Bow Bar Hop Off
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd451/Grooben/Beer.jpg Another day, another Edinburgh beer event. The Bow Bar are hosting a hop-based showcase at the moment, so with Richard still away, beercasters Grooben, Shovels and the esteemed Mr. B headed down to sample some hoppy goodness. The showcase features British brewers, and with most of the beers clocking in at between 4% and […]
Edinburgh Beer Weekly 16/04 – 22/04
Welcome to the first 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. As Edinburgh’s beer website we want to be able to inform everyone of the great goings on here before they happen, […]
Highland takeover Cloisters
Last month we were pondering about the rise of tap takeovers in the Edinburgh beer calendar, as we rumbled over to Leith for the Black Isle event at Nobles. This week there are two more in the city, with the first of those taking place last night. Rob Hill’s Highland Brewing Company arrived at Cloisters […]
The BeerCast’s 5th birthday…
“Kirin – brewed in UK, dissapointing [sic]. James Boags – Aus/Tasmania. Kasteel Cru – France, winey, fruity, not much taste. Sagres Bohemia – Dark, Portugal, strong, subtle…has pre, current and after taste” That was how we began, four random bottles of beer sampled between Paul and myself, way back in 2007. A lot has changed […]
Bières Bourganel
‘French beer is unknown’ states Raymond Duyck – of Brasserie Duyck – in this article by Will Hawkes in the Independent. In Europe’s premier wine-first culture, beer has always – and, let’s face it, will always – play second fiddle to the noble grape. But there’s a long tradition of small-scale, artisan brewing in the […]
