Glassware grumbles
Last week, this article by Ben McFarland in the Guardian raised a thunderous outpouring of torrentious bile. Ben, the current BGBW Beer Writer of the Year, suggested – in an article I’m guessing was more than slightly tongue in cheek – that it was time to maybe, possibly, get rid of the nonic pint glass […]
The Bow Bar’s Winter Beer Festival 2012
This week sees the beginning of one of the more keenly anticipated ten-day periods in Edinburgh – the start of the Bow Bar’s annual winter beer festival. From Thursday the 26th the famed Aitken tall founts will be dispensing (via air-pressure) a range of specially invited cask ales, with several kegged beers also appearing. With […]
The Sheep Heid reopens…
Edinburgh’s oldest pub – Duddingston’s Sheep Heid Inn – re-opened at the end of November following a re-branding and a change of management. Due to it’s location, the Sheep Heid was never really a beer destination – instead, it was very much the place to go for Sunday lunch or following an afternoon stroll through […]
In praise of…The City Arms, Manchester
Landlord Steve (with arm in cast) outside the City Arms Manchester has no shortage of decent places in which to get a few pints – the Marble Arch is becoming renowned far and wide for its microbrewery, and the Port Street Beer House has a selection that guarantees pretty much anybody will find something to […]
In the toon…on the twiss’
A blogging version of Where’s Wally? Beer bloggers tend to be a friendly bunch – and by and large get on well with each other (unless someone mentions sparklers, CAMRA, cask v keg, ‘black’ IPA’s, or the Oxford Companion to Beer). As such, each year a large group descend on a beery city and attempt […]
In praise of…the Euston Tap
“Hang on…that can’t be it, can it?” For the final London highlight this week, we follow on the heels of Tuesday’s post and explore another of the capital’s hot new hangouts – the Euston Tap. Located in an old doric arch near the main entrance of Euston station, it’s extremely easy to miss – as […]
