FyneFest 2012 preview
So, any plans for the weekend? Fancy sitting in a sunny field* enjoying some of the best beers in Britain? If the answers to those questions are ‘Nothing’ and ‘Why, yes!’, then you’re in luck, thirsty blog reader. It’s FyneFest time again, as large crowds of tent-toting drinkers descend (or ascend, mostly) on Fyne Ales’ […]
Introducing Dr Hornbook
Ayr co-founder Anthony Valenti (centre) talks about his beers “There’s a different market for out-there beers.” With those words last night, the co-founder of Ayr Brewing Company revealed the latest release in their lineup – signifying a departure from what has gone before. Anthony Valenti was on hand at Appellation Wine in Edinburgh to chat […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 28/05 – 03/06
Welcome to the latest Edinburgh Beer Weekly! Every Sunday we’ll be posting a preview of all the beery happenings in the city for the next seven days – so you won’t miss a thing. You can sign up to our subscription service, ensuring you’ll get a notification every Sunday when the Edinburgh Beer Weekly is […]
Alechemy at the Stockbridge Tap
It’s been around a month since Alechemy Brewing flicked the switch on their shiny debut brewplant in Livingston, and began producing beer for the people of West Lothian. In those few short weeks, they have concentrated on two core beers – Cairnpapple IPA and Five Sisters, yet things are now beginning to move even more […]
A trip to Rooster’s
Knowing when to let go can be very tough for anyone who has started their own business. Some cling on, unwilling to pass on the mantle – or uncertain as to who should be trusted to start writing the next chapter. When it came time for Sean Franklin to step back from Rooster’s Brewery, he […]
The beers of EBBC
Last weekend’s European Beer Blogger’s Conference wasn’t just about sitting listening to speakers, or catching up with fellow internet warriors from different parts of the country. Drinking beer played an unsurprisingly large part of the proceedings – whether brought by sponsors, poured by brewers, or snaffled from the case of Brooklyn Lager left at the […]
