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I didn't want to write this post, but I have to. It comes on the back of me breaking my own cardinal rule about not behaving like a dick at the bar. In a version of that classic "Do you know who I am?" thing that spoilt celebs do, there are often times when I'm tempted to counter claims of "There's nothing wrong with that pint" or "Well, ...

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Laughing Dog Brewing is planning to  party all week for American Craft Beer Week with events that include Ladies Night where the brewers will get behind the bar to serve everyone, a Free BBQ, beer specials all week plus prizes, and because of National Bike Month anyone who rides their bike in can get a discount. The post Laughing Dog Brew ...

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Welcome to the latest Edinburgh Beer Weekly! Every Sunday we’ll be posting a preview of all the beery happenings in the city for the next seven days – so you won’t miss a thing. You can sign up to our subscription service, ensuring you’ll get a notification every Sunday when the Edinburgh Beer Weekly is ... The post Edin ...

And now for another low-alcohol beer by Nøgne Ø. Asian Pale Ale is a new beer, which will be available in supermarkets and grocery stores in Norway from early May. This beer is a pale ale brewed with a generous amount of Lemongrass, weighing in at 4.5% ABV. Looks Hazy golden color with a large white head. Aroma The aroma has ...

The beer I’m reviewing now is a variation of Nøgne Ø Tiger Tripel. The brewer managed to add the wrong yeast, so instead of pouring the batch down the drain they added some Blackcurrant juice, and left the beer to re-ferment. The beer has an ABV of 9.5%. Let’s get this “accident” opened. Looks Red/bro ...

A little while back I got a beer mail from the nice folks over at Belgianbeerz.com with some lovely Belgian beers. I was thinking of doing separate posts for each beer but as I started reviewing them I though I might as well pack them all up in one big review. This post contains short reviews of the following beers: Brasserie Lefebvre Barb&ati ...

Five years ago I read an article about a study at Heriot Watt university that had found different styles of music could 'improve' the flavour of wine. In a controlled experiment, wines paired with the 'right' style of music tasted 40-60% better than those paired with the 'wrong' style. Obviously I stole the idea and applied it to beer. T ...

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