Chester Market review: Great food, clunky ordering
Despite being born at the Countess and living just down the road, I had somehow never actually made it to the new-look Chester Market. That felt a bit daft, really. I had visited a few of the traders back in the old market days before the Forum site shut, so there was something quite nice […]
Cisk and Cisk Excel review: 2 Maltese lagers built for sunshine
Why are we reviewing Cisk? Well, this is a story of when a wedding, a gaming friendship, and a lager all collide. Many years ago, I made a friend from Malta through a gaming site. We ended up playing a lot of Destiny together, then in around 2017, he and his girlfriend came over to […]
Dreaded Mead review: Smooth sips and spiced surprises
Dreaded Mead is a Lancashire-based meadery which focuses on honest ingredients and simple but mighty flavour. They offer a diverse range of flavours, alongside some spectacularly tempting seasonal bottles (their Valentine’s Day mead mimics strawberries and cream!). I have, in the past, very much enjoyed a bottle of their Traditional Mead, which kept things very simple and […]