What is Beerphemera?

Firstly: Hello and welcome to Beerphemera. The Beer part should be obvious, and ephemera refers to:

Things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time; items of collectable memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity.[1]

For me it means, labels, leaflets, beermats, posters, stickers, bottles, glasses, menus... Anything relating to beer, pubs or pub culture that I can fit into my bag and take home with me. Even if I probably shouldn't.

In time, I hope to get all of my Beerphemera on this site (which first means first means sorting through a large storage box and trying to remember where/when it all came from), get my Beer Chart online (for a more detailed idea of what that might look like, check out my friend's site Hop Horizons - although I don't have anywhere near the number or level of detail they have), and finally I'd like to open it up for others to share their beers and Beerphemera.

[1]It originally meant a type of plant or insect with a very short lifespan, from the Greek ephēmeros (lasting only a day), before evolving into a person or thing of short-term interest. I've been using the word 'Beerphemera' for years but just learnt this.

Newest Pub Reviews:

Doctor Duncan's, Liverpool

The Monro, Liverpool

Head of Steam, Liverpool

Black Cat Taproom (Smithdown), Liverpool

Childwall Fiveways Hotel, Liverpool

Denbigh Castle, Liverpool

Thomas Rigby's, Liverpool

Vernon Arms, Liverpool

Dead Crafty Beer Co., Liverpool

Tesco Old Swan

Bent's Warrington

Newington Temple, Liverpool

Ship and Mitre, Liverpool

Victoria Cross, Liverpool

BrewDog

The Pen Factory, Liverpool

Queen of Hope Street, Liverpool

The Pilgrim, Liverpool

BrewDog, Liverpool

The Grapes, Liverpool

The Old Fishmarket, Bristol

The Bank Tavern, Bristol

No. 1 Harbourside, Bristol

The Crown, Bristol

White Lion, Bristol

BrewDog, Bristol

Fat Head Brewery and Taproom, Weston Super Mare

Brit Bar, Weston Super Mare

Portwall Tavern, Bristol

The Sidings, Bristol

Ye Shakespeare, Bristol

King's Head, Bristol

The Cornubia, Bristol

Black Fox, Bath

Zerodegrees, Bristol

Seven Stars, Bristol

Left Handed Giant, Bristol

King Street Brew House, Bristol

Beer Emporium, Bristol

Small Bar, Bristol

Handyman's Supermarket, Liverpool

Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool

Augustus John, Liverpool

The White Hart, Liverpool

The Dog & Collar, Liverpool