Thursday June 28th 2018 will see craft beer lovers and maths fanatics rejoice as Key Lime Tau, a very rare beer, is released. In its fourth year, Key Lime Tau is a collaboration between Cumbria’s Hawkshead Brewery and Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver, Colorado, USA. The limited edition beer is a kettle-soured, lactose-infused golden… Continue reading It All Adds Up! The Day Beer and Maths Lovers Need to Know About
I want you to remember the first beer that sparked something within you. That gave you that dizzying feeling of excitement. That sent you on the hunt. For me, that beer was St Stefanus. St Stefanus, with its handwritten label. St Stefanus with its ever changing taste. St Stefanus with a list of suppliers on its… Continue reading Porterhouse Brewing Co
I know when to go out. And when to stay in. Last night - I went out. For a brewery that put out their first beers in 2013, Modern Times have certainly come a long way. Founded by Jacob McKean, a former employee of Stone Brewing Co., their name comes from a Utopian community built… Continue reading Modern Love
Earlier this month I was invited to a dinner hosted by the Brewers Association (BA). You know the BA, they're the trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers (and they actually have a definition of craft can you believe!) and their beers. They've also been pretty high profile recently thanks to their … Continue reading Beer & Food with the Brewers Association
First one was a session, second one was an ale, third one was unfiltered pils - photos not to scale (5 points if you sang that in your head - 10 points if you come up with another line). A couple of months ago I attended the launch of Freudian Strip, a limited edition Vienna… Continue reading Hop Stuff Brewery: a review and a rebrand
Ahh, summer. A time for sunshine, holidays and, if you didn't manage to get either of those, a beer festival or two. Last month I attended Ales Tales, a beer festival focused entirely on beers hailing from Belgium. I am, as you might know, a lover of Belgian beer and have made it part of my… Continue reading Ales Tales: a review
It's GBBF this week. Didn't you know? Haven't you been reading my excitable tweets for the past, oh, YEAR? I had to miss GBBF last year because of a prior engagement (marriage unfortch) so this year I AM THERE WITH BELLS ON. Possibly on a hat as I am attending on Thursday which, as we… Continue reading GBBF 2017: Champion Beer of Britain
Orbit are three years old. Yes, it's been three years since Orbit set up shop in their railway arch in Walworth, South East London, and they've spent those years producing some solid brews. But a lot changes in three years, and the evolution of Orbit meant a change was needed. A big change. A change… Continue reading Orbit: The Rebrand
Let me tell you a few facts about one of my favourite places - the National Brewery Centre, in Burton-on-Trent: 1. It's in Burton-on-Trent, birthplace of British beer: Burton-on-Trent is a treasure trove of British brewing history. The town has been brewing since the 11th century, had a little run in with Henry VIII in… Continue reading The National Brewery Centre
I don't know about you, but I've noticed a rise in low percenters recently. Just a few years ago it was positively unfashionable to talk about session beers, at least in the way I know them (6% does not a session make), but breweries are coming out with low and zero ABV pints all over… Continue reading The Fall of ABV
Last month I was kindly invited to a Meet the Brewer evening at 'SMITHS' of Smithfield. And the brewers I was to meet? Orbit Beers. Home of the musically inspired brew (but, you know, actually inspired by music rather than this gimmicky nonsense). I'd not been to the craft beer bar at 'SMITHS' before, but it's a… Continue reading ‘SMITHS’ Meet the Brewer: Orbit Beers
Another month another brilliant beer event. This July, Ales Tales are bringing Belgium to London for some hoptastic fun including tastings of over 60 Belgian beers from 20 breweries (oh, and some food to soak it all up). Ales Tales was founded by two Belgians, Nicolas Tondeur and Sayuri Kasajima, who have lived in the… Continue reading Event Spotlight: Ales Tales Belgian Beer Festival
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