Scottish Real Ale Festival 2010 lineup
We’re now less than two weeks away from the 2010 Scottish Real Ale Festival at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. As ever, it’s time for a sneak peak at the entry list to get the tastebuds going. Being our hometown festival we feel a responsibility to turn up and report on what’s available – our […]
A British Pub Odyssey
The Campaign for Real Ale’s Good Beer Guide is often held up as the Bible of British pubgoing. Listing all of the public houses given the nod by each local chapter of CAMRA, it lists all of the best places around the country to find a decent pint (or several). Now in its 37th year, […]
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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Hobson’s Choice
Oddbins are not usually known for their beer sales, having become an established name on the UK high street due to their wines – but maybe that’s starting to change. The closure of some of their competing chains (Threshers, Wine Rack) has meant it more likely grain fans will turn up trying to find something […]
Guinness and Lucozade
A while ago we started to discuss one of the ‘unmentionable’ aspects of drinking beer – the custom of adding something to alter the taste. Clearly this practice is frowned upon by most beery aficionados – but for certain people or situations it’s increasingly common. The BeerCast concentrates primarily on real ale, American craft beer […]
Lagerboy Speaks – Žatec
‘Since 1004’ says the label, in a modest, small font. Žatec Blue Label Pilsner certainly comes with a history. In German the town is known as Saaz, which of course gives it’s name to the variety of hops commonly found in Bohemian pilsners – brewing certainly seems to be endemic to that part of the […]
