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Neon Raptor Brewing Co. // Nottingham // England

2/24/2021

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Centaur Army is a big, bold, intensely flavourful Imperial Stout. This is as big as we have ever gone and it was designed by the customers! Neon Raptor asked the fans to decide what the 100th gyle should be and this was chosen! Meet Centaur Army, it is a Peanut Butter, Chocolate and Caramel Imperial Stout. It is every bit as delicious as it sounds!
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Peanut Butter, Chocolate and Caramel Imperial Stout // 13.0% Abv // 440ml
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Rating 4.51
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2 Rivers Radio presents Breaking Blueskies #1

2/23/2021

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2 Rivers Radio presents Breaking Blueskies #1
Breaking Blueskies is a series of online concerts hosted by Two Rivers Radio featuring the very best local music.
Welcoming bands and artists of all genres from throughout the city to play at live streamed concerts during lockdown - and you never know; we may be able to do some real life gigs before before too long! 🙂
The night will debut on Friday Feb 26th 8pm and will be streamed on their Facebook Page as well as on Instagram and Youtube.
Fantastic artists are already lined-up and a few more to confirm. Its going to be massive so make sure you're tuned in! Check out some of the artists so far here. 
We will be fundraising on the night - the stream is fee to access, but there will be a PayPal tip-jar which people can donate to and will be split between the performers and Two Rivers Radio.
They are fundraising so they can establish their new studio - if you would like to donate sooner or can't make the concert, please follow this link: gf.me/u/zgqudp
Trembling Madness will be delivering sameday for the event - so get some draught beer or anything from our massive site. Use the Promo Code: TWORIVERS at the checkout and we can donate some proceeds to the event!.
Also, order before 4pm for same-day delivery. 
​LOCAL ORDERS ONLY, we can't drive around the country each night, sorry!
Please like and share this event, and invite your friends!! 🙂
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Pancake Day // Fat Tuesday

2/16/2021

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It's Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – traditionally a time of fasting and on Shrove Tuesday, Anglo-Saxon Christians went to confession and were “shriven” (absolved from their sins).
For most of us with kids it's stuff them as full as possible at tea-time until they nearly explode. 

Try some indulgent pancake beers 

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Our house in the middle of our street // 14 Lendal, York

2/15/2021

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Thanks to everyone who voted for us in the first #loveYork awards . We look forward to welcoming people back later in the year when its safe to do so. Remember to visit you local pub as the industry is on its knees. It will be a great day when we all sit around with friends in the local. Later this month we will be eager to see what the government plans and whether we will have a tier system in place. We cannot operate within the old Tier 2 system and will not open if you will have to have a meal in order to drink a pint. Hoping to see you all soon when it safe, thanks Trembling Madness x 
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Finalist // Independent Beer Retailer of the Year 2021 // DRN

2/3/2021

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We would like to thank Drinks Retailing for acknowledging us in the 2021 Awards. The award was for our Stonegate retail store, which has been open throughout the pandemic. Although our high street turnover was 70% down we started our online  and delivery business, which has enabled us to increase our product range and customer base.  So overall the year balanced out. 
Morrisons was awarded Multiple Cider Retailer of the Year and also Multiple No & Low Alcohol Retailer of the Year, while Tesco secured awards for Multiple Beer Retailer. The supermarkets have taken most of the alcohol sales last year, ranges have got better but there's still a long way to go.
Thanks to all our customers as we wouldn't be here without you, keep trying new things and enjoying your favourites. We'll be working hard to improve our service and online store. Once the country is safer we'll also love to welcome everyone back to the pub.
Stay safe everyone x  
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Three Hills // BPAVK Marshmallow Smor Imperial Stout // 10% Abv

1/27/2021

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S'more "some more" comes from a campfire treat from the States. Basically, biscuits with chocolate and marshmallow melted together. As a child I do remember doing something similar with chocolate digestives and marshmallows in the microwave in the eighties.  Be creative, get your ingredients, start your lockdown BBQ and sit out amongst the stars, crack open a tin of BPAVK. Let that 10% abv warm you, enjoy a winter night.  And gimme s'more.
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BUY THREE HILLS
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Pull up to my Bumper // Pomona Island // Manchester

1/22/2021

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Grace Jones, flat top hair, Egyptian-cyborg outfits, the model / actress that helped Dolph Lundgren become a star. Well this beer is big. Pomona throwing their muscle. Get your mouth around it, get the Nightclubbing album on and groove like Emmanuelle Seigner with Harrison Ford in this scene in Frantic  

Enjoy and Pull up to my Bumper 

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Lickinghole Creek // Virginia // USA

1/18/2021

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Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery is Virginia's award-winning Farm Brewery, located on 290 acres in Goochland County, Virginia, USA. Many ingredients are grown there such as: wheat, barley, hops, berries, pumpkin, watermelon. What they don’t grow, they source from local farmers. Plus their own source of clean water. Many of their signature beers are aged in ultra-rare Kentucky Bourbon barrels for up to 12 months and they utizlize some of the finest hops in the world. 

For example The Enlightened Despot is an amazingly rich, complex and surprisingly drinkable Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout. Notes of chocolate, vanilla, and of course the delicious flavor of Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon round out this robust stout. Aged for 100 days in 15 Year Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Barrels, made with 10 specialty grains and containing over 78 IBU of American Hop flavor, this truly is a one of a kind beer. Wow!  BUY IT HERE 

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Yamas! // Seven Island Brewery // Corfu

1/14/2021

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My memories of Corfu were playing tabletop space invaders with my brother in our hotel, sunburn, not understanding why my mum kept eating and banging on about the figs from the trees. That was the 1970's and there wasn't anyone making world class imperial stouts there. Welcome to the future, the year 2021, Lefteris Mesimeris & Costantin Pougatsias are mad passionate about craft beer.  They're also passionate about their country, try the Tsoureki Imperial Pastry Stout brewed with mastique,mahleb,cardamon,white chocolate,hazelnut praline and vanilla to get all the flavours of the famous Greek dessert. 
BUY 7 ISLAND
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if you don't fancy a great relaxing Greek beer then why not check out these other famous Greek things above......
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Brouwerij Kees: Where’s Your Troosers?

1/13/2021

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A strange beer to start a strange year. A double dry hopped 10% DIPA, aged for 8 days in Laphroaig barrels. It is a surprising combo of the smokiness of the wood with hop aromas. Love it or hate it. Down the hatch, get Zardos on the box and lets drink to Sean Connery. Here's to 2021 a year of uncertainty, experimentation, injections and change.   
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2020 // YEAR OF HANDWASH

1/6/2021

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Well done everyone // We made it through // Welcome 2021, we have practiced // This should be a easy // Bring it On
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The year 2020 transmutates into 2021

12/27/2020

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​"The sun rises in spite of everything
and the far cities are beautiful and bright.
I lie here in a riot of sunlight
watching the day break and the clouds flying.
Everything is going to be all right." Derek Mahon
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This year, I said "goodbye mum and thank you", she radiated warmth and love, as long as I live, you too will live; for you are now a part of me;

A year that will not be forgotten, thank you for keeping the Madness alive, the business feeds many mouths and independents. But many of us will fall as the mass have swung to the big brands, the growth of Unilever, Amazon, AstraZeneca, the supermarkets. 

2021 will bring new challenges, be mentally strong, support people in need, look after family and friends. Be kind.

Hospitality will not return to how we know it this year, but we are here eagerly waiting patiently, ready.

Love and light, Ian & all at Trembling Madness x
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Current December operations

11/30/2020

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As predicted we came back into Tier 2 with pubs having to serve meals. I believe that York probably only has two weeks at this Tier before being put into Tier 3 so we will do our upmost to get people in through the pub doors so at least you can get out and enjoy yourself for a while. There will be a mass of people visiting town from Wednesday even from the likes of Stamford Bridge and Wilberfoss on the outskirts, both in Tier 3. 
We are making an big effort to have the usual festive Trembling Madness offerings, Christmas Ales, Hot Mulled drinks, Christmas foods and Santa Hats. 
Our two historic buildings are made for this time of the year, they feel cosy and although we can't sing and the staff have to wear masks, we still will have a smile on our faces and do our upmost to make sure you all have a great time. 

At Lendal we are keeping the ground floor as a shop for December but instead we have created a new space in our basement, more seating, it also has installed an air recirculation system that pulls in fresh air and draws out the inside air 24 hours a day.  We will be operating with 22 tables.  There are still growler takeouts as well as hot mulled wine and cider. Plus our daily same day delivery service with over 4000 products.
Stonegate is far smaller and will only have the 7 tables. Currently we don't have a booking system in place but we will be monitoring it to see if it will need to be added as we don't want customers to be disappointed. 
We have made a massive effort to keep tables distanced and everything cleaned, it feels so much safer than a supermarket, please do support your pubs and hospitallity businesses. We will lose many pubs but they will come back stronger than ever. We are Northern, friendly and love socialising. 

Thank you to all our customers this year, it means a great deal to be able to serve you all and offer our services x  

Lendal and Stonegate opening hours will be 10am until 10pm - our stores will close at 11pm 
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Christmas 2019 - Compulsory Santa Hats

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Awaiting our Tier Selection

11/23/2020

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Hospitality are having to sit it out to see what business they will have next week. Will it be a takeaway, shop, restaurant or a table service pub. Our guess is York will be placed into Tier 2 which will bring on a new challenge, there's lots of confusion once again. So how long can you sit with your meal and drink? 

We have two menus ready to go:
The Tier One menu which consists of Madness favourites to be consumed as and when if you are hungry.
The Tier Two menu which consists of low cost "you have to eat meal" whether you are hungry or not.

Tier 3 means we will operate as we currently are - retail and deliveries. 

Whatever happens we have the decorations up, mulled wine, Christmas ales and will try our best to make sure everyone has a great Christmas.  

Support your pub, its not just a business its a community hub. The horrible thing about Covid has been how it takes away the friendly social aspect of life. The interaction and warmth, underneath these masks there's always a smile. 
 
We look forward to seeing you all soon.  
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Lockdown Action - We are ready to go!

11/1/2020

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Here's our action plan starting Thursday. 

Lendal 
The ground floor will once again become a shop on Thursday offering around 400 beers. There will be a Christmas section, Traditional ales, Belgium, German, World beers and lots of craft UK ale. We will be open for growlers, takeaway hot drinks, snacks as well. Our pub will be closed on Thursday until further notice. 
Opening hours 12pm until 7pm - 7 days a week  
The growler list is available here - it can be purchased for same day delivery / click & collect / walk-in . 

Stonegate
Our store will be open as usual but with reduced hours. Our pub will be closed on Thursday until further notice. 
Opening 10am until 6pm - 7 days a week 

Online
Our online store will be distributing nationally via courier and doing same-day local deliveries as usual. There's a click & collect service in operation. We will be increasing our staffing with the delivery service as with the first lockdown to keep on top of orders. 

Apartments
Our holiday apartments will be closed until lockdown is lifted. As usual we will refund all deposits and cancel bookings during this period.  
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And here's a reminder below that the whole world is going through the same as us. All managed in different ways, shame we can't come together and find a solution:
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Ramping up for Christmas & Tier 3

10/21/2020

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In preparation for the inevitable forthcoming lockdowns and destruction of UK hospitality we have set up our survival plan. Our online range has increased and we've handpicked the best lines we can source. Now over 4000 products and something for everyone. With Winter drawing near there's an abundance of fantastic dark beers from Scandanavia, Belgium, Germany, Holland and the UK.  Christmas shopping has started and with safety and ease of online shopping many people won't be venturing out to the High Street, everything can be done form the comfort of you're own home. Our Stonegate store will be open throughout if you are going out and we also offer a Click & Collect service, only around 25% of our webstore can be found in store due to the size of the shop. 
As we are getting so many new products in daily I suggest signing up for our newsletter, we'll showcase the best products weekly so you don't miss out. We won't be bombarding your in box like many companies. 
They'll be more special features added to this section so do check back here. 
Finally we would like to thank all of you for your custom and support through this challenging year, and hope you all stay fit and well. Please do try to support UK hospitality, our pubs have your safety in mind and we believe they are two of the safest places to venture. We are open with zero Covid infections.      
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LOCAL LOCKDOWN PREPARATION

9/17/2020

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Our delivery service is ready for lockdown and we will continue to service the local area with our same day drop offs.

We have 3 growler bars installed over 2 venues which are already in operation but we will move to offer them for daily delivery again. The offering will be 30 keg lines and 7 cask lines. All lines will be listed under our DRAUGHT BEER section.  

We will also introduce our isolation esstenials section which will be providing a large portion of our food menu dropped straight to your door, along with milk and other convenience products. 

A big thank you to all the loyal customers who have helped support all the independent businesses across York. Without you we wouldn't be here today and we hope you enjoy the products and service the team have worked tirelessly to bring to you.     
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VAULT CITY // SCOTLAND

8/25/2020

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Another 4 sours from the Scottish masters. They've had a very busy year so far providing us with some great mixed-fermentation sours, huge in flavour and depth. 
Dragonfruit Sour // probably the most incredible coloured beer we've seen - This beer is neon pink. With fresh dragonfruit from Vietnam and used over 200g/L in this beer – the aroma, colour and flavour is insane.  
Coffee & Bramble Sour // Packed full of Scottish blackberries with their mouthwatering sharp flavour and ‘wild’ tang. They teamed up with Clifton Coffee Roasters and used a single origin coffee bean from their own farm in Brazil. Loaded with heavy chocolate, toffee and toast aromas. To really allow these beans to shine they timed their roasting schedule to their fermentation for the ideal moment that the coffee would be at its best for the beer. 
Farm to Fementer Blueberry // 
Juicy Scottish Blueberries from Peter Marshall Farms Shop just 16 miles from the brewery. A tart, citrusy, mixed-fermentation base beer with sugar packed berries. Hugh hits of blueberry on the nose, full berry flavour with a zing of lemon sherbet balanced acidity and a lingering sweetness on the finish.  
Strawberry Woo Woo // Directly inspired by the cocktail , amped up abv. A ridiculous strawberry character through the roof with a full, juicy mouthfeel and residual sweetness.
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​Check out the full Vaulty City range in stock, never had so many before, we are all so lucky!!
TAKE ME TO VAULT CITY
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THE CELEBRATION OF THE DIPA // A MADNESS FAVOURITE // DANK

8/24/2020

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The IPA is the main beer of craft brewing. But at Trembling Madness we love more — more hops, more strength, more intense flavour.

Why is it a Double IPA - well the “double” refers to the amount of hops not just the alcohol. They're also called “Imperial IPAs” , a borrowed term from imperial stouts first brewed in the late 1700s for shipping to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia. They were a dark, syrupy, heavy beer with a loads of alcohol. The Russians liked their beer strong. Now the term applies when a brewer wants to denote an extra strong stout, porter, pilsner, or IPA.

Before the Double IPA was the IPA. India Pale Ales were brewed specifically to survive the long journey from England to the British colonies in India in the 1700s — with the naturally antibacterial hops and higher alcohol content helping preserve the beer — fact is many British brown ales were already making the journey before IPAs got there. But as we know India is hot. And what would you rather drink in hot weather, a thick malty brown ale, or a hoppy refreshing IPA? The hopped up pale being sent to India became wildly popular, and British brewers brought that popularity home.

IPA was popular until World War I then wartime rationing and temperance movements forced brewers to water down their beers and cut quality. The style all but disappeared until the craft brewery movement in the 1980s started up all those classic beer styles again. IPA became the reigning style of craft beer.

You can go way back and thank eighteenth century monks in Belgium for brewing their triple ales — these dark gold, high alcohol beers use techniques that Double IPAs share, like extra sugar for bigger booze impact, and intense aromatics. But the difference is hops.

Malt is where beer gets its alcohol, when yeast converts the sugar in the malt into booze. The more malt in the malt-to-water ratio, the more alcohol in the finished beer. To make a Double IPA, the malt ratio is high, but a higher malt ratio makes for a maltier, sweeter beer with more caramel and toffee notes. And the goal for a DIPA is a light bodied, drier brew.  So brewers often put in sugar to make the beer less sweet! While yeast can only partially convert malt to alcohol, it can fully convert sugar, giving the finished beer a big booze hit without residual sweetness. 

The hops are the star of the show. Many varieties are used and they’re used throughout the brewing process, boiled in with the mash and put in after fermentation is done. Wet (fresh) hops, dried hops, hop concentrates are used to deliver that big bomb of hop power so their spicy, piney, citrusy notes can shine.

Drinking a DIPA the hops will hit you before any of the beer’s other qualities. Strong hop aroma, strong hop flavor, strong hoppy hoppiness, grapefruit, resin, pine, “dankness,” lemon, and honey flavors. 

We currently have over 60 DIPA's all within 2 months of being made so you can experience the fresh taste of hops before they start to fade. 

TAKE ME STRAIGHT TO THE DIPA'S MAN - QUICK 

Here's a video about your hop harvesting 
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Welcome Back // Green Go // Red Relax Wait // Access All Areas // Web // Bar // Store

8/14/2020

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It was all going so well , looking like a good year, takeovers, festivals......... then it happened.........
20th March.........Government lockdown..........Global Pandemic.......Panic.......Fear........Isolation.............
We've been there throughout but behind closed doors. Now after almost 5 months we are back, access all areas, great beer, beautiful buildings and welcoming staff. Obviously we're not at full capacity, the bench sharing, socialising and madness bustle is going to be different, we want to keep you all safe and feel safe. So we do have to limit food menus as our capacity is low we need everything to be fresh daily. Fresh beer, fresh food. What we have gained is an even larger range and supply of drinks delivered direct to your door 7 days a week from our new madness warehouse. 
What we have missed is our 10th Birthday during lockdown, so the second we can gather safely in numbers I feel a big beer festival coming on - when the time is right we'll go to town..........watch this space..........so welcome back everyone we've missed you and thanks for all your support throughout lockdown x  ​
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