Lagerboy Speaks – Windhoek
Windhoek, as all nerdy Geography types like myself know all too well, is the capital of Namibia. A large tooth-shaped mass of desert in far south west Africa, it is the world’s second emptiest country (after Mongolia). Yet here, 6000 miles away in eastern Scotland, Windhoek Lager has managed to find itself for sale in […]
BeerCast #5 – Belgian Waffle
BeerCast #5 – Belgian Waffle. The obvious next staging point of our global beer adventure is just over the channel. Belgium has the greatest brewing history in the world, so our panel have plenty to get to grips with. Sampling some traditional Belgian styles are Richard, Shovels, and joining the Edinburgh panel in person, Andy and Jess.
1. Timmerman’s Peche Lambic (4.0%)
2. Liefman’s Kriek (6.0%)
3. Chimay Rouge (7.0%)
4. Hoegaarden Verboden Vrucht (8.5%)
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The BeerCast’s Pub Guide – Edinburgh
The Bailie 2-4 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge MapOpen: 11am-12am (1am Fri-Sat); 12.30pm-11pm (Sun)Link: bestpubs.co.ukGood Beer Guide entry: NoOn the corner of St Stephen Street in Stockbridge, The Bailie is a classic Scottish pub. A large central bar with small tables all around leads on to a darker back room with bigger tables for dining. The […]
BeerCast #4 – Southern Delights
BeerCast #4 – Southern Delights. After ticking the North of England off our list last week, we head south and take care of the rest of the country. We sample the flagship brands of some of the oldest breweries in the UK. Our Edinburgh-based panel of Richard, Shovels, MrB and Ali are joined – via the magic of the internet – by London-based Andy and Jess, for a truly enlarged panel (™BeerCast)
1. Greene King Abbot Ale (5.0%)
2. Fullers Organic Honeydew (5.0%)
3. Shepherd Neame Bishop’s Finger (5.4%)
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Lagerboy (2) Speaks
Greetings, As John mentioned in his comment, lager has been somewhat under-represented of late so here’s an indication that Americans arent totally clueless when it comes to beer. In the 1800’s Brooklyn was home to over 45 breweries, producing a wide variety of beers. The onset of Prohibition in 1920 (one of the American governments […]
To the South!
As the glorious British summer dawdles to a damp and squelchy end, the BeerCast has dispatched our multi-talented panel pairing of Andy and Jess to France, to see if they can dig up a beer or two amidst all that vin rouge. When they return to the UK, Episode 4 of the BeerCast will be […]
