Author: craftybeeress

London Beer Week commenced on Monday so I popped down to the Sharp's Brewery hub to pick up my wristband and see what was on offer. Sharp's bar really transports you to Cornwall, but, er, wear boots if you don't want sand in your shoes.I'm a big fan of Sharps, particularly Chalky's Bite and Wolf Rock,… Continue reading London Beer Week 2016: Day 1

There seem to be a lot of events on at the moment. Too many for my moth eaten purse anyway, but I thought I'd share a few with you over the coming weeks. These also include events elsewhere in the country that I can't get to coz I'm in Lahndahn innit. In fact, I'm definitely… Continue reading Event Alert: Pizza and beer matching with PLY and Beavertown

It's that time again (I feel like I say that all the time: EVERY DAY IS BEER DAY). London Beer Week is back and I am MEGA excited. Last year I tasted German beer at Octoberfest pub and paired food and beer with Sharps. Oh, and took advantage of all the cool pop ups around… Continue reading London Beer Week: Craft Beer Rising

Happy New Year, everyone! (Yes, I know it's nearly February, but let's pretend otherwise). And what a year it's been in the world of beer. Berliner Weisses popping up all over the joint and you couldn't blink without a new brewery being crowd funded or sold off (or,er, sometimes both). Still, for me this year has… Continue reading Beer of the Year: 2015

A few months ago Zerodegrees, a restaurant and microbrewery group, invited me along to a series of events they were running as part of their #Brewmasters campaign, which gave diners the opportunity to meet their brewers, and learn more about the beers and the brewing process. Unfortunately I couldn't attend, but decided to pop in… Continue reading Zerodegrees and The Mango Beer

Last week the (soon to be) father-in-law popped down for a bit of beer and rugby, and we were happy to oblige. Now brace yourselves for this next bit: he had never been to a beer festival in the UK before. Oh he's done his share of drinking, but an actual festival with a little… Continue reading WhichCraft Festival 2015: Two Tribes

You might remember that, earlier this year, I attended a German beer tasting as part of London Beer Week. It was led by Boris Warneke, originally from Germany but now residing in Bristol. He had big plans, both to brew his own beer and to start importing and selling German beers through his online shop,… Continue reading Crafty Chats: Bierhaus

A few weeks ago we managed to get a great deal on a last minute trip to Budapest. Our trip coincided with two other events: 1) a large number of refugees camping outside the main station unable to cross any further into Europe and 2) a sun so hot you could cook a steak on… Continue reading Beery Adventures: Budapest

On Saturday 15th August it felt like all my birthdays had come at once: The Bottle Shop in Bermondsey were hosting a tap takeover as part of London Beer City. But this wasn't just any old tap takeover, it was a St Feuillien tap takeover and their first ever tap takeover in the UK! By… Continue reading London Beer City: St Feuillien Tap Takeover at The Bottle Shop

A few weeks ago we were fortunate enough to be given a couple of tickets to Food Meets Beer at Borough Market (thanks Drink Britain!) Now, I don't want to start negatively, but I do need to be honest: full price tickets to this event were £12, which was entry, a programme and 1/2 pint… Continue reading Food Meets Beer at Borough Market

Some of you on Twitter might have noticed that, once a month, I go cray over 2 specific beers, describe them in great depth and chuck in a few photos of me looking DELIGHTED (see below for examples of Delighted Face).  CHEERS! #beerybits pic.twitter.com/nhJegl3B6s— Charlie (@CharlieRosina) March 25, 2015//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js This is all part of #beerybits,… Continue reading #beerybits Twitter Tasting: Wednesday 16th September

London Beer City is back. Well, actually, it's almost over; today being the last day. It started last week when I was away so I missed a few days and, what with attempting to buy a house AND pay for a wedding, I knew I couldn't attend every tap takeover and cheese tasting that I… Continue reading London Beer City: Freebies