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Read More »Good vs Bad: Scottish Breweries
I speak to a lot of new breweries; even now as I’m finding less time to blog because of the day job, I am contacted by upcoming producers almost on a weekly basis. And it’s great; it shows that more and more people are wanting to get into the brewing industry, and for us as ... The post Good vs Bad: Scottish Breweries appeared first ...
Read More »On the double – the rise of Tempest Brewing Co
“My relationship with hops is a difficult one,” says Gavin Meiklejohn, leaning against the back bar of the Safari Lounge in Edinburgh. “I mean, they got me into brewing – but the global demand for specific varieties just leads to shortages. Especially once the big boys step in. Take Nelson Sauvin – the price for .. ...
Read More »Edinburgh Beer Weekly 09/11 – 15/11
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Read More »New Edinburgh brewery – Valve Brewing Co
I’ve no idea how many new brewery launches I’ve been to over the years – it sure seems a lot. Irrespective of the beermaker who is breaking cover, and the style or number of beers that they are opening their account with, these events always have a certain amount of common ground. Chief amongst them ... The post New Edinburgh ...
Read More »Cloudwater – ‘We don’t have a message. We have human beings’
It would have to be meditative, the music playing over the sound system at the Cloudwater Brewery in Manchester. Even the doorbell sounds like a jazz clarinet, but the ambience inside the brewing facility on the Piccadilly Trading Estate is made harmonious and mellow by the choice of tunes leaking softly from the PA system. ... The post Cloudwa ...
Read More »Edinburgh Beer Weekly 02/11 – 08/11
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Read More »Highland no more – Swannay Brewery launch
Name, logo, visuals. All are important when forming a company – it becomes your identity much more than whatever aspirations you hold when starting out. People can’t associate with the finer points of your ethos unless you are able to talk to each customer individually, so instead you have the natural extension that is your ... The ...
Read More »Edinburgh Beer Weekly 19/10 – 25/10
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Read More »3 Fonteinen – “Everything I hear is barrels and bubbles”
Armand Debelder stands outside his brewery in the small town of Beersel, holding his hand about waist-high from the ground. He’s describing his early years, growing up around the family business that was established by his father Gaston in 1953. Since he was up to his father’s waist, Armand’s life has revolved around the brewi ...
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