Scottish Real Ale Festival 2010
Following the announcement that Highland Orkney Blast was awarded the 2010 Champion Beer of Scotland, it was time to pay a visit to the festival as a punter and sample some of the new and unusual beers on offer this year. Nobody attends the SRAF to drink Deuchars IPA, after all. As ever, the larger […]
Champion Beer of Scotland 2010
The Scottish Real Ale Festival began at midday today here in Edinburgh – doors opening slightly earlier than normal in anticipation of the crowds predicted. We’ll be attending over the course of the festival – stay tuned for our updates and follow us @thebeercast for live updates. However, we were also asked to attend the […]
BeerCast #49 – The MrBCast
BeerCast #49 – The MrBCast. Today we turn the show over to that hop-loving Argyll native MrB, as he brings a selection of Scottish and US beers that really tickle his tastebuds. Stand by beers in their prime, beers way past their prime, and beer in cans. Alongside him today are Richard, Grooben and Shovels – and we even call on MrB’s Mum to help solve an argument…
1. Moulin Ale of Atholl (4.5%)
2. Tryst Raj IPA (5.5%)
3. Odell Cutthroat Porter (4.8%)
4. Caldera IPA (6.1%)
5. Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron (12.0%)
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Stewart Brewing Tasting
Another week, another beer tasting at Appellation Wines on Dalry Road. Becoming something of a fixture for the BeerCast, not only do we get to drink some very good beer, but we also get to meet the producers and ask them questions, which is always good fun. The Stewart Brewery are no strangers to the […]
Knops California Common
Steam beers are a quintessentially American brewing style, originating as a thirst quencher for labourers in nineteenth-century California. As such, they were initially seen as being crude and basic – produced rapidly at higher temperatures than the lager yeast would usually prefer. Their popularity declined and it wasn’t until Fritz Maytag rescued a certain San […]
Cairngorm Brewery tasting
A city needs plenty of good bottle shops, and Edinburgh until recently had only a few – led by the standout Cornelius Beer & Wine on Easter Road. But towards the end of last year a new establishment opened across the city near Haymarket. Appellation Wines on Dalry Road also offer something slightly different – […]
