A Beer in the Loire
One Family's Quest to Brew British Beer in French Wine Country
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Jay Foreman
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Tommy Barnes
About this listen
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-02-23
Hilarious tale of English ineptitude
I chose this book as I am about to head off on a holiday to the Loire valley and was hoping to pick up some travel tips. Well this book was no good in that department, but it was a wonderfully hilarious surprise.
The narrative is like a sweary Peter Maile and there are some great running gags throughout. Our hero is superbly self depreciating with a Homer Simpson level of ineptitude which amazingly leads to a Homer (Simpson)-esque journey of discovery and conquest.
if you're looking for a light hearted romp without the usual roller coaster ride of emotions, I would heartily recommend this book. In fact, the only thing I disagree with is the author's opinion of 90s grunge.
Big thumbs up for the narrator too. The perfect choice.
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- Dawn McCarthy-Simpson
- 04-02-21
Very entertaining
Really enjoyed the book it was a good mix of adventurous stories told with a great sense of humour.
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- Owl Crone
- 20-05-23
enjoyable and honest
so good to have a story no violence or sex. I enjoyed the honesty and laughed.
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- Flipmode
- 09-03-25
Enjoyable short story
A very easy listen with only one word of caution for anyone reading reviews before adding to their library.
The only thing to dislike about this tale from the Loire was the speed it was narrated at. Even at 0.9x it was a touch too fast. Any slower and the narrator sounded drunk, ironically.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-12-23
Familiar ex-pat tale of life in France
Unnecessary swearing spoilt it for me. Effing and blinding about beer making brought nothing extra to the story
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- Rossano Nocera
- 25-03-24
Hilarious.
Had previously read the book (and his follow up), but this was a riot to listen too also!
Great narration!
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- Pete Mc
- 25-08-23
Very Entertaining
Very well written and narrated, can’t believe this is free on Audible. Will be getting your next book, Tommy. Nice one.
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- Lou Bazza
- 07-01-24
Loved it!
I found this really funny and entertaining. Great story, particularly for anyone interested in beer. It’s also narrated really well - there were a few moments where I laughed/ snorted out loud
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- Anonymous User
- 04-03-23
It’s all about beer
Enjoyed the book, really did laugh out loud. But just too much swearing for me.
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- sue h
- 05-10-23
brilliant very enjoyable
brilliant so funny had to stop listening to it in bed as husband getting annoyed at me laughing out loud brilliant narration
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