The King’s Arms in Bethnal Green hosted Rodenbach Brewery brewmaster Rudi Ghequire last Saturday, in what was a fantastic celebration of both Rodenbach and the Flanders red style of beer (plus, I managed to blag an interview with him after his talk). Read More
I was completely oblivious to the existence of The London Beer House until last week when it was brought to my attention by Twitter. The diminutive tap room stocks cans of Island Records Session IPA, which I’ve been invited to review on the Beer O’clock Show next month, so I had the perfect reason to drop by.Read More
Social media is often used as a forum to criticise beer, or to titillate with supposed cases of bad practice by breweries, be they ethical or technical. This post from Mark Johnson is a common sense lesson in how breweries should respond to such criticism. However, how should we beer geeks express that criticism in the first place?Read More
While it’s understandable that people were disappointed with yesterday’s announcement that AB InBev have acquired Camden Town Brewery, the craft beer zealots were out in force on Twitter, putting the HELL into Hells.Read More
This is the first time I’ve taken part in the Golden Pint Awards, and as ever with my writing the results are very London-centric – but London’s the capital of UK beer, right?Read More
As beer drinkers, we live in heady times. London now has 80+ breweries and numerous exciting venues and events. Another sign of beer’s unstoppable rise is the number of independent bottle shops that the capital boasts, bestowing upon us the gift of drinking great beer from here, and across the world, at home. Read More
I was surprised to receive a package of beers from Staffordshire’s Freedom Brewery last month, with all bottles complete with new labels following a recent re-brand. Read More
I finally made it to The Hopsmiths last night, Late Knight Brewery’s north London outpost. It was very quiet, perhaps understandable as it was 4.30pm on a Wednesday afternoon. Read More
