EIBF Wednesday – Crosstown Traffic
On paper, the Wednesday of the Edinburgh Independents’ extravaganza was always going to involve the most legwork – with a tri-pubbed Brodies mini-festival-within-a-festival, a Harbour event at the Caley Sample Room, and the (non-EIBF) launch of the new Natural Selection Heriot-Watt beer; it figured to be the night that most resembled last year’s format of […]
The best IPA in Britain
This is, in truth, a post I’ve wanted to write for a long while. A list – my list – of the best IPA’s in Britain. The problem is, every time I sit down and riffle through the selection of names, there are more to consider. Another one arrives seemingly every week. The demand for […]
BrewDog’s Alternative Festival
BrewDog, ever the contrarians, have for the last couple of years hosted their own Edinburgh-based beer festival, timed to overlap with CAMRA’s Scottish Real Ale Festival. Last year, it served as a handy change of pace from the real ale jamboree occurring (literally) round the corner. I’m still not really sure if their Edinburgh based […]
Leyton’s gem
A few hours after I enjoyed the fantastic Craft Beer Co (see yesterday’s post), I was across town in a very different establishment – but one that was just as good. An east London institution, the King William IV in Leyton is home to the prolific and slightly unhinged* Brodie’s Brewery. A short stroll from […]
