In praise of…The Grain Barge, Bristol
Pubs come in many shapes and sizes, and are to be found in many unusual and varied locations. I’ve been to several great pubs near water, but never actually visited one on water before – until I set foot aboard the Grain Barge in Bristol, that is. As the name suggests, it used to ply […]
St Austell Smugglers Ale
In an industry plagued by news of pub closures and faltering breweries, Cornwall’s St Austell are one major success story. They have flourished from small regional producer to one of the largest in the country, and have done it largely off the back of a single beer – Tribute. Their flagship 4.2% amber-coloured ale is […]
Lagerboy Speaks – Gaffel Kölsch
Lagerboy doesn’t like to restrict himself, as any long-time readers will know – but if he did maybe he could do worse than become Kölschboy for a short while, he’d probably be very satisfied. There are fourteen producers of this highly specific category of lager in the Cologne area, with a few more scattered nearby […]
Williams IPA
The second annual Sainsbury’s Beer Competition has just concluded, with the winners announced at the end of last week. After 115 different entries were received for this year’s judging, 100 of them were whittled away during the process leaving the final shortlisted fifteen vying for the two prizes. Bath Ales Golden Hare (4.4%) and Hambleton’s […]
BeerCast #39 – Bières du Quebec Part 2
BeerCast #39 – Bières du Quebec Part 2 – CraigAS returns with second batch of beers from French-speaking Canada. Following on from the last podcast, we taste more Quebecois beers, from Scotch ales to a seriously hefty coffee infused imperial stout. As with podcast 38, the panel consists of CraigAS, Grooben, Shovels and Richard – big thanks to Craig for bringing the beers all the way back from Montreal.
1. L’Alchimiste L’Écossaise (5.0%)
2. Unibroue Raftman (5.5%)
3. McAuslan St Ambroise Oatmeal Stout (5.0%)
4. Dieu du Ciel! Péché Mortel (9.5%)
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Stone IPA
Recently on the BeerCast we quoted BrewDog co-founder James Watt’s opinion that British brewers had lost the sense of tradition when it comes to India Pale Ales. Modern mass-marketed IPA’s from this side of the Atlantic do tend to be session strength and lacking the hop bite of the old-fashioned versions of the past. The […]
