Edinburgh Beer Weekly 08/04 – 14/04
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 published. Just enter your email address in the panel on our front page. Also, follow us on Twitter (@thebeercast) to keep right up to date throughout the week. There are so many great beery things going on at the moment – stay tuned to the BeerCast, and enjoy each and every one of them!
So – what’s happening in the Edinburgh beer scene over the next seven days?
Monday 8th 8:00pm
Belgian beer at Appellation
Appellation Wines, 43 Dalry Road
Appellation Wines website tickets £10
This week’s Appellation tasting revolves around the majesty of Belgian beer. Oft-recognised as the best brewing nation in Europe (not least by the Belgians themselves), beer from the divided provinces is a must-try for those starting to appreciate our favourite drink, and those who already know how good it can be. Head down to Appellation on Monday and top up your Belgian knowledge.
Monday 8th 6:30pm
Slow Supper:Beer
Edinburgh Larder Bistro, 1A Alva Street
Slow Food Edinburgh / Edinburgh Larder website tickets £12.50 members; £15 non-members
Also on Monday, Slow Food Edinburgh are holding an evening devoted to food and beer, hosted by the Edinburgh Larder Bistro. On the menu, appetising dishes such as ‘Potted Peelham Farm mutton ham with warm beremeal bannocks and piccalilli’ – and at the same time, John Henderson from the Scottish Border Brewery will be on hand to talk about his philosophy of brewing. Also present, Pete Sherry from the BeerHive, who will be chatting about why beer is just so damn delicious. The ticket price gets you a main course and beer or wine of your choice. Email bistro@edinburghlarder.co.uk for tickets, or call 0131 2254599.
Wednesday 10th 8:00pm
Meet the Brewer – Stewart Brewing
Hector’s, 47 Deanhaugh St
Hector’s website / Stewart Brewing
On Wednesday, Stockbridge is the place to be, as Hector’s Bar are hosting a tutored tasting of a wide range of Stewart Brewing’s beers. Led by head brewer Iain Couper, the beers on will be Black IPA, Copper Cascade, 80/-, Forth Mist plus the brand new Ka Pai IPA and Stewart’s 8 in bottles. As their new brewery takes shape, get along to Hector’s and find out what the latest is whilst sampling some of the best beers Stewart’s produce.
Thursday 11th 7:30pm
Beer and food matching at Ryan’s
Ryan’s Bar, Hope St
30 days of IPA Tickets £25
Stewart Brewing are pretty busy this week, as the next evening they’ll be holding a beer and food matching event, hosted by Ryan’s Bar. As part of the 30 Days of IPA, the ticket price includes four courses, each matched with one of Stewart’s beers – Pentland IPA, Hefeweizen, Ka Pai and Cauld Reekie. Brewer Steven Anderson will be on hand to answer questions about the beers.
Thursday 11th [to 28th April]
New Brew beer festival
Guildford Arms, West Register St
Guildford website
Starting on Thursday, a major city-wide beer festival kicks off, dedicated to new beers. Hosted by the DM Stewart pubs, there’ll be a fairly staggering 190 different ales on offer, from over 50 breweries – many of which haven’t been seen in Edinburgh before. We’ll upload the full beer list once it arrives, but keep the eyes peeled and get ready for spending a lot of time in the Guildford Arms, Abbotsford, Cumberland, and Canon’s Gait)…
The Edinburgh Beer Weekly will be published every Sunday here on the BeerCast. If you have an event in or around the city that you’d like to feature – please get in touch at the usual email address. Cheers!
