The âcraft beer revolutionâ of the last ten years has led to an attempt to elevate the status of beer, with a new generation of breweries, informed by tradition but unconstrained by it, creating ever more diverse and flavourful beers. We also have a new generation of pubs, bars and
Brewdog hosted one of its regular media and beer blogger junkets last weekend, and I was pleased and surprised in equal measure to be invited along for what was a beer-soaked ride. The trip included a tour of the brewery and the AGM, but the Q and A with co-founders James Watt and
âEveryone likes a pale ale and weâre no different.â This statement is taken from Pressure Drop Brewingâs website and is an understated introduction to a beer thatâs gone on to become one of the most highly regarded pale ales in the country (or at least thatâs the view from my hop-scented London
If your Twitter timeline is anything like mine then you canât have escaped the launch of Toast Ale, a beer brewed with surplus bread by Hackney Brewery. With all profits going to Feedback, an environmental organisation that campaigns to end food waste, itâs a worthy cause. While beer and bread have much
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 Iâve been invited to review on the Beer Oâclock Show next month, so I had the perfect reason to drop by. Itâs a
While itâs understandable that people were disappointed with yesterdayâs announcement that AB InBev have acquired Camden Town Brewery, the craft beer zealots were out in force on Twitter, putting the HELL into Hells. Following the announcement, Camdenâs owner Jasper Cuppaidge held a Q and A, with the award for idiot of the day going to @BenMarlowBooth who
While itâs understandable that people were disappointed with yesterdayâs announcement that AB InBev have acquired Camden Town Brewery, the craft beer zealots were out in force on Twitter, putting the HELL into Hells. Following the announcement, Camdenâs owner Jasper Cuppaidge held a Q and A, with the award for idiot of the day going to @BenMarlowBooth who
