Lagerboy Speaks – Thornbridge Kill Your Darlings
Lagerboy hasn’t had a run-out for a while, but as the days are starting to lengthen and the rain that plunges from the grey Scottish clouds becomes a tad warmer – it’s time to stop chewing those noble hop pellets and get with the liquid. The first tempter to pass his cage hails from the […]
I am not a beer geek
Beer is a product that is surrounded by a huge amount of often impenetrable terminology. From dropping bright to sparging out, the wonderful old language associated with brewing maintains a link to history. I love, and use them all (assuming I know what they mean, which is rare). But there’s one term recently nudging it’s […]
Scottish Real Ale Festival 2012 Preview
The beer list for this year’s SRAF is in draft form and still taking shape, but thanks to organiser Owen we managed to secure a sneak peak at what will be on offer in June. At the time of writing this preview, not every producer has confirmed their attendance, but hopefully this time there […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 07/05 – 13/05
Welcome to the latest Edinburgh Beer Weekly! Every Sunday we’ll be posting a preview of all the beery happenings in the city for the next seven days – so you won’t miss a thing. You can sign up to our subscription service, ensuring you’ll get a notification every Sunday when the Edinburgh Beer Weekly is […]
Stewart Brewing launch two new brews
Brewers have to be amongst the best multi-taskers in any industry – they regularly deal with formulating new recipes whilst continually producing core beers, and then shifting everything on to free up space for the next batches. Stewart Brewing have been frantically keeping the plates spinning out at their Loanhead base for some time, waiting […]
New Edinburgh bar – The Ventoux
Over the past few weeks, we’d been hearing rumours about the Illicit Still at Tollcross – that it was destined to become more continental in outlook. As such, a few days ago the Brougham Street pub quietly re-opened as The Ventoux. A name synonymous with the Tour de France, the new bar is the second […]
