Cloisters summer beer festival preview
As the days lengthen in Scotland, and the rain takes on its warmer, more summery feel, it can mean only one thing – the time for festivals is upon us. We may still be a month away from the epic mid-July craziness of Edinburgh’s unofficial beer week, but following the recent Summerhall event, another cracking […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 03/06 – 09/06
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 […]
Takeovers Taking Over
Toby Mckenzie barrels down the stairs – literally – straining under the heft of a key keg of Witless III. Thumping the cardboard-sheathed, Redwillow-filled beachball on the floor of the Hanging Bat, he stands up, introduces his wife, and looks pleased to be shot of it. That’s not surprising, as the ‘beer in a bag […]
The best drink I ever had
As I’ve said plenty of times before, enjoying beer is very often all about context. The right inspiration, company or location makes all the difference, and often overshadows completely what you’re actually drinking. For instance, although the best beer I’ve ever had was Staminee de Garre’s house Tripel in Bruges, it was bettered by the […]
Summerhall Beer Festival
There was a time, in Edinburgh, when fans of beer festivals would have only a handful of options to look forward to each year – peaking around the Scottish Real Ale Festival, held annually during the startlingly brief Scottish summer. Today though, new beery celebrations crop up seemingly every week. Is this down to the […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 27/05 – 02/06
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 […]
