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My Bangladesh became colorful in the form of beauty, colors, shades of diverse natural elements as well as diverse cultural fusion of its people from east, west, north, south & central zones. Bangladesh is not a gigantic geographical landmark. Through the assembly of tiny elements from nature, people, cultural colorfulness of festivals, food habits derived from special zonal culinary art, hospitality made this geographical boundary extremely vibrant. Here we have six seasons and if you want to feel all these season’s fragrances; trust me you will be diluted into the sea of dreamy waves. Let’s surf through the seasons according to Bangla Year:
Juicy Summer: The Bangla New Year celebration is an integrated part of our culture. There is a difference in celebrating between cities & villages however celebration is a must. Mela(Carnival) is common all over the country. Foods, handicrafts, local made toys, acrobatic shows are key attractions. The second month of summer is called ‘Modhumas’. How is that, this month is the summer fruit festival of juicy fruits. Mango, Jackfruit, Lychee, Watermelon, Blackberry make us juicy to absorb the heat of summer. Northern zone of Bangladesh is the prime zone for producing Mango, Lychee which also plays a major role in their annual economy.
Wild Rainy Season: The most vibrant season to me. The wild beauty of rain across the country will seduce you if you are really a nature freak. I am obsessed with the different tempo of rain across Bangladesh. In village areas the sound of rain at the top of corrugated sheets makes a different ambience. Harvested crops wait for the rain to grow up with a more greener life. When you will visualize rain in the midst of big rivers like Jamuna, Meghna & Padma; the spellbinding wildness of rain will melt you with dread and ecstasy. Another magic is waiting at Sylhet zone, the most rainy area from Bangladesh. I had experienced 6 days of continuous rain during my honeymoon. Most of us will not like this kind of situation however it was an amazing experience for me. Watery lands, swamp forest, tea gardens spread different fragrances of natural beauty through rain. The most fantastic wild rain I have experienced at Bandarban, hill tracts. It was misty to me when I saw foggy weather in the end of June, it was raining. But above 1500-3000 feet above sea level it appears like fog, when you will touch this; the melting effect will indulge you like never before. While I was passing through a bridge; roaring sound from the tiny fountain was like thousands of pythons are hissing. It will smash away any human being within the twinkling of an eye no matter how good swimmer you are. The vibrant green ambience created after rain will feel like a silky lash.
Silky Autumn: With a hot & humid ambiance Autumn flourishes its beauty. Key attraction of this season is kash(Saccharum spontaneum). All over the country when the silky touches of Kash ful are in full bloom; magnificent scenic views take place.
Golden Harvesting-Late Autumn: Well, this is the time to encash paddy, the principal crop of our economy. This is a major occasion all over the country when harvesting season starts. Fragrance of paddy and new rice are really charming. Villages are enchanted with busyness in various forms. Land owners occupied with managing the workforce, storing & distribution of paddy. Daily basis workers go away from their native area in search of work. Women & kids get busy with making traditional foods. The mild weather indicates that winter is coming.
The Winter: Some parts of the country feel extremely cold compared to the others parts. Especially northern region people bitterly affected by the cold wave from the Himalayas. Fogs create misty weather. Date juice extracted from the date trees make the mornings delicious. This is a core sweet food element of Molasses. The people engaged with producing molasses generation by generation; passes the most busy time in this 2 months period.
The Enchanted Spring: Life of green starts climbing again with new leaves, buds & shining. Fragrance of mango buds makes us glazed. New hopes of starting again makes us charming through nature & life.
Bangladesh; the land of festivals across the year, land of spicy foods, land of street foods, land of rivers & watery lands, vast range of fishes produced from non-salty water sources. Holi festival in March shows the sprinkle of colors with madness. Spring festival in April makes us joyous. Celebration of Pohela Boishakh(Bengali New Year) across the nation became a prime culture. We have been indulged with this occasion. Fashion, foods, carnivals take places with apex of ecstasy.
Ramadan & Iftar throughout the month is our signature touch. Eid is the most desirable religious festival which is celebrated across the nation with at least 3 days of Public holidays. People from all classes & categories eagerly wait for Eid.
Rashmela takes place in November at an isolated island called Dublar chor. This is something amazing to me. Dublar chor is not for residence cause it's totally isolated from the source of daily life needs. Fishermen from different areas gather here for catching fishes & making those into dried fishes. And Rashmela is their annual religious festival which lasts 3 days. Puja, carnival takes place and many people attend to pray for a better year. The final day is called ‘Holy Shower’ which takes place early in the morning. Before ending up; they take shower in the river, prays in their own way. Also they embrace each other to feel the bonding of being human with similar fate. It's not important that they are relatives or family members, I have seen many people embracing themselves & crying from the core of their heart, this is unique. Cause they don’t know if next year they will meet or not.
Hospitality is a genetic feature of Bangladesh. We don’t need so many formalities to welcome someone whether s/he is from Bangladesh, from other countries or from another part of Bangladesh. We just wait to greet someone. It’s our very own pride to be a host. I am pretty much sure that no other nation prefers hospitality like Bangladesh in this utmost manner.
Lastly I will mention a special person with a special attribute. He is Amir Hossain Rongon. This guy devoted himself for Jute. Once Jute was the golden fiber of Bangladesh. Now its history. However Rongon made his goal to establish Jute, jute fiber, jute fabric, jute products as the antidote of Global Warming. Since last 20 years he has been running after his goal. I have spent a lot of time with him to understand his motto. It took me several days to uncover him. When he felt that I am really interested about his goal; he opened up himself. He is not running after fame or wealth. He is running after making Bangladesh crowned with a globally viable solution; Jute. I am waiting to see his success which will actually be our success. Let’s roar for Bangladesh. We are not so wealthy economically; but we are unique for our people, culture, landmarks, lifestyles & simplicity which defines us best.
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Every spot visit was optimally time-bound in our whole 8-day conducted tour. So I had to take snaps as much as possible to tell you a story of my visit. It was really a laborious task to cover as many elements as possible within that short span of time. This is for the reason I utilized every opportunities I could avail...like majorities of my landscape photographs were taken from our running bus, and I really enjoyed it to do so.
This is a series of photographs representing the rich cultural heritage of native Indians of North America. My whole effort will not go to vane if you really like and appreciate this small effort of mine.
About the Monument
The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills, in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. It will depict the Oglala Lakota warrior, Crazy Horse, riding a horse and pointing into the distance. The memorial was commissioned by Henry Standing Bear, a Lakota elder, to be sculpted by Korczak Ziolkowski. It is operated by the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
The memorial master plan includes the mountain carving monument, an Indian Museum of North America, and a Native American Cultural Center. The monument is being carved out of Thunderhead Mountain, on land considered sacred by some Oglala Lakota, between Custer and Hill City, roughly 17 miles from Mount Rushmore. The sculpture's final dimensions are planned to be 641 feet wide and 563 feet high. The head of Crazy Horse will be 87 feet high; by comparison, the heads of the four U.S. Presidents at Mount Rushmore are each 60 feet high.
The monument has been in progress since 1948 and is far from completion. If completed, it may become the world's largest sculpture.
[ Custer City- is generally considered to be the oldest town established by European Americans in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. Gold was found there during the 1874 Black Hills Expedition, conducted by the 7th Cavalry led by Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer, a discovery which initiated the Black Hills Gold Rush.
For thousands of years, the Black Hills had been part of the territory of varying tribes of indigenous peoples. They were within historical territory of the Oglala Sioux at the time of United States encounter, and within the Great Sioux Reservation established by the US Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868). Having established dominance in the area by the eighteenth century, the Oglala Sioux had long considered the Black Hills as sacred land]
Who was Crazy Horse?
Crazy Horse was a Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota. He took up arms against the U.S. Federal government to fight against encroachments on the territories and way of life of the Lakota people. His most famous actions against the U.S. military included the Fetterman Fight (21 December 1866) and the Battle of the Little Bighorn (25–26 June 1876). He surrendered to U.S. troops under General Crook in May 1877 and was fatally wounded by a military guard, while allegedly resisting imprisonment. He ranks among the most notable and iconic of Native American tribal members and was honored by the U.S. Postal Service in 1982 with a 13¢ postage stamp that is part of its Great Americans series.
History of the monument
Korczak Ziolkowski and Henry Standing Bear.
Henry Standing Bear ("Mato Naji"), an Oglala Lakota chief, and well-known statesman and elder in the Native American community, recruited and commissioned Polish-American sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski to build the Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In October 1931, Luther Standing Bear, Henry's older brother, wrote sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who was carving the heads of four American presidents at Mount Rushmore. Luther suggested that it would be "most fitting to have the face of Crazy Horse sculpted there. Crazy Horse is the real patriot of the Sioux tribe and the only one worthy to place by the side of Washington and Lincoln." Borglum never replied. Thereafter, Henry Standing Bear began a campaign to have Borglum carve an image of Crazy Horse on Mt. Rushmore. In summer of 1935, Standing Bear, frustrated over the stalled Crazy Horse project, wrote to James H. Cook, a long time friend of Chief Red Cloud's "I am struggling hopelessly with this because I am without funds, no employment and no assistance from any Indian or White."
On November 7, 1939, Henry Standing Bear wrote to the Polish-American sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, who worked on Mount Rushmore under Gutzon Borglum. He informed the sculptor, "My fellow chiefs and I would like the white man to know that the red man has great heroes, too." Standing Bear also wrote a letter to Undersecretary Oscar Chapman of the Department of the Interior, offering all his own fertile 900 acres (365 ha) in exchange for the barren mountain for the purpose of paying honor to Crazy Horse. The government responded positively, and the National Forest Service, responsible for the land, agreed to grant a permit for the use of the land, with a commission to oversee the project. Standing Bear chose not to seek government funds and relied instead upon influential Americans interested in the welfare of the American Indian to privately fund the project.
In the spring of 1940, Ziolkowski spent three weeks with Standing Bear at Pine Ridge, South Dakota, discussing land ownership issues and learning about Crazy Horse and the Lakota way of life. According to Ziolkowski, "Standing Bear grew very angry when he spoke of the broken Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868). That was the one I'd read about in which the President promised the Black Hills would belong to the Indians forever. I remember how his old eyes flashed out of that dark mahogany face, then he would shake his head and fall silent for a long while."
Memorial foundation
The memorial is a non-profit undertaking, and receives no federal or state funding. The Memorial Foundation charges fees for its visitor centers and earns revenue from its gift shops. Ziolkowski reportedly was offered US$10 million for the project from the federal government on two occasions, but he turned the offers down. He felt the project was more than just a mountain carving, and he feared that his plans for the broader educational and cultural goals of the memorial would be overturned by federal involvement.
After Ziolkowski died in 1982 at age 74, his widow Ruth Ziolkowski, took charge of the sculpture, overseeing work on the project as CEO from the 1980s to the 2010s. Ruth Ziolkowski decided to focus on the completion of Crazy Horse's face first, instead of the horse as her husband had originally planned.[13] She believed that Crazy Horse's face, once completed, would increase the sculpture's draw as a tourist attraction, which would provide additional funding. She also oversaw the staff, which included seven of her children.
Sixteen years later, in 1998, the face of Crazy Horse was completed and dedicated.
Ruth Ziolkowski died 21 May 2014, aged 87. Monique Ziolkowski, Ruth's daughter, became CEO and three of her siblings continue to work on the project, as well as three of Monique's nephews.
Completed vision
The memorial is to be the centerpiece of an educational/cultural center, to include a satellite campus of the University of South Dakota, with a classroom building and residence hall, made possible by a US$2.5 million donation in 2007 from T. Denny Sanford, a philanthropist from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is called the University and Medical Training Center for the North American Indian and the Indian Museum of North America. The current visitor complex will anchor the center. Sanford also donated US$5 million to the memorial, to be paid US$1 million a year for five years as matching donations were raised, specifically to further work on the horse's head.
Controversies
Crazy Horse resisted being photographed and was deliberately buried where his grave would not be found. Ziolkowski envisioned the monument as a metaphoric tribute to the spirit of Crazy Horse and Native Americans. He reportedly said, "My lands are where my dead lie buried." His extended hand on the monument is to symbolize that statement.
This is my favorite photo because I like the unique point of view, the colors that are involved in the picture and the retro feel of the picture. I also like the focus because it has a shallow depth of field and is focused on the bottom and then it kind of fades or gets blurrier at the top. Most of the projects that we participated in were relatively easy and fun to do, but I did struggle with some of the photoshop techniques because it is something that I am new at and have never done before. I also struggled with getting inspiration on what the subject of my photographs would be. I struggled with forced perspective pictures as well because they were difficult to set up and a lot of the time they didn’t turn out the way I wanted them to. They were also really difficult to form ideas for because they were bizarre and not natural. Although I did have trouble with photoshop I was able to learn how to do so many new things with my photos, ranging from being able to edit my pictures to fit my liking to putting together a photomontage. I also was able to learn about my personal liking of photography and how to stretch my imagination. I have definitely grown as a photographer and am excited to take more pictures.
I want to continue taking pictures for fun because I think the most important part of art and photography is being creative. Photography has helped me to express myself and have fun while doing it. This class helped me to discover new and different forms of creativity and further informed me about something that I thoroughly enjoy doing. Photography is a way to express yourself without having to have a particular talent. It can be interpreted in so many different ways which is why it is so beautiful. Photos are meant to be different in everyone’s eyes. You can interpret a picture any way you want to. This is what makes being creative so important to a teenagers life because we are able to show people who we really are without having to speak or write. Photography has a way of bringing beauty out of things as people wouldn’t usually consider beautiful and also is able to capture moments so we can keep them in our memories.
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Coventry's Cathedral is a unique synthesis of old a new, born of wartime suffering and forged in the spirit of postwar optimism, famous for it's history and for being the most radically modern of Anglican cathedrals. Two cathedral's stand side by side, the ruins of the medieval building, destroyed by incendiary bombs in 1940 and the bold new building designed by Basil Spence and opened in 1962.
It is a common misconception that Coventry lost it's first cathedral in the wartime blitz, but the bombs actually destroyed it's second; the original medieval cathedral was the monastic St Mary's, a large cruciform building believed to have been similar in appearance to Lichfield Cathedral (whose diocese it shared). Tragically it became the only English cathedral to be destroyed during the Reformation, after which it was quickly quarried away, leaving only scant fragments, but enough evidence survives to indicate it's rich decoration (some pieces were displayed nearby in the Priory Visitors Centre, sadly since closed). Foundations of it's apse were found during the building of the new cathedral in the 1950s, thus technically three cathedrals share the same site.
The mainly 15th century St Michael's parish church became the seat of the new diocese of Coventry in 1918, and being one of the largest parish churches in the country it was upgraded to cathedral status without structural changes (unlike most 'parish church' cathedrals created in the early 20th century). It lasted in this role a mere 22 years before being burned to the ground in the 1940 Coventry Blitz, leaving only the outer walls and the magnificent tapering tower and spire (the extensive arcades and clerestoreys collapsed completely in the fire, precipitated by the roof reinforcement girders, installed in the Victorian restoration, that buckled in the intense heat).
The determination to rebuild the cathedral in some form was born on the day of the bombing, however it wasn't until the mid 1950s that a competition was held and Sir Basil Spence's design was chosen. Spence had been so moved by experiencing the ruined church he resolved to retain it entirely to serve as a forecourt to the new church. He envisaged the two being linked by a glass screen wall so that the old church would be visible from within the new.
Built between 1957-62 at a right-angle to the ruins, the new cathedral attracted controversy for it's modern form, and yet some modernists argued that it didn't go far enough, after all there are echoes of the Gothic style in the great stone-mullioned windows of the nave and the net vaulting (actually a free-standing canopy) within. What is exceptional is the way art has been used as such an integral part of the building, a watershed moment, revolutionising the concept of religious art in Britain.
Spence employed some of the biggest names in contemporary art to contribute their vision to his; the exterior is adorned with Jacob Epstein's triumphant bronze figures of Archangel Michael (patron of the cathedral) vanquishing the Devil. At the entrance is the remarkable glass wall, engraved by John Hutton with strikingly stylised figures of saints and angels, and allowing the interior of the new to communicate with the ruin. Inside, the great tapestry of Christ in majesty surrounded by the evangelistic creatures, draws the eye beyond the high altar; it was designed by Graham Sutherland and was the largest tapestry ever made.
However one of the greatest features of Coventry is it's wealth of modern stained glass, something Spence resolved to include having witnessed the bleakness of Chartres Cathedral in wartime, all it's stained glass having been removed. The first window encountered on entering is the enormous 'chess-board' baptistry window filled with stunning abstract glass by John Piper & Patrick Reyntiens, a symphony of glowing colour. The staggered nave walls are illuminated by ten narrow floor to ceiling windows filled with semi-abstract symbolic designs arranged in pairs of dominant colours (green, red, multi-coloured, purple/blue and gold) representing the souls journey to maturity, and revealed gradually as one approaches the altar. This amazing project was the work of three designers lead by master glass artist Lawrence Lee of the Royal College of Art along with Keith New and Geoffrey Clarke (each artist designed three of the windows individually and all collaborated on the last).
The cathedral still dazzles the visitor with the boldness of it's vision, but alas, half a century on, it was not a vision to be repeated and few of the churches and cathedrals built since can claim to have embraced the synthesis of art and architecture in the way Basil Spence did at Coventry.
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"Mortdecai is very unique and special. It's very different from anything I have done before. We haven't seen that type of caper movie for a number of years. If you go back and watch movies, like The Pink Panther or some of the wonderful French films with Louis de Funes, there's really something great about those caper films that teeter toward farcical. – Johnny Depp on Mortdecai
Who is Mortdecai?
Based on the novel Don't Point That Thing at Me by Kyril Bunfiglioli, Mortdecai stars Johnny Depp as an aristocratic art dealer, who is drowning in debt and denial. When his old friend and rival, Inspector Martland (Ewan McGregor), ropes him into helping to search for a stolen painting, he becomes bogged down by Russians, a terrorist, and other troubling inconveniences. With a beautiful but unhappy wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) at home, Charlie Mortdecai at least still has his trusty man servant Jock (Paul Bettany) always nearby to take care of everything. But will everything turn out all right in the end?
I tried to tame my anticipation.
Ewan McGregor has always been one of my favorite actors, but – unlike my Johnny Experience – I'm not sure how or when my love for Ewan McGregor began. I don't always know what movies he'll be in or when they're coming out, but I see them all. I love catching him on talk shows, but I never think to check for his name on the schedules ahead of time. I've even read his books about his motorcycle trips around the world, and I don't even like motorcycles.
So, when I found out that Ewan McGregor signed on to co-star in Mortdecai with Johnny, I was thrilled. Then, when the Mortdecai previews came out, they made me laugh out loud. I was really excited about the director, David Koepp, who directed Johnny in Secret Window, and the rest of the cast, which included Paul Bettany, Gwyneth Paltrow, Olivia Munn, and Jeff Goldblum. Then, one day, it occurred to me that I was setting this thing up for failure: No pressure, everyone, I just want this to be the best movie ever.
So, I went back to trying to ignore it was happening. It wasn't too hard because I was distracted by an endless string of colds that I was trying to expel from my body with Sudafed and sleep.
There's a first time for everything.
By the time Mortdecai opened, my most recent persistent cold had dragged my mood back down to blahville, and I kept putting off seeing Mortdecai during opening weekend. Because I was indecisive about when I had to leave my apartment, I ended up scanning the theater schedules on Fandango, where I couldn't help being shocked by Mortdecai's cumulative critics' score of 12 out of 100. So I did what I never do – looked at what critics had to say. I didn't actually read the reviews, but saw some short, memorable takeaways, like:
– "Charmless, mirthless, witless, this waste of time is another black mark on Depp's card, while his co-stars fare little better. Even low expectations won't help you here."
– "Mortdecai is an anachronistic mess that never succeeds..."
–"What a frantically dull spectacle this vanity project is."
– "Johnny Depp's done so much for us over the years; let's forget this movie ever happened." (I don't think this one was from Fandango, but it's my favorite.)
Come on, it can't be that bad, I thought. Yet, by the time I got out of the house to see Mortdecai that Sunday afternoon, I approached it like an errand.
And I hated it! I couldn't believe how much I hated it so immediately. I sat, stunned and annoyed by Johnny's wimpy character, pleading in my head to him to talk normally and slower and just be more Johnny-like. When that didn't work, I searched frantically for something good to say about Mortdecai. What about his co-stars, the sets, the direction, and the story? What was even going on in this story? I couldn't follow it. Why were the jokes so stupid? How many times were they going to refer to that horrible mustache? I finished my popcorn and began falling asleep – another troubling first. In the theater, though, one person kept me awake: A big black guy, who sat a few rows in front of me, cracked up at everything! Does that guy represent the audience for this movie?, I wondered. I left the theater bewildered, disappointed, and very panicked that I got nothing out of what I just saw; did this mean the end of Johnny Kitties?
"Johnny doesn't have to make awesome movies every time," my dad said when I told him my horrible news. But he does and he has, I disagreed unreasonably in my head. Clearly, I was under the influence of nagging illness, Sudafed, and mean critics when I first saw Mortdecai. (My advice to everyone is don't read reviews before seeing a movie and make up your own mind.) Still, I worried while waiting for the movie to be released on DVD. What if, after my cold is gone, Mortdecai is still completely awful?
Relax, I'm over it.
I may have been recovering from something still when Mortdecai arrived from Netflix. I had to restart it a few times because I kept falling asleep. Maybe it was leftover trauma from my first viewing, my fear of a second reaction, or maybe I was just really tired. My unplanned naps were a good thing: the more times I had to start the movie over to watch it again, the funnier it got. It turns out that I actually like Mortdecai after all!
Still, this isn't my favorite of Johnny's roles. His accent, which didn't bother me at all in the commercials, sometimes gets on my nerves after a while; other times, I can't even understand what he says. Also, this character bumbles around a lot. When trouble brews, he just asks his man servant what he should do and waits around for someone else to fix his situation. This helplessness takes me out of the movie at times because, obviously, Johnny can take care of himself. In some moments, I just want him to be cooler, as I know Johnny can be. Johnny's above some of this movie's humor, in my opinion, which I just don't always find funny or clever. Maybe I'll get there after more viewings.
In any case, Johnny explained himself in a DVD featurette, which helped me appreciate everything about Mortdecai more. Someone gave him the book that Mortdecai is based on, which he describes as "one of those books that makes you laugh out loud. It's just so beautifully irreverent and insane, but it's one of those stories, you're thinking, it translates to cinema only if you go to the extreme." He describes his character as pure and honest, someone who never thinks about what others are thinking. Charlie Mortdecai always assumes things will work out, despite whatever chaos is surrounding him, and whatever he says he believes to be true. Knowing that, I found everything about this character funnier and even a little endearing. Maybe I need to read the book for a full understanding.
By the fourth and final time I restarted and watched Mortdecai, I found plenty to like about it. Before the movie came out, everyone involved was comparing it to The Pink Panther movies,directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers. Comparing this or any new movie to any classic, like The Pink Panther, is not a good idea; why put that standard in people's heads? However, I know why they all made the comparison, even if it's an unequal match. I see what they were going for with the performances and David Koepp's slick direction. From the opening credits on, you get the light-hearted, comedic feel for what's to come.
Johnny's performance may be distracting in some moments, but it's brilliant in others. The rest of the cast is wonderful too. My favorite is Paul Whitehouse – who's shown up in several of Johnny's movies, like Finding Neverland, Alice in Wonderland, and Corpse Bride. His brief appearance here as Spinoza makes me laugh out loud every time. I'm also happy to see Olivia Munn in this movie because she always makes me laugh too. Paul Bettany, who previously co-starred with Johnny in The Tourist and Transcendence, makes an impressive, funny tough guy. Gwyneth Paltrow is great, as usual (and in an equally great wardrobe), and Ewan McGregor is, of course, awesome.
Timing is everything in this movie, and this cast not only gets it right but seemed to have a blast working on it. "It's the most fun I've ever had on set," Johnny says. His kissing scene with Gwyneth Paltrow, in which she's too repulsed by his new mustache and which was in all of the commercials for Mortdecai, apparently took 15 or so takes because they couldn't stop laughing. "Most of my energy on set has been spent trying not to laugh," Paul Bettany admits.
These high spirits come through in the final product. I suspect they might even be contagious; as I said, I laughed more and more with each viewing. And, again, I saw some critic reviews without even trying – this time noting the DVD release – saying that Mortdecai is worth another look. But don't take their fickle word for it. I promise, Mortdecai will grow on you, so give it a chance!
These are my two favorite kitties!
I was really worried about finding something to draw for Mortdecai at first; it's one of the reasons I had to watch it four times. Since the most exciting thing about this movie to me was the prospect of Johnny and Ewan working together, I limited my options to the scenes they shared. Unfortunately, they don't have many. (They'll make up for it by working together again someday, right, casting directors?) Luckily, however, I realized eventually that one of their scenes is the key to everything.
In this scene, Inspector Martland (Comet) reveals the plot when he enlists Charlie Mortdecai (Gordon) to help him find a stolen painting. In return, his host offers him some rancid cheese. This scene not only tells you the plot, but captures Charlie Mortdecai's posh lifestyle and past, these characters and their rivalry, and even secret treasures. I stuck Jock (Norman) in there too because he really is always around to save the day.
What's next?
Johnny hears my illness-induced complaints and sinks his teeth into a serious drama, playing mobster Whitey Bulger in Black Mass. I haven't seen the previews yet and am afraid of the violence in store, but I'm very excited just the same. See it September 18th! A Johnny Kitties tribute will follow its DVD release.
To see photos from Mortdecai or other Johnny Kitties tributes, visit my original blog post (melissaconnolly.blogspot.com/2015/07/johnny-kitties-celeb...) on Melissa's Kitties or the Melissa's Kitties' Johnny Kitties page (melissaconnolly.blogspot.com/p/johnny-kitties-celebrating....) Thanks for visiting!
The epitome of formality and style, these designs are the quintessential invitations
for a High Society Wedding where both the Bride and Grooms circle of friends can
each receive an invitation from their nearest acquaintance. Both invitations are presented
in an exquisite tissue lined box that will be kept safe and treasured for many years.
High Society can also be purchased as individual designs named 'Debonair & Elegance'.
The unique Bedford Venturer Jonckheere Jubilee ended its service days with Avalon and was seen disused at the rear of their Glastonbury depot on 18th January, 2008. B465 YUR had been reregistered TJI 4682 in 1995.
Brochs are unique to Scotland. There are well over 500 of these Iron Age stone towers, the majority spread throughout northern and western Scotland and the Northern and Western Isles. Many stood alone, but in Orkney and Caithness they were generally surrounded by sizeable settlements.
Midhowe, on the island of Rousay, is among the best preserved of the 20 or so Orkney broch villages. It has the added advantage of having been archaeologically investigated, thus providing a more complete and vivid picture of Orkney life 2,000 years ago.
The settlement is sited on a narrow promontory between two steep-sided creeks, just beside Eynhallow Sound. Indeed, part of the village has been lost to coastal erosion. The settlement is protected on the landward side by a thick stone forework, or barrier, drawn across the neck of the promontory, with a ditch in front of it.
A narrow entrance, originally lintelled over (with a horizontal support), gives access into the defended area. This is dominated by the broch tower itself, but around it are the remains of other buildings of lesser stature. These seem to have been built as ancillary houses, but later in the site’s history they were used as workshops. One of these buildings still retains its iron-smelting hearth.
The drystone walls of the circular broch now stand 4.3m high, but would have been perhaps twice as high originally. The narrow entrance passage faces the sea, and not the forework entrance. This layout differs from the Broch of Gurness, on the opposite side of Eynhallow Sound, where the approach is more direct and ‘monumental’.
The broch interior is crowded with stone partitions, tanks and hearths, mostly related to later phases of occupation. Of particular interest is the spring-fed water tank in the floor and a hearth with sockets, which may have held a roasting spit.
Archaeologists digging at Midhowe in the 1930s found a remarkable array of artefacts, casting light on the everyday life of its Iron Age inhabitants. These included stone and bone tools, associated with grain processing, spinning and weaving. Also recovered were pieces from crucibles and moulds, indicating bronze-working – but not iron-working, oddly enough.
So, here we are in the fine city of Norwich, with hundreds of beers to try, with not enough time and just the two hands.
In the end I went to just one session, as there were festivals at both The Birdcage and The Muderders.
Moultons Mild was very nice, as was The Fat Cat Brewery'd Porter.
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Acorn, Wombwell, South Yorkshire
Barnsley Bitter 3.8%
Well rounded, with a rich flavour, it retains a lasting bitter finish.
Old Moor Porter 4.8%
A full bodied victorian style porter with hints of liquorice. The initial bitterness gives way
to a smooth, mellow finish.
Adnams, Southwold, Suffolk
Prop Hop 4%
A delicious bitter with malt, biscuit and bready flavours, accompanied by subtle notes of
orange peel.
Extra 4.3%
Copper coloured ale with hoppy, floral and herbal aromas which follow through on the
palate.
Broadside Extra 6.5%
The bottled version but in cask, full malt flavour and a hint of marmite.
Tally Ho 7.2%
Tally Ho is dark Mahogany red in colour with a rich, fruity aroma and a heart warming
sweet raisin and biscuit palate.
Allendale, Hexham, Northumberland
Wagtail 3.8%
A floral aroma, hints of seville orange and spiced dried fruit, with biscuit and toffee
notes.
Pennine Pale 4%
Golden ale, brewed with a trio of American hops giving a full fruity aroma and flavour,
with a refreshing citrus finish
Ashover, Ashover, Derbyshire
Liquorice Alesort 4.5%
A rich black stout made with black malt and crystal rye, has root liquorice added in the
boil.
Rainbows End 4.5%
Rainbows End was the name of the café at the terminus of Ashover light railway, the
beer is pale and hopped with Cascade.
B & T, Shefford, Bedfordshire
Edwin Taylor's Extra Stout 4.5%
A stout with a strong roast flavour along with a hinr of coffee and red wine.
Shefford Plum Porter 4.5%
Fruity on the nose but a little smokiness to the flavour.
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Backyard, Walsall, West Midlands
Premium 4.5%
Premium bitter with a toffee, herbal nose and bitter-sweet nutty flavours.
Hell Bound 5.4%
Dark, rich brew. Full of bitter chocolate and fruit malt character.
Barrell&Sellers, South Elmham, Suffolk
Bitter 3.8%
Classic English ‘Best’ brewed with crystal malt and punchy hops to give a bitter fiinish.
Brown Ale 4.7%
Brewed with caramel & chocolate malt & 'blackcurrant' hops.
IPA 5.8%
Robust, amber, well hopped beer is brewed with pale & caramel malt.
Batemans, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire
XB 3.7%
Classic amber bitter brewed with English hops, very quaffable.
Gold 3.9%
A golden coloued refreshing beer brewed with lager malt and hinook and Cascade hops.
Salem Porter 4.7%
Full of fruit, hazelnuts, almonds, liquorice and spicy hops.
Beeston, Beeston, Norfolk
Afternoon Delight 3.7%
An easy drinking blonde ale with a slightly dry feel and hint of lemon.
Worth The Wait 4.2%
A golden beer, with a balance of hops to give a gentle bitterness & a refreshing citrus
hint.
Village Life 4.8%
Toasted malt flavours with plenty of body and a hint of orange rind and biscuit.
Old Stoatwobbler 6%
Strong, dark, luscious & notorious and mostly mine.. (Manic laugh)
Bexar County, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Poquito Pequeno 3.5%
Gentle fruity bittersweet base with a surprisingly bitter/sour finish.
Timanfaya 3.8%
Rausch Beer. Soured Brown ale.
Cambridge Common 4.1%
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Blindmans, Leighton, Somerset
Backstreet 4.2%
A mid brown smooth rounded ale, full of subtle toffee flavours.
Boudicca, Hoveton, Norfolk
Spiral Stout 4.6%
A spectrum of autumnal berries, coffee, dark chocolate, and a gentle, lingering dry roast
finish with a hint of smoke.
Brandon, Brandon, Suffolk
Dragonfire 4.5%
Pioneer hops and caramel malt makes this an easy session beer with a bit of a kick.
Oakenshield 5%
Strong and dark with a smooth smoky aftertaste.
Brass Castle, Malton, North Yorkshire
Bad Kitty 5.5%
Chocolate vanilla porter , what's not to like..
Burnout 5.8%
A complex dark ale with sweet roasted notes alongside coffee and liquorice.
Brentwood, Brentwood, Essex
Chestnut Stout 4%
A smooth, rounded, easy drinking stout, brewed with local chestnuts.
Shackleton 'The Boss' 4.5%
A full-bodied red premium bitter, well balanced and with rich malt flavours. Brewed by
Brentwood for Shackleton brewery.
Buffy's, Tivetshall St Mary, Norfolk
Norfolk Terrier 3.8%
Slightly malty and smooth.
Beagle 4%
A Beagle is really quite a delightful beast. Loyal to the end. Golden and with
exceptionally good citrus notes courtesy of First Gold hops.
9X 9%
Robust ale with plenty of malty fruityness by not over powering.
Cairngorm, Aviemore, Highlands & Islands
Black Gold 4.2%
A Scottish stout with a wonderful rich dark colour and subtle bitterness giving way to
late sweetness and underlying roast barley hints.
Witches Cauldron 4.9%
A dark ruby red coloured ale with a hint of roast malt flavours and a pleasant sweet
aftertaste
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Caveman, Swanscombe, Kent
Citra 4.1%
A hoppy pale ale with a straightforward malt character but plenty of citrus flavours.
Cavedweller 5.8%
Chocolate and coffee notes come through in the malt and dark berry flavours from the
hops.
Celt Experience, Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Iron Age 3.5%
A ruby coloured fruity beer full of robust and unique fruity hop characteristics and hints
of berry fruit.
Silures 4.6%
The beer is named after a powerful and warlike tribe of ancient Britain, occupying
approximately the counties of Monmouthshire & Breconshire.
Church End, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Grave Diggers 3.8%
Dark black and red in colour, with a complex mixture of chocolate and roast flavours.
Stout Coffin 4.6%
Notes of roasted malts creamy vanilla chocolate.
Colchester, Wakes Colne, Essex
Brazilian 4.6%
Coffee and vanilla porter. A firm favourite in the range.
Dancing Men, Happisburgh, Norfolk
Famous Norfolk Broads 3.8%
Quaffing bitter named after three regulars at the Hillhouse Inn.
Knight's Noggin 4.8%
Rich, heavily-malted porter-style beer packed with toasted toffee and chocolate notes.
Dark Star, Horsham, West Sussex
Hophead 3.8%
An extremely clean-drinking pale golden ale with a strong floral aroma.
Festival 5%
A chestnut bronze coloured bitter which is full of freshness and smooth mouthfeel.
East London, Lea Bridge, Gt London
Nightwatchman 4.5%
Chestnut brown coloured al with a smooth well hopped flavour.
Cowcatcher 4.8%
An American Pale Ale, generously hopped with Amarillo, Chinook, Simcoe and Citra.
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Elgood's, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Which Witch is Which 4.3%
Try saying that after a couple.
Plum Porter 4.4%
A distinctive black beer, it has an enticing fruit aroma, leading to a full-bodied, rich and
fruity flavour.
Winter Warmer(Oak Aged) 7.5%
Deep rich brown and has a very full fruity body. Oak aged.
Elmtree, Snetterton, Norfolk
80/- 4.5%
Restrained hops with full flavours of grain and malts coming through in a near perfect
balance.
Winter Solstice 4.6%
Winter Solstice is a dark Porter with delicate additions of Vanilla pods and Cinammon
bark.
Dark Horse 5%
Rich coffee and classic hops dominate the nose. Dark ripe fruit in the mouth and a
velvet smoothness compliment the strength in the body.
Fallen, Kippen, Stirlingshire
Chew Chew 6%
Salted caramel milk stout, brewed with dark belgian candi syrup, lactose and Hebridean
sea salt.
Platform C 6.3%
New world IPA bursting with hops from the Pacific North West, not overl bitter or sweet.
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Fat Cat, Norwich, Norfolk
Hell Cat 4.1%
A light, fruity beer, with plenty of body. The kick comes from New World hops, packed
with bright, citrus flavours.
Curly Cat 4.2%
A single hop variety, added at three stages of brewing and also in cask, a little fruity
hint of orange and, not too bitter.
Stout Cat 4.6%
A deep, dark beer. The characteristic sweet, rich flavour of roast malt and molasses is
well balanced with the pronounced hop flavour.
Cougar 4.7%
American hops and lager malt are usesd to produce this eminently quaffable beer.
Porter 4.9%
An old-fashioned Porter, rich brown, rather than Black malt lends a biscuit flavour, with
deep smooth dark-chocolate notes.
Marmalade 5.5%
A classic mid-brown coloured strong bitter, with a markedly bitter finish from the
generous use of Styrian hops, plus a hint of orange marmalde.
Felinfoel, Felinfoel, West Wales
Dragon Stout 4.1%
Double Dragon 4.2%
A full drinking premium Welsh ale, malty and subtly hopped with a rich colour and
smooth balanced character.
Felstar, Crix Green, Essex
Old Essex 3.9%
Deep amber traditional old ale with a rich malty taste.
In The Pink 5%
A natural fermented ale matured for 6 years with a very generous helping of cherries
and a few raspberries added for good measure then blended with a new fresh beer.
Five Points, Hackney, Gt London
Pale 4.4%
A fresh, zesty, aromatic pale ale brewed with malted barley, a little wheat, and Amarillo,
Centennial and Citra hops.
Railway Porter 4.8%
A Porter in the classic London style with our own twist. Aromas of chocolate and coffee
with hints of caramel.
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Fox, Heacham, Norfolk
Heacham Gold 3.9%
A pale yellow beer with a surprisingly malty nose. The sweetish taste is also malty yet
quickly becomes crisp and lightly citrus.
Grizzly Bear 4.8%
Pale golden ale with a citrusy fruit aroma and th a distinctly sweetish background.
Heacham Kriek 5.1%
Amber beer made with black cherries and four different hops. Floral aroma leads to a
bitter taste.
Fuller's, Chiswick, London
Olivers Island 3.8%
Delicate floral and citrus aromas with distinctive biscuity, grapefruit flavour, tropical
notes and refreshing zesty qualities.
1845 6.3%
A sweet, fruit cake aroma, a dark tawny colour and a dry finish that sings of spices and
raisin
Vintage 8.5%
Vintage Ale 2015 sees the balance of malt and hops deliver well-rounded, complex
flavours, with a fruitful aroma and a bitter finish.
Goddards, Ryde, Isle of Wight
Wight Squirrel 4.3%
A rich, russet-coloured full-flavoured, easy drinking Best Bitter. Brewed with a host of
Crystal Malts giving a smooth caramel taste.
Ducks Folly 5.2%
Amber coloured, traditionally brewed English ale.
Golden Triangle, Barford, Norfolk
Mosaic City 3.8%
A full tropical fruit taste with peach flavours abundant.
Simcoe City 3.8%
Very similar to the mosaic city but brewed with Simcoe hops.
Drink More Beer 3.9%
Amber coloured bitter with surprising depth, brewed to comemerate the life of the late
Wolfe Witham.
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Grain, Harleston, Norfolk
316 3.9%
Brewed with lager malt and ludicrously light on the palate, well balanced with a slight
hint of grapefruit.
Redwood 4.3%
A rich red premium bitter that beautifully balances roasted malts with sherbert
grapefruit hoppiness.
Pale 5%
IPA with a grassy hop aroma, balanced with a lingering bitterness.
Slate 6%
A deep, dark and rich smoked porter, brewed with a complex blend of malts.
Great Heck, Great Heck, North Yorkshire
Chopper 3.5%
Golden session ale with a surprisingly full body and a decent amount of hops giving rise
a mango/melon fruitiness.
Dave 3.8%
A smooth, very dark, velvety bitter with aslight burnt coffee taste.
Voodoo 4.3%
Chocolate and weetabix with smooth coffee flavours,
Amish Mash Wheat 4.7%
Golden coloured wheat beer with a multitiude of flavours and peppery hop bitterness.
Washington Red 4.7%
Amber coloured beer with a zesty mouthfeel and slighty dry mouthfeel.
Black Jesus 6.5%
Black Jesus is a black IPA brewed with American hops and special dehusked German
roasted malt.
Great Newsome, Winestead, East Yorkshire
Holderness Dark 3.4%
Light coffee feel with a hint of fruitiness and a bittersweet finish.
Ploughmans Pride 4.2%
Dark rich malty ale, brown ale like but with liquorice tones.
Green Dragon, Bungay, Suffolk
Gold 4.4%
Zesty golden ale with a slight lager feel.
Bridge St. Bitter 4.5%
Malty and juicy with bitter orange peel in the finish.
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Green Jack, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Canary 3.8%
Straw-coloured pale ale with a big flowery hop character.
Fruit Bat 5.5%
A distinct taste of plums and fruit cake gives way to a slight piney bitterness.
Baltic Trader 10.5%
Extra Strong Imperial Stout with smooth rich roasted coffee & vanilla flavours.
Harveys, Lewes, East Sussex
Old 4.5%
A dark, full-bodied beer combining sweetness and strength to produce a exceptionally
smooth palate.
Bonfire Boy 5.8%
A dark amber beer with a full malty palate and a slightly burnt, bitter aftertaste. A small
quantity of black malt is used to impart the suggestion of smoke.
Prince of Denmark 7.5%
A complex beer with aromas of leather, chocolate and liquorice, with a lingering taste,
based on traditional recipes from the 18th Century.
Harwich Town, Harwich, Essex
EPA 3.8%
Good hoppy flavour, with hints of pineapple and grapefruit.
Tyrwhitts Tipple 4.5%
Pale malt, dark crystal and caramalt and then Columbus hops brwed especially for us.
Hexhamshire, Hexham, Northumberland
Devils Elbow 3.6%
Named after a waterfall on the West Dipton Burn, Devil’s Elbow is a smooth ale with a
rounded malty taste.
Devils Water 4.2%
A malty dark ale with a fruity range of flavours, named after a local burn.
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Humpty Dumpty, Reedham, Norfolk
Little Sharpie 3.8%
A delicate hop aroma leads to a light clean tasting finish.
Swallowtail 4%
A refreshing pale amber thirst quenching ale with a lively hop finish.
Hop Harvest Gold 4.5%
A golden ale brewed with fresh new hops every time.
Black Mill IPA 5%
A Cascadian style black beer brewed with 4 different American Hop varieties
Railway Sleeper 5%
A sweet plummy fruitiness blankets an underlying malty bitterness. Full and rich in
flavour.
Hydes, Manchester, Gt Manchester
Spicer Santium 4.5%
Brewed using American farmed hop ‘SANTIAM’ which gives a definite Herbal and floral
overtone.
Munchen 5%
Bavrian straw blonde ’Helles’ style beer, crafted from Pilsen malt and the noble
Hallertau, Mittlefruh and Hersbrucher hops.
Ilkley, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Ruby Jane 4%
Complex biscuit layers of flavour and a soft bitterness from the hops.
Scary Spice 5.5%
Influenced by flavours and spices from the East, a pumpkin beer with a difference.
Jo C's, Barsham, Norfolk
Norfolk Kiwi 3.8%
Easy-drinking session bitter with distinct kiwi flavour and aroma
Bitter Old Bustard 4.3%
Russet coloured ale carries warm nutty biscuit flavours coming through a smooth malt
body.
Knot another IPA 5%
A golden, hoppy, true-to-style IPA, brewed using Norfolk-grown Maris Otter barley with
a good blast of British Bodicea hops to provide a flavoursome finish.
Kelham Island, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
25th Anniversary 6.8%
An IPA using a blend of 5 of the finest American hop varieties, which gives an l aroma
and flavour of Tropical fruits and spices.
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Lacons, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk
Encore 3.8%
Pale amber hued beer, with delicate fruit aromas, comfortably balancing a dry pine and
citrus flavour.
Festival Special 3.8%
Burnished amber, this full bodied session ale carries dominant tropical fruit/berries in
aroma, followed by tart citrus on the palate. Pleasing nutty flavours are finished by a
dusting of bitterness
Pale 3.9%
An aroma of crisp fruitiness with distinct flavours of melon and grapefruit.
Extra Stout 4.5%
Valiant stone fruits are balanced by blackcurrant and a hint of citrus. The finish is both
smooth and dry.
Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire
Elderflower Twist 3.8%
A light coloured beer brewed using elderflowers and elderberries and the very delicate
Kallertauer Hop.
Red 4.8%
Robust, spicy & fruity, culminating in a very moreish finish.
Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Pale 3.8%
Light and hoppy with delicate floral notes and a well balanced finish.
Midnight Bell 4.8%
Roast and chocolate malts combine to give a full bodied, complex character to this rich
and robust ale
Leighton Buzzard, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Borrowers Bitter 3.6%
Named after the classic series of children’s book written by Mary Norton.This is a midbrown,
easy drinking session ale brewed with five different English hops
Smoking Angel 4.5%
German Rauchmaltz smoked over beech wood in the Bamberg area of Germany is used
inthis dark porter style beer.
Long Man, Polegate, East Sussex
Old Man 4.3%
Soft malt notes of coffee and chocolate that combine with a pleasant light hoppiness to
create a rich, full tasting Old Ale.
APA 4.8%
A triple-hopped APA has a pleasant citrus fruit aroma and characteristic robust
bitterness.
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Magpie, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Dark Potion 5.8%
Apothecary inspired, botanically infused Black IPA. Dandelion and Burdock ..
Mauldons, Sudbury, Suffolk
Micawbers Mild 3.5%
This traditional beer has a full round flavour with a slight but distinctive bitter finish.
Mid Autumn Gold 4.2%
An amber coloured beer with a fine balance of malt and hops for a full bodied flavour.
Black Adder 5.3%
A dark bitter stout. Roast and nut aromas with a fruity balance of hops and dark malt
provide an excellent, lingering finish.
Maxim, Houghton le Spring, Tyne & Wear
Wards Best Bitter 4%
Classic ale from the past with a distinctive malty aftertaste that lingers on the palate.
Maximus 6%
Easy to drink, dark ruby in colour, smooth, sweet, with a hint of liquorice.
Mile Tree, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Crescent 4%
Mid-brown with a red hue to the body, malty and fruity, with a slight bitter finish
Larksong 4.5%
Light malty aroma with the slightest suggestion of oak and berry.
Festival Special 5.4%
Spicy aroma, with cinnamon, clove, bramble and liquorice. Sweet taste, very fruity, like
a beer version of a mulled wine.
Milestone, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Classic Mild 4.1%
Light sweet flavour with ripe berries, toasty bread, burnt caramel, and plum notes.
Olde English 4.9%
Full bodied winter warmer with a pleasing nutty finish.
Moonshine, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
Harvest Moon Mild 3.9%
Slightly sweet with plenty of character. Smooth fruit notes combining with coffee and
chocolate flavours.
Raspberry Porter 4.5%
Night Watch Porter infused with locally grown rapberries to give it a nice mellow fruity
finish.
Raspberry Wheat 4.5%
Part of the 13 moons series of monthly specials.
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Moor, Bridgwater, Somerset
Envy 4.2%
A green hopped beer omfined wih a natural haze with subtle hints of vanilla and herbs.
Illusion 4.4%
Imperial Black Ale as it is known in the USA, very flavoursome for its strength, peppery
and earthy with citrus overtones leading to a mellow finish.
Stout 5%
Not as roasty as some stouts with hints of chocolate and balckberry.
So' hop 5.7%
A pronounced floral and tropical quality to the beer, with honey and elderflower in the
nose.
Nethergate, Pentlow, Essex
Black Shadow 3.5%
A typical old fashioned dark mild, but with a surprisingly fresh bitterness.
Suffolk County 4%
A biscuity malt dominates the warm well rounded roasted background, with a punching
bitterness.
Umbel Magna 5%
The addition of coriander to the Old Growler wort completes the original 1750s recipe
for this distinctive dark beer.
Nobby's, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire
Best 3.8%
A session bitter with good hop character.
Festival Special 4.7%
A dark ale with hints of Christmas pudding spice and warming seasonal cheer.
Norfolk Brewhouse, Hindringham, Norfolk
Golden 4%
A fresh citrus aroma and fruity hop character leads into the refreshing, crisp, dry finish.
Dark Mild 4.5%
This dark mild has a subtle blackcurrant aroma, full-bodied with a rich, fruity, sweet
finish.
Gold IPA 5%
A well hopped IPA combining USA and UK hops to deliver a fruity IPA which builds in
bitterness leading to a crisp, dry finish.
Cellar Bration Ale 6%
A ruby red ale brewed in collaboration with leading food and drink writer Melissa Cole.
Fresh cherries, Norfolk honey and mint are added to the brew, as well as sweet and
bitter orange peel.
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Nottingham, Radford, Nottinghamshire
Rock Mild 3.8%
Smooth and dark with a biscuity flavour.
EPA 4.2%
Well balanced smooth ale with a light fragrant hop finish
Oakleaf, Gosport, Hampshire
Quercus Folium 4%
Quercus Folium is Latin for oakleaf, a traditional hoppy bitter with a malty aftertaste and
slight sweetness.
I Can't Believe It's Not Bitter 4.9%
Clean and crisp with a fruity aftertaste. The use of Saaz hops gives this lager a citrus
finish that lingers on.
Old Chimneys, Market Weston, Suffolk
Amber Porter 4.8%
This beer, unusually pale for a porter, is based on a Tolly Cobbold recipe that was
availble from 1785 to 1827.
Good King Henry 9.6%
Chocolate coffee flavours abound with a hint of liquorice and black berry fruit, deep and
awesome.
Red Admiral 11.4%
Red Admiral is an oak aged barley wine with added liqueur whisky. As well as wood
and whisky, there are hints of honey, vanilla, orange marmalade, walnut and raisins.
Classic.
Opa Hay's, Aldeby, Norfolk
Engel's Best 4%
A triple hopped aromatic beer, a very old fashioned traditional ale.
Meister Pils 4.8%
A Pilsner style beer made with continental style yeast, light in colour and a hoppy aroma.
Liquid Bread 5.2%
Bavarian Style wheat beer with a distinct aroma of cloves and banana.
Otley, Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Thai Bo 4.6%
Infused with Lemongrass, lime leaf and galangal it has been described as having the
aromas of a Thai green curry in a glass.
O9 4.8%
Honey and wheat aroma. Flavours of fresh herb, honey and some notes of citrus.
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Palmers, Bridport, Dorset
Copper Ale 3.7%
Copper-coloured session ale, good citrus fruit with a hoppy aroma.
Tally Ho 5.5%
First brewed in the 1940s. A rich fruit cake flavour dominates in this dark strong old ale.
Panther, Reepham, Norfolk
Ginger 3.7%
This ginger wheat beer is fiery with a distinct ginger flavour and with subtle lemon
flavour notes.
Honey 4%
A full bodied ale with a floral honey flavour nicely balnced between the sweetness of the
honey and the malt finish.
Black 4.5%
A roasted malty chocolate and caramel aroma goes to nice earthy finish with a hint of
liquorice.
Pheasantry, East Markham, Nottinghamshire
BB 3.8%
A smooth tasting copper coloured beer, with medium bitterness and a light spicy aroma.
Smoking Rauch 4.8%
Reddish amber beer which starts sweet and then follows a lingering spicy smokiness.
Pictish, Rochdale, Lancashire
Alchemists 4.3%
A refreshing, straw coloured ale with crisp malt flavours and a robust hoppy finish.
Chinook 4.9%
Single hopped beer, pale and clean malt dominated by orange peel and fruity, bitter
hops.
Quartz, Kings Bromley, Staffordshire
MO50 5%
Brewed for the Maris Otter 50 years celebration, pale and very smmoth, with a slight
fizz in the mouthfeel.
Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Kent
No. 7 3.8%
Easy drinking pale session bitter with good balance.
Gadds No. 5 4.4%
A traditional Kentish Best bitter, the aroma is toffee malt and a red berry flavoured
finish.
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Raw, Staveley, Derbyshire
Dark Peak 4.5%
Award winning stout smooth with slight bitterness.
Edge 4.5%
Pale ale brewed using pale and Munich malt, balanced bitterness and a citrus aroma.
Red Squirrel, Hertford, Hertfordshire
Milk Stout 4%
Complex flavours reminiscent of dark chocolate and coffee, balanced by a hoppy
bitterness and a dry smooth silky finish.
APA 4.3%
Fairly bitter pale ale with aromas of grapefruit and pine and slighty sweet finish.
Redemption, Enfield, Gt London
Trinity 3%
Brewed with three malts and three hops. Generous late hopping provides Seville orange
aromas and the initial malt sweetness is dominated by citrus flavours.
Pale Ale 3.8%
Light and well ballanced in the mouth with grain feel along with cirus hop notes.
Fellowship Porter 5.1%
A dark brown coloured London Porter with chocolate, coffee, liquorice and dry roasted
malt flavours complimented with hints of dark fruit.
Redwillow, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Headless 3.9%
Aromas of light lemon barley water with a clean citrus finish. Easy drinking.
Smokeless 5.7%
Asmooth smoked porter, with a robust malt backbone. This is infused with Chipotles to
give even more smokiness and a subtle hint of heat.
Robinsons, Stockport, Cheshire
Unicorn 4.2%
Complex with a long dry finish and citrus fruit notes.
Old Tom 8.5%
Old Tom is dark, rich and warming with a cherry brandy like colour and character
named after the brewery cat in 1899.
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S&P, Horsford, Norfolk
Topaz Blonde 3.7%
Topaz hops provide this golden beer with a fruity citrus aroma, grapefruit taste and a
crisp, dry finish.
Afterglow 3.9%
Amber ale with a distinctive flavour of chalenger hops.
Between the Posts 3.9%
A new golden ale, flavoured with NZ Dr Rudi hops.
Saffron, Bishop Storford, Essex
Saffron Blonde 4.3%
Good balance of citrus and smooth malty flavours with a crisp finish, and a lingering
strawberry nose.
Henham Honey 4.6%
Delicate balance of bitterness, malt, spicy fruit and honey aromas.
Silent Night 5.2%
Ruby Port and pure red grape juice along with Fuggles and Bramling Cross hops create
a soft fruity and spice finish.
Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire
Elderflower Blonde 4%
A refreshing blonde ale infused with the delicate flavour of elderflower.
Hazelnut Coffee Porter 4%
Like Cadburys fruit and nut but with more nuts and fruitiness.
Siren, Finchampstead, Berkshire
Half Mast 2.8%
Quarter IPA, Heavily hopped but with low bitterness and notes of mango and grapefruit.
Undercurrent 4.5%
Spicy, grassy aromas and a taste of grapefruit and apricot an nice nutty maltiness.
St Peter's, South Elmham, Suffolk
Best Bitter 3.7%
A full-bodied ale with distinctive fruity caramel notes.
Ruby Red Ale 4.3%
A rich, red ale with subtle malt undertones and a distinctive spicy hop aroma.
Boo 5.3%
Cream Stout 6.5%
Aromatic, strong, dark chocolate cream stout with a satisfying bittersweet aftertaste.
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Stumptail, Great Dunham, Norfolk
Amber 4.8%
Based on a Victorian recipe, rich roast grain balanced with Goldngs hops.
Pale 4.9%
Traditional pale ale spiced with Goldings and a sprinkling of new world hops for extra
zest.
Summer Wine, Honley, West Yorkshire
Resistance 3.7%
tbc
Teleporter 5%
A Rich Dark Porter brewed with 10 different malts giving a sweet roast richness that is
balanced with just enough hop character.
Taylor's, Attleborough, Norfolk
No1 3.8%
A copper-coloured ale made with a blend of two traditional hops.
Dog Tooth 4%
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Dropped Stitched 4.5%
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Ticketybrew, Stalybridge, Gt Manchester
Munchner 4.5%
Amber lager, well rounded with a rich malty nose and dry pithy finish.
Rose Wheat 4.5%
Unique aroma of roses leading to a floral mouthfeel then a kick of spicy ginger.
Tipples, Acle, Norfolk
Hanged Monk 3.8%
Roasted malt, dry coffee & smoke aromas, some dark fruit with ahint of bitterness.
Longshore 3.8%
A light bitter with a good pale amber colour, a nice balanced malty flavour.
Lady Evelyn 4.1%
Pale, straw coloured ale with a long dryish finish and a floral hop aroma.
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Tombstone, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk
Arizona 3.9%
Light amber ale, malty, hoppy with a touch of citrus.
Texas Jack 4%
Chestnut red ruby coloured ale with a good flavour and a twist of plums.
Gunslinger 4.3%
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Cherokee 4.5%
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Triple FFF, Four Marks, Hampshire
Rock Lobster 4.5%
A chestnut-brown best bitter with a mellow hop aroma, smooth malt and subtle fruit
flavours. No matching towels though.
Jabberwocky 5%
Subtle hints of dark chocolate and liquorice but with a fresh pine aroma in this black IPA.
Turpin's, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Meditation 4.3%
A pale ale with citrus aromas and a low-medium hop and biscuit flavour.
Cambridge Black 4.6%
A combination of coffee, coca and dark chocolate can be found in this quaffable stout.
Two Rivers, Denver, Norfolk
Kiwi Kick 4%
A dry, biscuity malt flavour is followed by a tart citrusy hop flavour, grapefruit, lime and
a hint of spice.
Porters Pride 5.2%
Dark almost black beer with a bittersweet malt taste, chocolate and coffee, nutty and a
touch of woodiness.
Tydd Steam, Tydd St. Giles, Cambridgeshire
Barn Ale 3.9%
Zesty bitterness and a lingering citrus finish.
Piston Bitter 4.4%
Hints of caramel and slight fruitness from a English style bitter.
Amnesiac 4.9%
Hopped with unique Nelson Sauvin hops giving a soft white wine background and
crushed gooseberry aroma.
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Wantsum, Canterbury, Kent
Black Prince 3.9%
A rich, full bodied Kent mild slightly bitter in the finish.
Imperium 4%
A deep amber best bitter, smooth biscuit malts and rich hoppy nose.
Waveney, Earsham, Norfolk
Lightweight 3.9%
Some hints of toffee, bread, mild earth. Light in body very drinkable.
Welterweight 4.2%
Golden amber coloured bitter with ahint of pears and berries.
Rocky Myrobalan 4.6%
Hedgerow plums ( yellow Myrobalan ) are added to this beer to produce a unique ale.
Welbeck Abbey, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire
Red Feather 3.9%
Good malty bitter with a touch of fruit and caramel.
Kaiser 4.1%
Crisp, dry, biscuity lager malt flavours are perfectly balanced with sweet, honey like
floral hops.
Wharfe Bank, Otley, West Yorkshire
Washburn 3.7%
Copper-coloured Yorkshire Bitter with a subtle fruit aroma.
Camfell Flame 4.4%
Copper ruby colour bitter with roasted coffee notes.
Whim, Hartington, Derbyshire
Arbor Light 3.6%
Brewed using German lager hops. Light in colour, sharp and very clean.
Hartington Bitter 4%
Pale golden beer with not to much citrus nose, but hints of apple and pear in the
mouthfeel.
White Horse, Stanford In The Vale, Oxfordshire
Black Beauty 3.9%
Dark brown almost ruby coloured mild with toasty toffe undertones.
Oxford Blue 4.3%
Malty, raisiny, spicy aroma, with a hint of figs and cinnamon in the taste.
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Williams, Alloa, Central Scotland
Black 4.2%
Smooth coffee and chocolate undertones are complemented by the addition of late
harvest cone hops, giving a lovely blackcurrant aroma.
March of the Penguins 4.9%
Rich roasty coffee taste with dark maltiness.
Winter's, Norwich, Norfolk
Cloudburst 3.7%
A full flavoured easy drinking session beer with slight soft summer fruit taste.
Geniuss 4.1%
Deep ruby red coloured beer with a dark fruit and malty molasses backdrop.
Golden 4.1%
A refreshing yellow golden ale with nicely balanced malt, hop and light tangy citrus
flavours.
On The Beer City! 4.4%
Pale golden yellow coloured beer with plenty of citrus fruit and grassy with a mild
background malt flavour.
Wolf, Attleborough, Norfolk
Edith Cavell 3.7%
Tastes stronger than it is , with a malty toast aroma and a slight fruity zing to the
mouthfeel.
Golden Jackal 3.7%
Citrusy hops reign over this Golden Ale building a leafy and fruity hop finish to balance
out the malt.
Lupus Lupus 4.2%
Slight mango and zest through a mostly malt nose and a biscuit finish.
Granny Wouldn't Like It 4.8%
A rich, malty beer. It has masses of flavor and a slightly sweet finish.
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Woodforde's, Woodbastwick, Norfolk
Wherry 3.8%
A slight floral and hoppy nose but the taste is milder and has a biscuity sweetness.
Sundew 4.1%
Subtle golden beer - pale in colour and light on the palate with the distinctive hoppy
finish.
Nelsons Revenge 4.5%
A full-bodied pale amber beer with the rich flavour of Dundee cake. Sultana fruitiness is
balanced by a hoppy bitterness.
Tap and Go 5%
Copper-coloured beer has been brewed to celebrate the Rugby World Cup, in the style
of a classic IPA, yet with a powerful hoppy twist, characterised by citrus notes and hints
of herbs, pepper and pine.
Redcracker 7%
A special version of Headcracker infused with raspberries. Strong full-bodied pale barley
wine. Warm raspberry and apricot notes.
XT, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire
4 3.8%
An amber beer with a special Belgian malt and a fruity mix of American and European
hops
XPA 5.9%
An IPA brewed with crisp, clean extra pale malts and numerous North American
flavouring and aromatic hop additions.
Yetman's, Bayfield, Norfolk
Amber 4.2%
A light, crisp beer with a fruity hoppy nose and amber colour.
Green 4.8%
Strongish, with a fruity sweetness and dark colour.
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Overall Beers Of The Festival
1 Beeston Worth The Wait
2 Brass Castle Bad Kitty
3 Boudicca Spiral Stout
Category winners:
Mild
1 Great Newsome Holderness Dark
2 Nethergate Black Shadow
3 Moonshine Harvest Moon Mild
Bitter
1 Jo C's Norfolk Kiwi
2 Wolf Edith Cavell
3 Lacons Pale
Best Bitter
1 Mile Tree Larksong
2 Jo C's Bitter Old Bustard
3 Felinfoel Double Dragon
Strong Bitter/IPA
1 Green Jack Fruit Bat
2 Adnams Broadside Extra
3 Great Heck Black Jesus
Stouts and Porters
1 Brass Castle Bad Kitty
2 Boudicca Spiral Stout
3 Elmtree Winter Solstice
Speciality
1 Moonshine Raspberry Wheat
2 Felstar In The Pink
3 Waveney Rocky Myrobalan
Golden
1 Beeston Worth The Wait
2 Golden Triangle Simcoe City
3 Green Jack Canary
Cider
Monk & Disorderly
Perry
Pickled Pig Wills Perry
Foreign
Huyghe Delirium Tremens