Deuchars – due an abv cut?
It was announced yesterday by Heineken that the abv of John Smith’s Extra Smooth will be decreasing, effective from the 4th of February – from 3.8% to 3.6%. The reports surrounding this statement mention several familiar excuses – high duty, rising costs, the recession. Heineken are quoted in the BBC article as wanting to pass […]
PubWatch
*jaunty opening music* “Gooood evening everybody, and welcome to PubWatch, and for the next three nights, we are live on BBC2. I’m Bill Oddie, and alongside me is Kate Humble.” “Hi Bill – I’m really looking forward to this!” “Me too, Kate, me too. We’re here – live – to observe, at first hand, one […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 14/01 – 20/01
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 […]
IPA LITE to be the trend for 2013?
IPA-LITE to be the beer trend for 2013? Although our 2013 beer predictions are already in the bank, there are a few more trends I can see happening this year. Look for more arty types to brew with foraged ingredients, for example – and for more mid-sized producers to quietly open one or two pubs. […]
Lagerboy Speaks – Flat Cap Otto
January. Traditionally the month that Lagerboy avoids more than any other. Beer gardens are damp and slick with rain, the Scottish days end gloomily, just after lunchtime – and the Bermuda shorts stay resolutely in their protective shrink-wrap until the months have less than five letters. Not exactly a time for lager. But, over recent […]
Breweries to watch out for in 2013…
Last year, right at the beginning of January, we posted a list of breweries to watch out for in 2012. Looking back, our overall pick to take that next step (Tempest Brewing Co) really had a spectacular twelve months, and many of our other choices also produced some fantastic beer. Despite the pressures of the […]
