewery, haven't renewed their long lease, an...
A final pint
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My last blog post was a bit of a downer. I’ll try to cheer up on this one.
I seem to have created a theme of chronicling end of pubs. The travails of
the...
A Tale Of Two Weekends
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The never ending tour of Manchester continues. With a lot of places either
still closed completely or not opening early in the week, it's easier to do
a ...
The Session: Where I'm/It's At.
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Well, it has been a while. Since there was a proper Session. Since I wrote
a thing on this blog. Glad to be prodded. I think about blogging often, but
the...
The Positively Unknown
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New book announcement! "The Positively Unknown: A Kid's Guide to the
Zymoglyphic Museum" is now available. Pick up a copy while you are
visiting the mu...
Letting go
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It is often difficult to accept defeat. Indeed, when one has been working
on something for a long time it can be almost impossible to actually make
that fi...
We are taking a break
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Dear Reader.
Due to various unforeseen circumstances, 'A Swift One' is taking a short
sabbatical. We apologise to all for the lack of content but we hope t...
Passive-aggressive hate mail
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Way back in 2001, my brother and I opened a specialist beer bar in London.
You can read more about it *here*.
The way we were doings things proved fairly n...
Caxton Inn / XX Inn, River Street
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Caxton Inn, River Street, Hulme, 1921. (c) Bob Potts [1]. The Caxton Inn
was a Carlton Brewery house that stood on the corner of River Street and
Welcomb S...
Brooklyn Comes To Dalston
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Brooklyn Brewery are on the road again, taking their 'Mash' concept out to
nine countries. This week, they've been in London, with events like a DIY
dinner...
Thomas Hardy's Ale Reborn
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This beauty arrived by post yesterday so I thought it was time to end my
silence.
The rights to the Thomas Hardy Ale name have now passed to a company in...
Recipe for
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Busy days, busy days. I had an hour in departures this week with no
wireless and a useless phone so my 150 e-mails per day couldn’t find me.
During my co...
His name is "Stay!"
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I'm lucky enough to get a call every so often from the Endress+Hauser
Corporation to make something out of their spare parts. They give me full
creative...
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