Eurolager: underpriced, underwhelming – but undervalued
A break is as good as a rest, as they say. I’ve had the best part of a month off from blogging, writing, Tweeting and even (to a certain extent) thinking about beer, in any major form. Well, that’s not strictly true, of course – even in the depths of sleep the brain flicks affectionately […]
Innis & Gunn launch lager
It’s a strange occurrence when you’re at an event, experiencing something that seemingly everybody else is really into – and yet, you’re not. People are having a good time, enjoying this thing, talking to their friends about how good it is; but you can’t see it, at all. It could be a film that reviews […]
Lagerboy Speaks – Flat Cap Otto
January. Traditionally the month that Lagerboy avoids more than any other. Beer gardens are damp and slick with rain, the Scottish days end gloomily, just after lunchtime – and the Bermuda shorts stay resolutely in their protective shrink-wrap until the months have less than five letters. Not exactly a time for lager. But, over recent […]
Lågerböy Speaks – Brutal
Lagerboy’s Swedish cousin – Lars Lågerböy – has had a couple of run-outs before, casting his deep, limpid blue eyes over Nils Oscar God Lager (god) and Norrlands Guld (not god at all). After a lengthy break indulging in crayfish parties and scanning the shelves of H&M, he returns with not one, but two canned […]
Lagerboy Speaks – Lovibonds Lagerboy!
For five years, Lagerboy has been charging around, tasked with seeking out the pale and the fizzy. Slowing briefly to record his garbled thoughts, the restlessness soon kicks in and he moves on, to another keg-heavy bar or obscurely stocked bottle shop. CO2 powered, Lagerboy can detect the faint tingle of Saaz, downwind, from a […]
Lagerboy Speaks – Saint Lager
‘Brewed for easy drinking’ says the bottle. Well, there’s nothing Lagerboy craves more than to shut off the confused, shouty parts of his brain and just chug away at something golden. Drown the voices out with the hiss of carbonation. A premium British lager sounds just the ticket, as ever. Doves of peace flutter down […]
