Author: craftybeeress

 Ahh lazy Sundays. Aren't they great? And now they're even better in West London. In the past we used to have to go half way across town to find a decent brew pub, but no more. Acton has not one, but TWO excellent brew pubs and on Sunday we decided to hit them both up. Our… Continue reading Lazy Sundays: Acton Brew Pubs

There's no reason why anyone should know this, but it was my birthday last week. That's right, 21 again! Ho ho ho. As a little treat, I was taken for dinner at Lowlander Grand Cafe in Covent Garden, a marvellous little restaurant with a huge selection of  beers (15 on draught and around 80 by… Continue reading Lowlander Grand Cafe: Birthday Beers

Imbibe was absolutely jam packed with alcohol (who knew?), so I thought it best to concentrate on the beer side of things (with a couple of drams thrown in). My first stop was at 1936 Biere, made in Switzerland with pure, natural water from the Swiss Alps. Fresh. The bottles you can see in the photo… Continue reading Imbibe 2014: Part Two

Last week I was lucky enough to be invited to Imbibe Live, an annual exhibition for those involved in all aspects of the drinks industry. For little me it was, frankly, overwhelming with so much to see, taste and do. Unfortunately, at the time I was able to make it there wasn't much beer stuff… Continue reading Imbibe 2014: Part One

Welcome to another Beers of the World post! I have been very very lucky recently to receive some amazing gifts in the form of beers I wouldn't usually have the opportunity to taste. I didn't know anything about the craft beer scene in South Africa, but some limited research tells me that it's massive! Lots and lots of… Continue reading Beers of the World: South Africa

The great thing about events like Taste London is that you get to sample the household names, like Pilsner Urquell, but you also inevitably end up discovering something new and exciting. For me, that exciting discovery was Day of the Dead beer, craft beer all the way from Mexico. Now, I'm just going to get this… Continue reading Taste London: Part Two: Day of the Dead Beers

On Thursday evening I popped along to Taste London, courtesy of Pilsner Urquell. Obviously I was excited: Beer? Check. Food? Check. Michel Roux Junior? CHECK CHECK CHECK. Love me a bit of Roux.Taste London runs (or ran) from 18th-22nd June in Regent's Park. We had standard tickets, which meant entry to the festival, but we… Continue reading Taste London: Part One

Wine Rack have a pretty good beer selection at the moment. I popped in to buy something cool and refreshing and came out with these three lovely looking bottles. At first I just picked up the IPA and the guy working there proceeded to tell me that I should be drinking a lager on a… Continue reading Ballistic Brewing Company

 This weekend we went to Brighton for a stroll on the sea front, a nosey in one of the many flea markets and, of course, a few sips here and there. We did have a list of places we wanted to go, but ended up going to very few of them and, sadly, some had… Continue reading Brighton Beers

On Saturday 24th May (gosh, was it really that long ago now?) we popped down to Greenwich for Meantime's Brewfest 2014. I was pretty excited because a) I love Meantime and b) we went last year and it was excellent. However, I was already a little annoyed before going due to the sharp increase in… Continue reading Meantime’s Brewfest 2014

My name is Charlie and I'm addicted to Scottish beer. Apparently. Who knew? Next time I'll make sure my beer is from another country, I promise. I know you're on the edge of your seats.I was lucky enough to get my hands on a bottle of Harviestoun's Orach Slie, a lager matured in Glenfarclas whisky… Continue reading Harviestoun: Orach Slie

I've just realised that I seem to be focusing on Scottish breweries at the moment...whoops! I'll be back down South soon, but not until I've made my way through this lot...Yes, that's right, I was jammy enough to win 12 bottles from the Cairngorms Brewery (well you've got to be in it to win it)… Continue reading Cairngorms Brewery: Black Gold