Alechemy and Elixir: a twin tap takeover
Tap takeovers. Battle of the Brewers. Events in the beermakers’ pantheon somehow always seem to exude an air of implied menace; even ‘meet the brewer’ sounds as if it could involve a blunt instrument and a trip to casualty if your feedback becomes too honest. Yet, as I’ve said before, these types of nights are […]
Breweries to Watch 2013 – five months on…
At the beginning of January, just as the year started, I posted a list of British breweries to watch out for in 2013. Despite the ongoing financial pressures, the scene here is flourishing – more breweries are opening now than ever (in living memory, at least). Having said that, it’s still a tough industry in […]
Go forth and multiply
I’m no business expert, by any stretch of the imagination. Never having been in a position to operate or run my own company (or, even, somebody else’s) I have hardly any experience of making those crucial decisions you need to be successful. My gut feelings mostly revolve around the next big meal, rather than the […]
Breweries to watch out for in 2013…
Last year, right at the beginning of January, we posted a list of breweries to watch out for in 2012. Looking back, our overall pick to take that next step (Tempest Brewing Co) really had a spectacular twelve months, and many of our other choices also produced some fantastic beer. Despite the pressures of the […]
Best new beers of 2012…the best of the rest
Last week, we turned the BeerCast over to the newcomers – the six best new British beers of 2012. Of course, with twelve months of full-on beer drinking under our (gradually expanding) belts, there were plenty more that could have made the list. As we move into the final blog-posting week before Christmas, it’s time […]
BeerCast brewday with…Alechemy Brewing
As beer fans, nothing beats spending the day with a professional brewer, learning the tricks of the trade and finding out exactly what happens. On Friday, we arranged to head the short distance to Livingston and brew with Dr James Davies of Alechemy Brewing Company. It was certainly good beer-making weather – torrential rain lashing […]
