A Beer in the Loire: One Family's Quest to Brew British Beer in French Wine Country

By Tommy Barnes

Frustrated by a dead end job, fed up with renting in London and the loathsome daily commute and, to cap it all, failing to make it as a stand-up comedian, Tommy Barnes was at breaking point. But he didn’t break - instead he made himself redundant and took off to France with girlfriend Rose to pursue his dream of brewing beer

• Language: English
• Publisher: Muswell Press
• Release date: Sep 6, 2018
• ISBN: 9781999811754

Tommy Barnes

Tommy Barnes was raised on the gritty streets of Letchworth Garden City, home of the first traffic roundabout. He graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in Philosophy and subsequently gained a degree in Graphic Design and a masters in Design studies - an astonishing feat for one so liberated of common sense. In 2016 Tommy moved to the Loire Valley in France to start a microbrewery. Disaster follows him like an irate parking attendant. He is currently losing a bitter psychological battle with his two year old dog, Burt.