Trouble Brewing in the Loire

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Pub Date 7 Oct 2021 | Archive Date 26 Nov 2021

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Description

With delicious beer-infused recipes, and the wit and warmth that suffused A Beer in the Loire, shortlisted for a Fortum &Mason food and drink award, this is a feast of humour and heart celebrating France, family and friendship. 

Three years after establishing his British microbrewery in the heart of French wine country, Tommy Barnes is planning to expand and modernise, with calamitous results…

Burt, the devil dog, has risen from the dead. Gadget, the miniature horse, has moved into the kitchen and Tommy is thinking about diversifying. What can possibly go wrong? With Brexit looming, a second baby on the way, and sales of IPA beer plummeting, the future looks gloomy. But just as Tommy reaches rock bottom, inspiration arrives.



With delicious beer-infused recipes, and the wit and warmth that suffused A Beer in the Loire, shortlisted for a Fortum &Mason food and drink award, this is a feast of humour and heart celebrating...


Advance Praise

‘Delicious’ Daily Telegraph 

‘An anti-hero to the home brewer, Barnes’ writing froths and unexpectedly eddies - his second work is certainly no stuck fermentation'. Douglas Blyde, Drinks columnist, Evening Standard magazine 

‘Tommy’s antics are hilarious. Like Brewing meets Bake Off in rural France’  James Dowdeswell 

‘A candid, brilliantly human book full of laugh out loud moments. And lots of beer’  Rosie Birkett 

'He writes so well and is funny too' James McConnachie, author of The Rough Guide to France.  



‘Delicious’ Daily Telegraph 

‘An anti-hero to the home brewer, Barnes’ writing froths and unexpectedly eddies - his second work is certainly no stuck fermentation'. Douglas Blyde, Drinks columnist...


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The sequel to A Beer in the Loire, shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason’s food and drink award 

Includes 12 delicious beer infused recipes from Chatsworth Bakehouse Chef Tom Mathews

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The sequel to A Beer in the Loire, shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason’s food and drink award 

Includes 12 delicious beer infused recipes from Chatsworth Bakehouse Chef Tom Mathews

Review coverage...


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ISBN 9781916360259
PRICE £12.99 (GBP)
PAGES 234

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Featured Reviews

Brits Tommy and Rose move to France to leave the rat race of London. Living in rural France, running a microbrewery has its perks and downfalls. Amusing at times. Skimmable at others (details of the beer recipes may appeal to others). Have a lot of respect for the patience of Rose. Glad he listened to her at the end. Would recommend.

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humorous. ook about the travails of being a micro-brewery in France by a Briitish ex-pat. His lack of knowledge about brewing, business, and the FRENCH COMBINE FOR A FUN READ.

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What a hilarious book! Barnes has a very natural voice to read, it had me in absolute stitches and also intensely worried about him at many times too! This is an entertaining book that interweaves his escapades as a brit living in France, brewing beer and raising a family. It's touching, it's honest and it is funny.

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What Can Possibly Go Wrong…?
Or rather, what will go wrong next! The second in the entertaining Braslou Biere Chronicles and chaos looms around every corner. Enjoyable, witty and very readable with bags of humour and recipes too. A refreshing and rather joyous read,

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There are many books popping up detailing the experiences of British people in France, here is another enjoyable one to add to the collection.
Tommy Barnes runs his own micro-brewery in rural France, occasionally he diversifies to give his views on parenting, roundabouts, speed humps and other oddities, but the book is at its strongest when he’s focussing on the trial and tribulations of his brewing and his experiences when trying to sell at the country fairs.
The author used to be a stand up comedian and his humour certainly shines through, this certainly helps as the dark shadows of Brexit and the pandemic rear their ugly heads. He has a unique, almost coarse turn of phrase and yet I warmed very much to this and somehow it made this particular personal story, all the more real.
Thanks to NetGalley and Muswell Press for providing me with an Advance Reader's Copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

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I'll begin by saying that I haven't read the first book so I had no background or context to this one. However, other than the author's occasional jibe about this, it didn't seem to make much difference. This is not just an account of the author's successes and failures with his brewing enterprise in France but also documents his life, relationships, view of self and mental health. Although I'm not a brewer or even a fan of real ale, I was drawn in by the easy writing style, wit and the fact that he became aware that the state of his brewery reflected the state of his mind, much like a desk might. An interesting book which manages to encapsulate a lot in a quick read.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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this was such a fun and romantic book! i really enjoyed getting to read about these characters and their witty banter together. thanks so much netgalley!!!!

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