Are you kidding? Scottish brewer Orkney is under pressure for its Skull Splitter ale: An outfit called the Portman Group, funded by the drinks industry to persuade us to drink less – stop laughing at the back – hired PIPC, a global management consulta…
The winning entry
Early Access (12:00-1:00) we’ll be pouring
Darkness 2008
Smoke 2007
Two
Oak Aged Cranberry Cynic
TeaBagged Furious(cask)
and Coffee Bender.
At 1:00 we’ll change it up:
Furious
Bender
SurlyFest
Cynic
Coffee Bender and
TeaBagged Furious(ca…
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