Brewster showcase at Holyrood 9A
This week’s beer chatter, in something of a well-timed co-incidence, focused on Tuesday’s BCC Two Food Revival programme – on which, chef Angela Hartnett sang the praises of British beer (and Michael Caines did various things to carrots). Other than the welcome sight of beer – or ‘reoll ayoll’, as Angela kept calling it – […]
AKA – IPA of the year?
Every so often, a beer comes along that makes your eyes light up – instantly, on the first taste. Everything comes together. AKA IPA from Cromarty Brewing is absolutely just such a beer. Released a couple of weeks ago, it’s only the sixth beer produced by Craig Middleton on his Black Isle-based kit. That’s something […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 05/11 – 11/11
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 […]
Beer news – Arran and Isle of Skye breweries to merge
It was announced today that two of Scotland’s island breweries – Arran and Isle of Skye – are to merge at the beginning of next year. Arran Brewery were originally founded in 2000, before entering administration and being acquired by Gerald Michaluk’s MMSI company in June 2008. The Isle of Skye brewery were established in […]
Gateway beers – do we need that stepping stone?
Mine was Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. After a juvenile phase subsisting on Carling, Boddington’s and Worthington’s (“Pint o’Worthies, please”), I shed my chrysalis and emerged into the world of quality drinking thanks to the king of the Californian session. A trailblazer in every sense, SNPA went off inside my head with a snap, crackle and […]
To the land of Craft
Three weeks from now, I’ll be in Brooklyn, New York. Hopefully, of course, the damage and disruption caused by Hurricane Sandy will have passed, and repairs made. I’m not going there specifically for beer reasons, but being a blogger and visiting the US means I’m obliged to squeeze in a little beer-related tourism, if possible. […]
