England v Scotland – the live beer challenge
Last week, for the first time in fourteen years, England and Scotland met on the football field. To commemorate the welcome return of the home international, we thought it only right to emulate the occasion in the only way we know how – by drinking beer (and in an orderly, pre-defined, yet rapid manner). Not […]
The BeerCast’s Claim Challenged
So, the enjoyable back and forth became personal. Last Thursday I wrote this post relating to the claims of Arran Brewery Managing Director Gerald Michaluk, where I questioned his claim that Arran Blonde was the ‘best selling craft beer in Scotland’. That followed the aforementioned period of emailing between the two of us, where we […]
Turning Green into Gold – why are breweries switching to cider?
The other day, I saw this tweet appear on the timeline of the Eden Brewery at St Andrews: Eden Brewery craft #cider… Watch this space 🙂 — Eden Brewery (@edenbrewery) August 5, 2013 So, Eden at St Andrews are adding a wasp-friendly string to their bow by diversifying into the production of cider. Following on […]
What is Scotland’s best-selling craft beer?
The answer, according to a press release I received yesterday, is Arran Blonde. It arrived to announce the latest intentions of the island brewery – to begin keg production. Managing Director Gerald Michaluk stated in the release; “We have very ambitions plans and the introduction of kegged Arran Blonde will expand our market when coupled […]
BrewDog pick a fight they can’t lose. Again
It’s been fairly quiet of late, up in Ellon. As in BrewDog have been quietly fitting out their enormous space-age brewery, quietly bringing outsourced operations back in house, and quietly releasing some impressive beers (Jackhammer, Hello my Name is Beastie). However – and stop me if you’ve heard this before – the other day they […]
New Edinburgh brewery – Pilot
‘Good people drink good beer’ says the sign, hanging from the whitewashed wall of Unit 22, a low, anonymous building on the Jane Street Industrial Estate. “That was the first thing that went up,” says Patrick Jones, leaning on a five-foot length of white piping, either taken from or about to be added to his […]
