The BeerCast’s Pub Guide – Edinburgh Part 3
Following on from our two previous guides to Edinburgh pubs – here and here, we felt it was long overdue to post a third. There really are so many great places to drink in the city, that another selection was definitely required. If you’re in town for a short break, you need to be visiting […]
Best of British
Why would you not drink beer? I mean, seriously, it’s pretty much the best thing there is. Fair enough, if religious or health reasons preclude you from taking alcohol, but if not – why don’t you drink beer? How can you be satisfied with cheap lager or wine? What does Smirnoff have that decent beer […]
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 […]
