As I tend to participate quite heavily in the beer/real ale community on Twitter, I was recently made aware of an excellent new idea: Beer Swap.
Essentially, each participant in the Beer Swap scheme sends their name and address to the organisers (Andy Mogg – @chilliupnorth and Mark Dredge – @markdredge) who then assign each beer swapper a partner. The idea is that the participants then select four local and interesting beers to send to their swap partner. The result is that we all get to try a range of new bottled beers which we otherwise may not have been able to have done.
I think I’m going to use Chiltern Brewery (Aylesbury), Tring (Tring), and Concrete Cow (Milton Keynes) as my local beers. With a bit of luck I may even be able to get some bottles from Banks & Taylor (Shefford) or White Park (Cranfield).
Overall, it promises to be an excellent scheme and I look forward to receiving my first Beer Swap package! If you’re interested in participating, you need to read the instructions and apply before 6pm today, Monday 26th October. Good luck!
