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@BrewDogYork OVERWORKS SHOWCASE. Serious Sour Power! Tonight! HAVE PLANS TONIGHT? CANCEL THEM, AND DO SOMETHING SPONTANEOUS! Tonight, ALL of BrewDog's UK bars will be officially launching at least three new and super unique beers from their amazing BrewDog OverWorks team, including the one here in York.

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If you can get down to the Rook and Gaskill in York this weekend, then you’ll be in for a very special event…

The Rook and Gaskill, on Lawrence Street in the historic city of York, has been a pub for the past two centuries. Although it’s had different names during that time (before settling on the current name, unusually taken from the surnames of the last two men to be hanged at Greendykes in York) it has a rich history of serving the community – in many senses – all within view of the historic Walmgate Bar. Since an extensive bar refit by current landlord Paul Marshall at the end of 2017, the pub has been able to serve up to 30 beers and ciders at any given time and with the recently completed interior make-over it is certainly set to carry on into the future with aplomb.

The new interior ©York SPBW

The new exterior ©Rook & Gaskill

The pump wall ©York SPBW

This beer capacity will be put to good use this weekend, with 15 of those taps reserved for a wide range of Bad Seed beers. This Malton-based brewery are celebrating their fifth anniversary on this weekend, and the Rook is going to be the venue for the upcoming birthday bash. The UK has seen some fantastic new breweries get set up over the past few years, and Bad Seed have worked hard to establish themselves as one of the best amongst them. Originally starting out as home brewers, owners James and Chris have gradually built up their business, garnering a reputation for innovative recipes and flavours during that time. In 2015, they moved from smaller kit to a 12BBL brew set-up which, in their words, they now “call home”.

The mighty beer list. Click to enlarge.

There’ll be some new launches and established favourites on offer this weekend, ranging from Become the Legend, an unusual but sessionable Rhubarb and Hibiscus grisette, to the familiar fruity notes of their Session IPA, to the even fruitier Juice Freak, a slightly stronger brew at 6%. Exclusively, Bad Seed will also be launching their Code Blue, a blueberry witbier made in collaboration with the Rook and Gaskill’s landlord Paul. This is a one-off, and likely to move quite quickly, so ensure you get down on Saturday to give it a try while you can. As well as the range of beers, the Rook will be laying on a BBQ, live music and some exclusive new dishes made with Bad Seed beers. The festivities will continue throughout the weekend, and we really look forward to seeing some of you there.

The event will start on Saturday 24th June at 1pm and end on the Sunday 25th June, for any further info use one of the contacts below or just pop into the Rook and ask! Rook & Gaskill: Twitter • Facebook • Web Bad Seed Brewery: Twitter • Facebook • Web

Thanks to the Rook and York SPBW for use of photos.

@RookGaskillYork & @badseedbrewery Birthday Collab! This weekend, all the info, all the beers! Be there. If you can get down to the Rook and Gaskill in York this weekend, then you’ll be in for a very special event…

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Glory

Glory. Is it that glorious or have @NMBCo dropped the ball? What do you think?

As we have mentioned before, Northern Monk have been going from strength to strength and have been releasing  an almost never-ending stream of amazing beer. So in the light of this will the new release of Glory, a 10.5% Triple IPA, be another belting brew or one to forget that it even happened? Released alongside its brethren called Death (a dark full on Imperial Stout weighing in at a gargantuan…

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Pizza & Beer Pairing

Do you love beer? Sour dough Pizza? Then you need to go to @BISTROGUYYORK for their Wood aged beer & Pizza fest! @YorkSPBW 23-25 Feb

Bistro Guy is a local laid back, hip place to be seen at; dishing up fabulous breakfasts and lunches from 10am. Combining attention to detail but a simplistic menu they pull off some fabulous unfussy food that looks and tastes a million dollars, without the price tag. What does this have to do with beer and The Drunken Goat? Well it’s with great pleasure we pass on the news that Bistro Guy is…

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Within the Wood

We've joined @YorkSPBW and if you love beer and the magic that only wooden cask can impart into it we think you should too! Loads of great things in the pipeline...#YorkBeer #Tryanuary

ORIGINS OF THE SOCIETY It all began on the evening of Friday, 6th December, 1963 when seven disgruntled beer drinkers gathered in the Rising Sun in Epsom. Their concern was the growing decline in both quality and palatability of beer. This they felt was due to the increasing use of gas pressure dispense and the introduction of keg beers. They deplored the policies of the big brewers who, by…

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Brew York: Brew Day

A short piece on our trip to @brewyorkbeer to create a new and exciting brew for you lucky people! #Tryanuary #YorkBeer

Brew York aren’t even two years old and they are already creating some of the UK’s best beer, with countless awards under their belt and a range of their core beers available in many a high street store. So it was a great pleasure to have them give us a shout about doing something for the Tryanuary promotion we have been championing for the last few months. They came up with the idea of opening…

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I Wanna Be Your Dog

Fancy a beer that tastes like melted chocolate & biscuits with a 12 % ABV? Yeah you do @BrewDogYork ‏got you coveredI Wanna Be Your Dog

To be fair, whenever we see the word Omnipollo in the beer circle, we normally go a little mental. Just like  Mikkeller and To Ol they just issue forth cool. You just HAVE to try them. The only issue we get is the fact that being from Sweden, they are less than likely to turn up in your local boozer. Here enters BrewDog. That divisive company does it again by offering up a collaboration with…

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Disco Flux

@TurninPointbco Disco Flux release date at @RookGaskillYork. Thats a fruity disco bomb!

Tunrning Point started brewing a year ago almost exactly and from then on have exploded onto the scene with some stunning beer. They have managed to bag numerous awards on their route into the beer world and with good reason, sheer hard work and perseverence. Today they release a mix up on their core range classic Disco King, along with another great Cosmic Flux to create Disco Flux. Taking their…

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Indie Pale Ale

@BrewDog Indie Pale Ale review. In short. It's not great....

BrewDog have it pretty much nailed down when it comes to trying new beers, they either get in a raft of unknown guys or do a new beer and tell you why you need it. Marketing. Pure and simple. Which I have no problem with if it all goes to plan. The latest brew was called the ‘Indie Pale Ale’ meant to instill ideas of independent brewing companies and how it all used to be  (either that or a…

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Patrons Project 3.04 - ATTACK ON BLUE FALCON

Top beer served at @TheFalconTap shock horror. Patrons Project 3.04 - ATTACK ON BLUE FALCON @NMBCo

Northern Monk have gone from strength to strength, from a small compact brewery to a name found in M&S on many a train station. And fair dos to them, they have worked hard hit their standards and never missed a beat when it comes to something new in the beer scene. In fact I would argue that they, Beavertown, Cloudwater and Magic Rock are pretty much the scene anyway. Every time I see a new…

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Got taps?

Got taps? @RookGaskillYork certainly do! Go. Go there. Do it now!

The Rook & Gaskill isn’t a new pub on the radar for us: we have been locals and friends of this establishment ever since we’ve been in York. And for good reason; landlord Paul Marshall always has a good beer selection on the go, always has time for a natter and when the outdoor wood fired oven is blazing, always has a belting food menu on the go. So when we heard that there was a face lift coming…

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Tryanuary​ ​returns​ ​in​ ​2018

@Tryanuary ​returns​ ​in​ ​2018 encouraging support for beer industry. #tryanuary #craftbeer

Tryanuary​ ​returns​ ​in​ ​2018,​ ​supported​ ​by​ ​a​ ​team​ ​of​ ​over​ ​60​ ​volunteers throughout​ ​the​ ​UK, ourselves included. Now​ ​entering​ ​its​ ​fourth​ ​year,​ ​Tryanuary​ ​is​ ​a​ ​nationwide​ ​campaign​ ​to​ ​encourage​ ​support for​ ​the​ ​beer​ ​industry​ ​throughout​ ​January. The​ ​brainchild​ ​of​ ​Mancunian​ ​beer​ ​blogger,​ ​Andy​ ​Heggs​ ​and​ ​brewery​ ​owners,​ ​Stuart…

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Mikkeller - Raspberry Quadrupelbock Brandy Aged

Mikkeller – Raspberry Quadrupelbock Brandy Aged

Mikkeller are now well over ten years old and have gone from small gypsy micro-brewers in Copenhagen to a huge €4.5 million annual turnover brewery. In that time they have come up with some fantastical brews with them winning the “Danish Brewery of the Year” award in their inaugural year, 2006, and again in 2008; in 2009 the award was shared with Hornbeer. Mikkeller have also been judged the…

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The Lupulin Effect - Beer Showcase

The Lupulin Effect - Beer Showcase @BrewDogYork from midday today.

Those guys at BrewDog are once more batting it out of the park when it comes to getting in new and exclusive beers when it comes to the City of Ale week-long festival in York. BrewDog have teamed up with the legendary Cloudwater Brewing to create a super limited edition New England IPA. This has been hopped to the max with Mosaic, Citra and Mandarina Bavaria hops for massive fruitiness! As we…

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Researching York Pubs with Nathen Amin

FREE talk on York Pubs with @NathenAmin July 12 6:30pm @YorkExplore #YorkBeer @YorkCAMRA

Ever wondered about the history of your favourite York pubs?  Coming to the York Explore Library on July 12th Nathen Amin will discuss how he researched the city’s most historic establishments for his book, York Pubs, and his findings during a year-long journey through York’s famous watering holes. He will discuss his research journey in putting the book together, which pubs he went into,…

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SIX BEERS FOR NON BEER DRINKERS

New to craft beer? Keri recommends her six starter beers for beer virgins.

So you want to try some of the interesting-looking bottles from the interesting off-licence, but you don’t know where to start? You think you’d feel a bit silly explaining that you usually stick to wine or generic lager, and you prefer not to waste your money on things you don’t really know much about? Well, that needn’t continue. Here are a few reasonably easily available beers for you to try;…

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Why Does Wine Get Free Rein?

Why Does Wine Get Free Rein? Keri looks deeper into the disparity between beer & wine in social acceptance.

We live in an age of intermittent moral panics, health scares and fads which seem to rotate in an endless cycle, with first one thing – then another thing – good or bad for you, acceptable or unacceptable. However, there’s one thing which seems fairly unassailable these days, and that’s drinking wine. Sure, here and there trash newspapers like the Daily Mail will wonder aloud whether respectable…

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