Scottish Real Ale Festival 2009 – Day 1
Edinburgh is a city well known for festivals, and fortunately for us on the BeerCast they aren’t just restricted to the arts. The 2009 Scottish Real Ale Festival has rolled around again, held at the Assembly rooms on George Street. As promised in our recent preview we turned up with high expectations, given the impressive […]
AAA at the Wellington
The vagaries of work take me down from Edinburgh to Birmingham a few times each year, and although the travel and crappy hotel are never welcome – the Wellington certainly is. Previously I’ve written two ‘…in praise of’ articles on this fantastic pub (here and here), located on Bennet’s Hill just a short wander from […]
BeerCast #34 – The StoutOff
BeerCast #34 – The StoutOff. Our second style show (following an old podcast about Scottish IPA’s) sees us turn to darker matters. We sample two British and then two American stouts, and compare the very different takes on the style. On the panel this time are Richard, Shovels, Grooben and the Hopmeister Tom – who seems to have finally met his match with the Imperial Stouts…
1. Hop Back Entire Stout (4.5%)
2. Cameron’s Monkey Stout (4.4%)
3. Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout (9.5%)
4. Left Hand Imperial Stout (10.4%)
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Scottish Beer Festival 2009 Lineup
We’re two weeks away from the 2009 Scottish Real Ale Festival at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, and as ever the entry list of beers has been released early to get the tastebuds going. Being our hometown festival we always like to turn up to see what’s on offer – our reviews of the 2008 […]
Lagerboy Speaks – BrewDog 77 Lager
A couple of months ago, Lagerboy reviewed BrewDog’s Cult Lager, which went down rather well. A beer typical of the Fraserburgh duo, it was a pilsener with knobs on. However, the use of past tense is deliberate, as Cult Lager – together with another of their fizzier offerings Hop Rocker – were discontinued in favour […]
BeerCast #33 – Southwest…ish
BeerCast #33 – Southwest…ish. BeerCaster Shovels recently picked up a selection of ales from the South West of England – except one of them was on the wrong shelf and hails from Surrey. We never let Geography get in the way of a few beers, so carry on regardless. Joining him for this podcast are Richard, Grooben, the returning Stuart and debutant Steve.
1. St Austell Tribute (4.2%)
2. Hogs Back T.E.A. (4.2%)
3. Hop Back Crop Circle (4.2%)
4. Exmoor Beast (6.6%)
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