Pedigree Pale Ale (Marston's) in a limited edition pint glass

Name: Pedigree Pale Ale
Label: "Bottled at the Marston's Brewery"
Brewery: Marston's
ABV: 5.0%

Rating: "To celebrate 60 glorious years under the name Pedigree, we have brought back the original bottle label from 1952. Just like in 1952, Pedigree is still craft brewed in Burton Unions using the finest English ingredients." This beer is brillant, check it out in this awesome official glass too!

Game: Finally finished Catherine.  If ever there was a game to promote fidelity, monogamy and the great institution that is marriage, it's this game. The thought of having to go through anything like this nightmare should be enough to put anyone off having an affair. Absolutely horrific puzzles towards the end. Great game, but one of those that I never want to play or see ever again!

Essex Border (Nethergate)

Name: Essex Border
Label: "Stour Valley" with three swords and a grumpy looking dog.
Brewery: Nethergate
ABV: 4.8%

Rating: "This delicious premium, handcrafted ale is brewed by Nethergate at The Growler Brewery on the Essex border in the picturesque Stour Valley." The label may be a little drab but the beer sure as heck ain't!

Game: There seems to be a definite gaming lull at the moment. A good chance to catch up on, and hopefully finish, Catherine. I say lull, but I've just remembered that Dawnguard, the DLC for Skyrim is out now! Oops. 1600 Microsoft points though... I'm sure it's worth it.

Simply IPA (Tesco)

Name: Simply IPA
Label: "This classic IPA balances refreshing citrus hops with a rounded malty richness"
Brewery: Tesco
ABV: 5.0%

Rating: "This ale is golden blonde in colour. It has a refreshing fruit and citrus hop flavour." It's not really brewed by Tesco by the way, it's brewed for Tesco... by someone. Someone called E Gilleland (Master brewer) judging by the signature on the bottle.  I know not who this is, but can confirm his brewing skills are indeed masterful.

Game: Literally seem to have hit a brick wall in Catherine.  Thought I was doing ok and then suddenly it's gone seemingly impossible. My new rule is no more new games until I've finished the ones I've got. So, I want to get this game out of the way asap because now I'm missing out on Dragon's Dogma and Game of Thrones. Time to start visiting some YouTube videos for some handy hints. And when I say handy hints, I mean detailed move-by-move instructions on how to finish the levels.

White Shield (Worthington's)

Name: White Shield
Label: "Closer to cask for a fuller flavour - our finest India Pale Ale for true IPA connoisseurs"
Brewery: Worthington's
ABV: 5.6%

Rating: "White Shield is the longest surviving India Pale Ale and one of the UK's most heavily decorated ales, having won numerous Campaign for Real Ale awards." This is probably one of the liveliest beers I've ever had. And when I say lively I mean 'really fizzy', it wasn't shouting and jumping around or anything.

Game: Got a tad annoyed tonight playing Catherine. It's a brilliant game but the block-moving puzzley bits do get highly frustrating at times. Not as annoying as people who say "simples" and pretend to be a meerkat (those people could do with a Max Payne style bullet to the face scenario), but the puzzling did get annoying enough for me to shout, "Fuck you, you fucking piece of fuck!" I don't even know what that means and I don't tend to swear that much so this sudden outburst was a surprise to say the least... shameful almost. Maybe it's time to give up gaming and take up a less stressful hobby? Sewing maybe. Beer and sewing...?

Westmorland Ale (Jennings)

Name: Westmorland Ale
Label: "Delicate hop flavours with hints of toffee & caramel - Delicious & refreshing well balanced amber ale."
Brewery: Jennings
ABV: 4.0%

Rating: "A lovely golden amber ale with subtle hints of toffee and caramel, beautifully balanced by hoppy notes from the Fuggles, Goldings and Challenger hops." Another from Sainsbury's "Taste the Difference" range. This beer goes great with summer.

Game: The difficulty in Max Payne 3 seems to have ramped up which suggests I'm close to the endgame.  I kept dying over and over and was getting mildly frustrated when Catherine suddenly fell into my lap. Not literally, it actually fell onto the floor after being put through the letterbox. Anyway, so far it's full of sexy anime, fiendish block related puzzles and drinking in a bar. Lots of games seems to involve drinking. I might start drinking the same in real life as the character in the game, just for that added level of immersion.