Stewart Brewing’s 8th birthday
Last night saw the continuance of a grand Edinburgh tradition – the annual Stewart Brewing birthday party. Now celebrating eight years, the Loanhead brewery are really going from strength to strength – currently construction work is ongoing for their new facility. Located just round the corner from the old, their new brewery is set to […]
BrewDog in Bristol
Hi folks, Andy here, the BeerCast’s chief non-beer beer drinker in chief. I’m most often to be found shoveling coal into the BeerCast’s servers and mending the website’s rss feeds with string, but recently i had the unexpected pleasure of being in Bristol for the opening of BrewDog’s newest bar and drinking some actual beer. […]
New Scottish Brewery – Speyside Craft Brewery
Next week, the flourishing brewing scene in the north-east will gain another name on the roster, as the Speyside Craft Brewery open their doors for the first time. Within the past twelve months, shutters have risen on numerous new facilities in that part of Scotland – Cromarty, Spey Valley, and West Beach have all jumped […]
AKA – IPA of the year?
Every so often, a beer comes along that makes your eyes light up – instantly, on the first taste. Everything comes together. AKA IPA from Cromarty Brewing is absolutely just such a beer. Released a couple of weeks ago, it’s only the sixth beer produced by Craig Middleton on his Black Isle-based kit. That’s something […]
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 […]
Barney’s Brewery – Edinburgh’s newest micro
The other week, I finally managed to look round Edinburgh’s newest brewery – the first to open inside the bypass for many years. Having moved the short distance from Falkirk, Barney’s Brewery began operating at Summerhall back in July, and were immediately pitched into the craziness of the festival. Now things have settled somewhat, it […]
