Scottish Real Ale Festival 2014 Preview
The Scottish Real Ale Festival is almost upon us once again, with doors opening at noon tomorrow (the 10th) at the Corn Exchange out in Slateford. The all-important beer list is pretty much finalised; if everyone comes through with the casks, this time there will be 53 different breweries present at the Corn Exchange – […]
Beerification in action: Beertown Malton
When it comes to beer, is it possible to change the attitudes of an entire town? Whilst that may sound like the tagline for a short-lived Sky Living series, it’s very definitely the desire of the organisers of a festival I was at over this past weekend. Beertown Malton has pinned its wishes very firmly […]
A festival of BrewDog collaboration? Why times have changed…
When BrewDog announced, back in September, that they were planning a festival of beers made in collaboration with eleven different British breweries, it raised more than a few eyebrows. After all, back in 2009 when 5am Saint launched, they declared on the label “The UK beer scene is sick. And we are the fucking doctor.”* […]
IndyManBeerCon 2013
Last Friday, as I was surrounded by a crowd of drinkers in an empty swimming pool, a thought crossed my mind. Why do people go to beer festivals? Only a few years ago, the answer would have been immediately obvious (the clue being in the question, after all); it would be for the beer. To […]
