Overview

When Tony Thomson decided it was time for York to have its own beer again after forty years, he had more than just a brewery in mind. As well as creating a superior beer, he wanted to offer the city's visitors an alternative attraction - a showpiece brewery with a visitor centre, a bar and a club.P**S up in a Brewery records every step along the way to building a successful business - from the birth of an idea to the search for funding; from hauling the second-hand kit across the Pennines to the improbable task of finding premises within the city walls; from tackling the stern resistance of York landlords to the glorious moment when the new kid on the block captures the industry's most coveted awards. Alongside the drama is the humour inevitably associated when you set out to build a business on the simple premise that you like its product.This is, however, more than the story of one man's journey. There is a whole cast of supporting characters; Tony's partner in crime, one-time burger-flipper Smithy and the softly-spoken barman who lets his wooden club do the talking for him. Add in the secretive brewers, a couple of ghosts plus that lass on the hen party determined to down a yard of ale and you have something between a soap opera and a sitcom.

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Author:   Tony Thomson
Publisher:   Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.80cm
ISBN:  

9780993510137

ISBN 10:   0993510132
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 November 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. No Question About It, Alcohol Was Involved; 'I Can't Drink This!'; Must Have G.S.O.H.- And More Money Than Sense; I Served My Time - Mostly Behind Bars; Brian Clough, Derek Randall and Richard Eyre:Nottingham In The 1970s Was The Place To Be; There's More To This Brewing Lark Than I Realised; Looking For A Home; Could You Organise A Piss-up In A Brewery? Sorry, We Are Not Calling It'The Dog's Bollocks'; Casks? They're Nothing But A Firkin Nuisance; Bottling It; An Angel Descends From The Heavens; Brewery? Brewery? You Want To Be In Tadcaster, Lad; Today York, Tomorrow The World; Happy Christmas -The Selection Boxes Are On Me; 'We Can't Have People Enjoying Themselves'; 'That's The Best Gag I've Heard Tonight'; Off With His Head; On Top Of The World; Just Make Sure You Count Your Fingers

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