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 […]
The BeerCast’s predictions for 2013
It’s prediction time again! Just as we always end a year with toadying ‘best of’ lists, we traditionally begin the next by putting our wafer-thin reputations on the line. Following the uncanny accuracy of our 2012 predictions, look out for the following five things to become very real in the world of beer over the […]
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 – […]
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. […]
