Lagerboy Speaks – Colonsay Lager
Beer fancying isn’t just about a competition to find the darkest, strongest, most pungeant brew you can. Most beer websites and blogs do tend to concentrate on that end of the spectrum, but only because they tend to be the most interesting and flavoursome. Even the most ardent lagerfan would probably admit the lack of […]
Granville Island Fun
Hello again all… After the rip-roaring success of my last post, here’s a follow-up on our local microbrewery. The Granville Island Brewing Company was founded in 1984 by a gentleman named Mitch Taylor, making it Canada’s first microbrewery. Originally based on Granville Island in Vancouver, the main hub of operations has now moved to Kelowna, […]
Captain George Vancouver
Hello all, This is my first foray into the world of blogging so apologies if this is a shoddy affair. Thought i’d do a special entry from Vancouver on an interesting beer I came across today. First though, I must agree with Craig AS about the standard of Canadian beers. Having only tried Molson and […]
Sacre Bleu! – Montreal Beer Festival 2007
One of the enduring perceptions of North America is that it is a Budweiser-soaked desert when it comes to good beer. This is a tad unfair on our Colonial brethren and certainly not the case in Francophone Canada. Every June, the Mondial de la Biere rolls into Montreal’s Gare Windsor like a hops-laden locomotive, the […]
BeerCast #1 – Count the Shillings
BeerCast #1 – Count the Shillings. Welcome to the BeerCast! A brand new podcast for all your beery needs. Richard and Shovels broadcast from a secret location in Edinburgh, reviewing beers and discussing news from the brewing world. In our debut podcast, we tackle the classic Scottish style – 80/-
1. TSA William Wallace (4.5%)
2. Belhaven St Andrews Ale (4.6%)
3. Caledonian Golden Promise (4.5%)
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BeerCast #1 Lineup (again)
Early BeerCasters, circa 1890 I know I’ve said this before – but we’re really almost there with the podcast. At this time, we’ve actually recorded Episode 1, Episode 2, re-recorded Episode 1, and now done Episode 4. Thanks to various bits and pieces that need put together to unleash our shaky words into the podosphere, […]
