Best new beers of 2010…Fyne Ales Jarl
Yesterday we went south of the border for our second best new British beer of 2010 – Thornbridge’s awesome 7.7% imperial stout Saint Petersburg. Today we come back north to bring you the third in our best of 2010 series (in order of release) – the star of June’s Scottish Real Ale Festival, a golden […]
Best new beers of 2010…Saint Petersburg
Yesterday we announced the first of our pick of British beers launched in 2010 – BrewDog Abstrakt AB:01 (10.2%). Today we bring you our second (again, these are roughly in order of release) – and we’re moving south of the border for another UK producer who released a big-hitting series of beers this year. Saint […]
Best new beers of 2010…BrewDog Abstrakt AB:01
This year has seen the release of some wonderful beers on both sides of the Atlantic. The range of outstanding craft beers making the journey from North America is ever-increasing, and coupled with the fascinating beer scenes emerging from continental Europe, the UK has had to step up. Fortunately, brewers here have more than met […]
BeerCast #54 – What’s in a name?
BeerCast #54 – Does the name of a beer make a difference? The Edinburgh panel get together to sample five beers with unusual titles. We also discuss smutty beer names, and whether they are good or bad for the image of beer – Crafty Shag anyone? Double entendres aplenty with Richard, Grooben, Shovels and back for his third BeerCast appearance – Stuart…
1. IBS Old Slap and Tickle (4.0%)
2. Marble Dobber (5.9%)
3. Samuel Smith’s Yorkshire Stingo (9.0%)
4. Ridgeway Criminally Bad Elf (10.5%)
5. Kernel IPA S.C.A.NS. (7.7%)
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BrewDog opening in Edinburgh
This afternoon Fraserburgh’s BrewDog announced that their second bar would be opening in Edinburgh, following the Aberdeen flagship that began trading in October. After a search of several cities, the unlikely facade of the old Chasers Bar in the Cowgate was chosen. I say unlikely – being based in Edinburgh we’ve seen Little Saigon* in […]
Evening Beer
The other week during the recording of one of our podcasts, we started to discuss the concept of Evening Beer, and what it meant. After a bit more thought, this could become a definite category for ales – more or less the exact opposite of Session Beer, that great British invention. I mean that sincerely […]
