Helium.com | View Andrew H Brown's articles http://www.helium.com/users/102146.xml View Andrew H Brown's articles en-us Copyright Helium.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:10:07 GMT Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:10:07 GMT I can't help it. Wherever I go, one of the first things I like to do is search out the local beer. France might not seem the ideal location for an ... http://www.helium.com/items/1644546-beer-reviews-mare-nostrum-prestige Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:10:07 A man is fished out of the Mediterranean, suffering from gunshot wounds and amnesia. As he slowly recovers, certain clues emerge: he has had plasti... http://www.helium.com/items/1644545-book-review-the-bourne-identity-by-robert-ludlum Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:08:43 After we had tramped the streets of Cordoba's Juderia to dust, our next port of call was Granada and the much vaunted, and possibly vaulted, Alhamb... http://www.helium.com/items/1643771-hotel-reviews-villa-turistica-de-priego-spain Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:04:08 If you've been following my reviews concerning our trip to Andalucia, you'll know that our next port-of-call was Granada. Come to think of it, even... http://www.helium.com/items/1643770-hotel-reviews-sol-inn-alcano-granada-spain Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:02:07 I have about as much interest in what shampoo I wash my hair with as I have hair to shampoo - my regular brand is whatever Mrs P strategically site... http://www.helium.com/items/1643768-product-reviews-aussie-real-volume-shampoo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:00:13 Saturday morning and I'm nursing a nagging headache. Yes, Mrs P has a bit of a cold and I'm taking care of her. Be that as it may, I've taken some ... http://www.helium.com/items/1643766-beer-reviews-titanic-white-star Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:58:36 Decisions, decisions. Last night, on making my way to the bar, I was faced with something like four ales I'd never sampled before (at least not o... http://www.helium.com/items/1643765-beer-reviews-cairngorm-wildcat Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:56:48 I've just returned from a trip to Germany and Belgium and as you can imagine, this gave me an opportunity to sample some previously unsampled malt-... http://www.helium.com/items/1643762-beer-reviews-staatsbrauerei-weihenstephan-kristall-weiss Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:54:19 What's this? A review about how Al-Qaeda have infiltrated the ranks of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders? - I'd like to see them try. Or eve... http://www.helium.com/items/1643761-beer-reviews-tartan-terror Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:51:54 Arriving at the pub of a Friday evening is always something of a step into the unknown. Granted, the pub is where it's always been, the name hasn't... http://www.helium.com/items/1643759-beer-reviews-adnams-broadside-ale Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:49:27 Granada must have one of the most spectacular settings of any city in Spain, perhaps Europe, maybe even beyond. It lies on a wide, fertile plan wit... http://www.helium.com/items/1643706-visit-to-granada-alhambra Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:32:12 Remember how I told you I brought home some beers from Yorkshire? Yes? No? Does it matter? Well, I did. And one of these beers was Old Tom. Ol... http://www.helium.com/items/1643592-beer-reviews-old-tom-barleywine Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:30:22 Summer's the best time to drink witbier. It's perfect as a thirst-quenching brew that's absolutely refreshing when the sun's beating down. Not a lo... http://www.helium.com/items/1643590-beer-reviews-brugs-witbier Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:27:51 I went for a meal with my son last week and we ended up in an 'authentic' New York diner, part of the Frankie & Benny's chain. Nice enough plac... http://www.helium.com/items/1643588-beer-reviews-michelob Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:25:21 One of the places we really wanted to see when we were in Andalucia was the city of Cordoba. What we particularly wanted to see there was the Mezqu... http://www.helium.com/items/1640800-hotel-reviews-hotel-maimonides-cordoba-spain Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:32 In recent weeks, I've been frequenting my local JD Wetherspoons pub. There's plenty to criticise about this chain, but there's also plenty to prais... http://www.helium.com/items/1640797-beer-reviews-arran-blonde Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:58:00 I like to think of myself as a beer hunter. Not THE Beer Hunter (a certain, non-singing-n-dancing, non-baby-dangling Michael Jackson), Good Lord, n... http://www.helium.com/items/1640794-beer-reviews-telenn-du-lancelot Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:56:17 Bass is supposedly the best-known British ale in the world. I wouldn't know about that as I only live in a little part of it. However, it's hard to... http://www.helium.com/items/1639684-beer-reviews-bass-ale Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:47:43 Mrs P and I had a couple of nights break down in North Yorkshire a few weeks ago, and very nice it was too. But that's as never-no-mind. The only r... http://www.helium.com/items/1631271-beer-reviews-pale-rider Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:51:23 Who or what is Gavroche? Gavroche was rebellious, yet generous street urchin in Paris and a character in the Victor Hugo novel 'Les Misrables'. ... http://www.helium.com/items/1631265-beer-reviews-gavroche Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:49:43 I suppose this beer really does qualify as a 'hard-to-find', unless you're Belgian...or French...or from somewhere else but relocated to the Low co... http://www.helium.com/items/1631261-beer-reviews-la-gauloise Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:48:05 Until quite recently, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale was one of those beers that I'd heard good things about but had never come across. So imagine my delig... http://www.helium.com/items/1631251-beer-reviews-sierra-nevada-pale-ale Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:42:18 Reviewing beers can be a dangerous, yet thrilling occupation. Separated for months on end from friends and family, living under a constant threat. ... http://www.helium.com/items/1629936-beer-reviews-michelob-ultra-tap Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:59:31 I'm a fan of Bill Bryson. I like his dry, acerbic wit, and the way he bombards the reader with lots of dry facts yet manages to still keep it enter... http://www.helium.com/items/1629931-book-reviews-notes-from-a-big-country-by-bill-bryson Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:55:00