Author: craftybeeress

The week before last (I can't believe it was that long ago now) we popped over to Prague for a long weekend. If you've never been to Prague all I have to say is...go! Go now! It's such a wonderful place. The history, the architecture...the beer. Oh the beer. If you stay around the city… Continue reading Czech Please: Strahov Monastery Brewery

I've recently left my job for pastures new. As a leaving gift, my colleagues gave me a bottle of champagne, London Fields beer and gift vouchers for the brewery (what were they trying to say?) The champagne remains untouched, but the beers are long gone- and what a great selection they were! 3 Weiss Monkeys… Continue reading London Fields Brewery: A Trio

The other night we popped along to 71a, a gallery in East London, to check out 3rd Rail's exhibition: Artist Beer Visions. Twenty artists each created a fictional beer label for 3rd Rail to screen-print; and the results were really interesting. I was there with someone who designs beer labels for a living and, although he… Continue reading Artist Beer Visions

What's this? A vlog? And it looks like it was recorded 6 months ago in a kitchen that even Gordon Ramsay couldn't turn around? Whoops, sorry about that. I present to you, Day of the Dead Hefeweizen...

Thanks to my incredibly busy social life (ahem) I don't always have time to get along to every beer festival. Luckily, I have minions who drink beer on my behalf. Guest blogging for me today is John Worthington; designer at large...It's been a busy month for beer festivals. After visits to the cavernous GBBF and… Continue reading Beer By The River

From the newcomer to the seasoned drinker, it is difficult to deny that a well designed label can influence our decision when it comes to our choice of beverage. Indeed the big brands have invested millions of pounds in design over the years; tweaking a logo, changing a colour and reshaping a bottle in order to… Continue reading Designing Craft Beer

Nope, you haven't read this post before. On August bank holiday weekend Meantime held yet another Brewfest at the Old Brewery, situated in the grounds of the Old Naval College, Greenwich.My experience of Brewfest earlier in the year had been a mixed bag of feelings, namely to do with the price. Once again, tickets were… Continue reading Meantime’s Brewfest: THE SECOND COMING

Ahh GBBF, it seems like an age since I clutched that lovely little half pinter in my grubby hand. I know that my last post was a little controversial, but let's get back to the most important thing: Beer. Ale. Britney. As I mentioned before, I wasn't entirely happy with the selection, but that didn't… Continue reading GBBF 2014: (some of) The Beers

I don't want this post to be an onslaught of criticism against CAMRA. I am a CAMRA member, I've been to many CAMRA events and as an organisation they do a lot of good work in campaigning for the rights of pubs and pub goers. That said, my experience this year at the Great British… Continue reading GBBF 2014: Why things need to change

My name is Charlie and I love Belgian beer. Oh wait, you knew that already didn't you? Tripels and lambics and sours and dubbels and gueuzes OH MY. So many styles of beer to try and so many new (and some very very very old) breweries to discover. I honestly can't foresee a time that… Continue reading BelgiBeer Beer Box

If you’re a beer loving Londoner, you’d have to be living under a rock/within an Amish community/in jail not to have heard about London Beer City, a full week of beery events at pubs, bar and breweries around the capital. From Saturday 9th August to the very end of Saturday 16th, beer lovers have and… Continue reading Why do Guitars Taste of Hops?

Well well well, it's been a while! Life has been a little bit hectic over the past few weeks, which has meant I've needed to prioritise other things. This post is obviously a little out of date, but I hope it will still be interesting. Besides, it's about Belgian beer, what could be better?Belgian National… Continue reading Belgian National Day at The Dovetail