Good things

It's been wonderfully rewarding to see how well the Test Tipple has been received. The only adverse comments seem to be that it does have a slightly aggressive bitter finish but we've toned that down for our standard bitter "Swift One". Having said that, a number of people have commented that it is just this bitter finish that makes the beer so bloody good.

I feel that we did the right thing by selling Test Tipple. It did involve a lot of soul searching because it would have been perfect to have started selling a standard beer instead of a one off. The thing is that it actually doesn't seem to have detracted from the forthcoming Swift One. It's just given everyone a taste of what's to come! Swift One will be released at the end of this week.

Don't forget to keep an eye on the beer finder section of this site to find where the beers are being sold. It's probably a good idea to give the pub you are visiting a ring to make sure that they have the good stuff on tap. Mind you, all the pubs we are selling to are worth a visit, Bowman Ales or not. And now.... It's Wallops Wood Nature Watch

Can anyone suggest a collective noun for Pied Wagtails? They seem to hunting about in small gangs of four or more birds. Ever so pretty and ever so dapper, they have taken to picking over some of the rubble and hard core at the front of the brewery. It's soon to be landscaped so they need to get in there quick.

There have been small flocks of Fieldfares chuckling about in the hedgerows and trees. They are voracious consumers of berries but are also drawn to the crab apples that dot the ground like so many brilliant yellow pebbles. It has been so stupidly mild that the poor Fieldfares must wonder what the hell has happened to winter. In the dawn there has been a definate increase in bird song, especially from the Blackbirds and Robins. Somebody should tell them that Spring is not yet here and that we have the dreadful and unpredictable month of February to get through.