Stewart Brewing Hollyrood wins again…
On Friday there was further good news for Loanhead’s Stewart Brewing, as their 5% pale ale Hollyrood was named Champion bottled beer of Scotland. It will now go on to the national SIBA finals in February to take on the other regional champs from around the UK. MrB and myself were in attendance for the […]
BeerCast #53 – Schwarzbiers
BeerCast #53 – Schwarzbiers! We do a style show as the panel get to grips with four characteristic dark, malty lagers – two from the German motherland of the style, and two young upstarts from America. Since their beginnings in Thuringia and Saxony, Schwarzbiers have truly gone global. Discussing this and other dark malty matters are Richard, Shovels, MrB and the man with the idea for this show – Grooben. The panel also get to try a bonus fifth beer, as we were sent the very first preview samples of Stewart Brewing’s new Hefeweizen – so we end with a BeerCast World Exclusive…
1. Kulmbacher Möncschof (4.9%)
2. Hummel-Brau Cowboy (5.0%)
3. Matt Brewing Saranac Black Forest (5.2%)
4. Rogue Morimoto Black Obi Soba Ale (5.0%)
5. Stewart Brewing Hefeweizen (5.5%)
www.thebeercast.com thebeercast@gmail.com @thebeercast
RateBeer Roundup I
Beer drinking is meant to be a social pastime, but often when it comes to websites and reviews it can become a solitary experience. Not that a moment of quiet contemplation over an imperial smoked porter or three is a bad thing – but some things are made for sharing. The online beer databases Ratebeer.com […]
The Session #45 – Stewart Brewing Hefeweizen
The Session takes place on the first Friday of every month across the beer writing world. One blogger suggests a theme and others post their thoughts or responses. For November 2010, the Session is hosted by Bruce Ticknor at beertaster.ca – and the theme is wheat beer. For our first entry into the Session, we […]
Stewart Brewing’s 6th birthday
This weekend saw the continuation of an Edinburgh tradition – the annual open day at Stewart Brewing. The Loanhead micro throw a yearly birthday party to celebrate another 12 months of trading – and happily the BeerCast had an invite. Each year Steve and Jo produce a special celebration ale to mark the occasion – […]
Hooray for Hollyrood
There was a great bit of local news this week as Loanhead’s Stewart Brewing picked up a gong in the 2010 World Beer Awards. Hollyrood (5.0%) was named world’s best Blonde/Golden in the Pale Ale category, announced at the end of July by a selection of beer writers chaired by Roger Protz and Jeff Evans […]
