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 […]
Snakebite is back
Take a moment and think back to your student years. Pierce the alcohol-tinged clouds of shame and recall some of those memories. Pot Noodles. Jerry Springer. Ill-advised facial hair (for me, at least). Snakebite. Regret. Well – fast forward to modern times, and at least one of those things is making a comeback. Yes, Goatee […]
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 #71 – Hidden Meanings
BeerCast #71 – Hidden Meanings. Podcast time again, and our panel of three take on four beers that have unusual reasons behind the name. Richard, Shovels and Grooben debate various highbrow literary references, and the Oscar-winning films of Clint Eastwood…
1. Thornbridge Kill Your Darlings (5.0%)
2. York Brewery Micklegate (6.1%)
3. Stewart Brewing Radical Road (6.4%)
4. Tempest Unforgiven (5.4%)
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Bow Bar Hop Off
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd451/Grooben/Beer.jpg Another day, another Edinburgh beer event. The Bow Bar are hosting a hop-based showcase at the moment, so with Richard still away, beercasters Grooben, Shovels and the esteemed Mr. B headed down to sample some hoppy goodness. The showcase features British brewers, and with most of the beers clocking in at between 4% and […]
Heriot-Watt Beer Festival 2012
That pen is not mine, incidentally Having never been to the Heriot-Watt Beer Festival before, I was told the sun always arrives for a scheduled appearance (making it the exact opposite of the Highland Show). Sure enough, the weather was glorious in Edinburgh yesterday, just in time for the 27th HWFest. They take their beer […]
