Best new beers of 2011…Sharp’s Monsieur Rock
If 2010 saw the release of some wonderful beers on both sides of the Atlantic, this year has been even more memorable. As the range of imported beer increases, British breweries have been defying the recession and the taxman, to produce some fantastic new beers. Over the next six days we’ll be highlighting our pick […]
The 2011 Golden Pint Awards
It’s getting near to the end of the year, and putting Christmas and everything else to one side for a moment, awards and lists pop up pretty much everywhere. We’re never ones to miss a bandwagon here at the BeerCast, so here are our nominations for the 2011 Golden Pints – the UK Beer Blogger […]
This Bud’s for….
“Please for the love of God don’t consume this filth.” “After taking a sip, my wife refused to kiss me.” “I needed Jager to cleanse my palate.” “Smells of tomato, pepper and asshole.” “There is absolutely no reason to drink this harsh, vile concoction of your own free will.” In the same category as paying […]
The UK’s best beer labels
Roughly two months ago, our transatlantic cousins at the Aleheads published this great post on the best beer labels in America. At the time, it crossed our mind to reciprocate – but we were in the depths of our big beer protest month and had other matters to pursue. Now – and on the first […]
In praise of…The City Arms, Manchester
Landlord Steve (with arm in cast) outside the City Arms Manchester has no shortage of decent places in which to get a few pints – the Marble Arch is becoming renowned far and wide for its microbrewery, and the Port Street Beer House has a selection that guarantees pretty much anybody will find something to […]
Vitus – Best Beer In The World?
The 2011 World Beer Awards were announced the other week, via a communication from a secret location inside a Swiss mountain publisher’s office in Norwich. With all the SIBA goings-on we’ve gone a bit awards-crazy recently, but we usually cover the WBA’s. Last year we briefly touched on Stewart Hollyrood winning the best blonde/golden Pale […]
