Where there’s a will: creativity in the London brewing scene
Pretty much every brewer I’ve ever met has that innate resourcefulness that you seemingly need in order to make good beer, professionally. The big macro producers are no-less talented, of course; even with their larger kits and increased automation, getting something exactly right time after time with limited room for variation is equally impressive. But […]
Everards to trademark Elixir Brewing Co out of existence
As the brewing industry continues to expand enormously, one of the recent trends seems to be an increase in unsavoury jostling within the market, with regard to beer names and intellectual property. Trademark disputes, unquestionably, are on the rise. British beer is ballooning in scale at the moment – only surface tension is preventing it […]
Breweries to watch out for in 2014
Last year, right at the beginning of January, I posted a list of breweries to watch out for in 2013. Looking back, the overall pick to take that next step (Cromarty Brewing Co) had a terrific year, and pretty much all of the other choices also produced fantastic beer. Despite the pressures of the recession […]
How to solve the London brewery trademark disputes
Weird Beard Camden BearD – soon to be removed? (from here as well, possibly) Trademark disputes. They just keep on coming. Ever since the apocryphal Bass employee spent a night’s gainful employment shivering-in the New Year outside the patent office, different groups of beer-makers have come up with similar ideas for naming their brown foaming […]
Bad Seed Brewery launches
Hyperbole. Modern, big-hitting, balls to the wall beer is full of it – or, more accurately, generates lots of it. I was accused (probably correctly) of blustering hyperbole just the other day, following a gushing report from the IndyMan festival. Well, I’m following that up with this:- I’ve just had not only one of the […]
Tyne Bank Brewery build for the future
Right the way back at the start of last year, in my annual neck-on-the-block ‘breweries to watch‘ predictions, I listed Newcastle’s Tyne Bank Brewery as one to look out for in 2012. Even though they’d only just started out a few months previously, that particular call didn’t seem too outlandish – after all, other than […]
