Cool as a Cucumber – beers from the fridge
With no apparent end in sight to ‘HeatWave2013: The Summer of Vengeance’* these sultry, sticky times call for increasingly desperate measures. One of the straws that major lager companies cling to is that their fizz has the power to refresh, something we can all appreciate in weather like this. But, whether you partake of their […]
EBBC – the take-home message
Pilsner Urquell brewmaster Václav Berka (left) gets the party started at the City Chambers, Edinburgh Over the past weekend, Edinburgh welcomed several dozen beer bloggers for the third annual European Beer Bloggers’ Conference. You might ask, legitimately, “What the hell do bloggers have to talk to each other about?”, as you narrow the eyes and […]
Rise of the Radler
History, as they say, repeats itself. Beer trends too; they come and go. Maybe that explains why marketing types for the macro lager-pushers seemingly have such short memories. The recent flurry of releases from the lords of light beer, in their watery crystal towers, suddenly all relate to one particular category – citrus-infused lagers. Molson […]
The worst beer name in Scotland?
By and large, Scottish brewing remains reasonably free of teeth-grating beer names, documented so brilliantly by Pump Clip Parade. That’s possibly because of the plethora of small-scale, cask-only breweries in England, quietly releasing horrors such as this, or this. Scottish brewing, by comparison, is on a smaller scale (in terms of numbers) and tends to […]
The 10 Commandments of Meet the Brewer events
Thou shall wear brewery branded gear so people know who you are Thou shall introduce yourself first, giving a brief speech to the drinkers in the pub Thou shall have prize draws, competitions, giveaways; maintaining interest on the night Thou shall give out leaflets or information; the aim is to spread the word about you, […]
Breweries to Watch 2013 – five months on…
At the beginning of January, just as the year started, I posted a list of British breweries to watch out for in 2013. Despite the ongoing financial pressures, the scene here is flourishing – more breweries are opening now than ever (in living memory, at least). Having said that, it’s still a tough industry in […]
