MOORE’S GALE ALE
On Sunday we began our Headfest Brew for 2012. Given that its not heather season yet we made do with just Bog Myrtle (Sweet Gale – giving rise to gale ale) as a hop substitute. The result will be what’s called a gruit ale.. ie. a non-hopped herbal ale. We also added a little yarrow […]
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From the January – February edition of Britarch (thanks to Merryn for pointing it out to us): Burnt mound theory tested to perfection David Chapman found an eroding “burnt mound” – a common but unexplained prehistoric mound of fired stones – on the Lleyn peninsula at Hell’s Mouth. Excavations in 2008 revealed an oak trough […]
