The foodification of beer
Winification. As a word (although, it probably isn’t really a word), I’ve seen it applied to beer in the recent past in articles like this – sometimes accompanied by hand-wringing and cries of ‘why are they doing this to beer?’. The implication is that this perceived move to starched sommeliers and stuffy, formal settings – […]
Binge drinking, crafted
Sooner or later, every beer fan will fall into the situation I found myself in last Thursday at Islington’s Craft Beer Company. I say fall – more likely they will meticulously plan to be there rather than stumble across it, but sometimes these things do come around purely by chance. I’m talking, of course, about […]
Go forth and multiply
I’m no business expert, by any stretch of the imagination. Never having been in a position to operate or run my own company (or, even, somebody else’s) I have hardly any experience of making those crucial decisions you need to be successful. My gut feelings mostly revolve around the next big meal, rather than the […]
Does ‘Beer Sleep’ exist?
Of all the phenomena associated with our rightful national beverage, hangovers seem to be becoming more prominent as I struggle through yet another drinking year. However, given the fast-paced, always connected world of beer blogging, they are something of an occupational hazard. You just have to call in sick, reach for the Xbox controller, and […]
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. […]
