Author: craftybeeress

A couple of weeks ago Drinking Buddy (now on his way to being Drinking Hubby) and I flew out to Reykjavik to fulfill a lifelong dream of mine to visit the real Land of Ice and Fire. This isn't a travel blog so I won't speak too much about the country itself, other than to say that if you've… Continue reading Beery Adventures: Reykjavik

A few weeks ago I popped across to Clarkshaws microbrewery in Brixton. Never has the word 'microbrewery' been so accurate; I have no idea how they manage to fit so much brewing equipment in there (plus a couple of taps, plus a couple of benches, plus the occasional cat). Other than being itsy bitsy, Clarkshaws are a little different… Continue reading Clarkshaws: Coldharbour Hell Yeah! Lager

I have spoken previously on this blog about my journey to find the perfect mango/peach/passion fruit beer. When Siren announced Tickle Monster I nearly booked a day of annual leave to recover from the excitement; Life is a Peach is definitely one of my top beers of 2015 already and I am really looking forward… Continue reading Dragonfly Brewery: Man Passion IPA

Ahh Beavertown. Another day, another collaboration (this time with Boneyard Brewing), another sought after beer and another beautifully designed can. It's been some time since we attended the launch of Power of the Voodoo (which I wrote a bit about here) and it's taken me ages to review simply due to my fridge being 80%… Continue reading Review: Power of the Voodoo Triple IPA

Guys, there are times that I curse being a Grown Up and having a Real Life Job that stops me drinking beer 24/7 and THIS is one of those times. Leeds’ Northern Monk brewery has teamed up with Nómada of Sabadell, Spain, to create Frate Nero, an Imperial India Coffee Stout brewed with Sidamo Ethiopian coffee… Continue reading NOMADA Brewing & Northern Monk Tap Takeover

Happy inaugural Beer Day, everyone! I'll be enjoying this bad boy tonight while relaxing on the sofa, but I do hope lots of you take the opportunity to get down your local for a few.  The very first Beer Day Britain happens to fall on the same day as the 800th anniversary of the Magna… Continue reading Beer Day Britain

Living in London it can be easy to forget how ridiculously lucky you are. If you wanted (and why wouldn't you?) you could easily attend some kind of beer event at least once a week. And in summer? Sometimes I wonder if I should apply for a sabbatical afterwards just to lie on the sofa… Continue reading Coffee and Beer Tasting with BBNo and Bottle & Bean

On Saturday 23rd May we meandered up to the stabbiest part of town, Tottenham Hale (I jest, I jest), to attend the launch of Power of the Voodoo, a collaboration between Beavertown and Boneyard. Of course the thought of a triple IPA had me salivating, but when I saw what else they had on offer… Continue reading London Tap Rooms: Beavertown

Pay day is coming! Thank the lorrrrddddd (the water company decided to bankrupt me in return for access to a human right so this month's salary is very welcome). l always have a Pay Day Plan. This month? Indy Man Beer Con tickets (or Independent Manchester Beer Convention if you like saying lots of long words),… Continue reading Indy Man Beer Con Tickets

What makes a tap room a tap room? According to the dictionary (this is starting to sound like a GCSE essay), it is quite simply 'a room in a tavern, etc., in which liquors are kept on tap' or 'a room or establishment where alcohol is served over a counter'. For me, I always classed… Continue reading London Tap Rooms: Camden Town Brewery

On Wednesday night we popped over to Tottenham Hale, where Beavertown were hosting a #LondonMash event. London is just one of the stops on Brooklyn Brewery's tour across 8 American and European cities and consists of a series of events including talks, parties, tap takeovers and dinners. This particular event, however, was a discussion on… Continue reading #LondonMash State of Craft Beer

I don't think I ever wrote about my trip up to Burton-upon-Trent back in February, did I? The National Brewery Centre were holding their biennial International Festival of Beer so we thought we'd pop up for the weekend and try some of the 200 odd cask ales on offer, not to mention some of the rare… Continue reading Burton Bridge Brewery: Burton Porter