New Book Review – Brewed Awakening
Brewed Awakening is a new book written by Brooklyn-based beer writer Joshua M Bernstein (as well as, coincidentally, a new coffee stout from Black Isle’s Cromarty Brewing). We were recently sent a review copy of the book – which is subtitled ‘…behind the beers and brewers leading the world’s craft brewing revolution.’ Flip over to […]
BeerCast #68 – Summer Wine Showcase
BeerCast #68 – Summer Wine Showcase. Holmfirth’s Summer Wine Brewery have been going for a few years, and have a major following in Yorkshire. Our intrepid panel get five of their beers and find out why. On the panel today – Richard, Shovels and debutante Calum
1. Summer Wine Covenant (5.2%)
2. Summer Wine Teleporter (5.0%)
3. Summer Wine Barisa (4.8%)
4. Summer Wine Lime and Coriander Saison (6.0%)
5. Summer Wine Cohort (7.5%)
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Magic Rock takeover the Stockbridge Tap
Stuart Ross looking his best… Magic Rock Brewing are one of the new kids on the block, having been operating for about eight months from their Huddersfield base (which I hope is an enormous circus big top). It says something about the state of the modern British beer scene that even given that short space […]
Freebies – the ten-finger discount
Beer bloggers are fairly low in the grand scheme of things, by and large (until you gain elevation to the higher echelons of the bloggerati, of course). The vast majority of us have day jobs that don’t involve booze – unless you count staring wistfully out of the window at the building opposite and idly […]
Cromarty Brewing launch
Two weeks ago we met with Craig Middleton, founder of one of Scotland’s newest producers – Cromarty Brewing Co. Highly enthusiastic, Craig told us about all kinds of different projects in the pipeline – but also that he was launching both of his beers (plus a bonus) into Edinburgh on the 17th of February at […]
In search of something special…
My name’s Richard, and I’m a Rater. Not a ticker – there’s a difference (at least in my mind) – Tickers are like trainspotters, whereas Raters are more like locomotive enthusiasts who ride on the trains as well as writing down the numbers. Admittedly, that analogy doesn’t make the beer community sound any sexier, but […]
