31 Dec 08

Yes, we have been quiet haven't we.  We've been fired into action by Matt's departure on Friday after some five and a half years (he first came to des' dinners in 2002).  Matt is starting his own brewery in Cumbria on the premises of Europe's only still working iron mine.  The brewery is likely to be called the Red Man Brewery because the miners look red from the iron ore dust and the brewery's first beer is likely to be named Ol' Flo after the mine.  Good luck Matt and can't wait to try the beer!

29 Nov 07

No, it's not a put on.  Dan Pitt does live in Palo Alto, California and the entirely legal number plate on his gleaming red Ginetta sports car was inspired by Ginetta specialists Cottage Classics' presence just a up the road from us.

7 Sep 07

A proper list of where you are likely to find ESB as a guest beer.

28 Aug 07

Our second pub The Station has now got its own web site, particularly informative if you speak Latin.

06 Mar 07

We had a brew last week that was a first.  We used Boadicea, First Gold and Pilot hops grown for us by the Wright brothers (honestly) somewhere in the hinterland between Peasenhall, Sibton and Bruisyard.  We used

malt from Suffolk Beaver barley grown for us by Victor Scott in Brandeston.  It will be another week before we can judge the results.  This is leading towards a new beer provisionally called Brandeston Gold  and eventually all ESB beers will be brewed using only makings from Suffolk.

08 Feb 07

One the brewery's two pubs The Framlingham Station gets a glowing review on web site Beer In The Evening.

17 Jan 07

Happy New Year and the Jan 2007 edition of Suffolk and Norfolk Today contains three very complimentary pages about the brewery.

21 Sep 06

Went went broadband this week, still can't get the full effect of spinning Elans as we haven't got any speakers, there were a pair in Aldi for £12.49 but the queue at the checkout went all the way back to Colchester ...

28 Jul 06

Beer Festival at The Station this weekend.  There are fifteen beers but because it's so hot we can't be bothered to list them again so look it up on Framlingham.com

18 Jul 06

The Brewer snuck in at the bottom of Framlingham.com's Cardboard Day and don't forget ESB are doing the beer tent at this Saturday's Hachfest.

7 Jul 06

Remember Rose who left last September?  Always a very distinct and pleasant presence behind the Station bar she paid a social visit a couple of weeks back.

20 Jun 06

Yes summer is here, just look at this sunset through The Station's windows.

24 Apr 06

Last year the charity do Hacheston Bygones expanded into Hacheston music night and ESB did the beer tent at both events.  This year the music night has become Hachfest and again ESB is doing the beer tent.

9 Mar 06

If you can have fish and chips on eBay then it's not surprising to find an ESB pump badge and no, we don't know who bikerjohn14 is.

22 Feb 06

One of the side effects of broadband is that people can talk to you on the phone whilst looking at your web site.  Consequently The Brewer had this phone conversation Monday with a new woman customer.

"Which one am I talking to?"

"What?"

"I'm looking at your web site, which one are you?  Poppy?  Matt?"

"I'm The Brewer"

"Couldn't they have got a better picture than that?"

So here you are new woman customer.