Beer Infinity Beer, Brewing & Beyond
As we are now into the second month of the year, it is time for the fifth in my series of fifty-two unsung Scottish beers that need to be in your viewfinder if you’ve never managed to try them before. So far as January ran its course we have had beers from Fyne Ales, Swannay, ... The post Beer of the Week – Tempest Easy Living Pils ...
Read More »Craft Beer and the Dangers of Self-Parody
Hype. Momentum. Passion. For better or worse, these are all things that craft beer needs to gain to eke further into the mainstream of the UK beer culture. It’s happening; tickets for craft beer festivals are selling out faster than ever, new releases are being hoovered up on beer-toting websites quicker than they can be ... The post Craf ...
Read More »Beer of the Week – Traquair House Ale
Time to turn the attention towards a single beer for the week-ending post looking at one of the classic Scottish examples you should try (if you haven’t already). Since starting in the first week of the year I’ve highlighted three unsung heroes of Scottish brewing – Fyne Ales Highlander, Swannay Old Norway and Broughton Old .. ...
Read More »Honesty is the Best Policy
A couple of weeks ago I quickly jotted down a few trends that I think might start to become more prominent in 2017 – but one I missed off the list is something else that has come to light recently, and it’s one of the most welcome trends I can remember for a while. Breweries, ... The post Honesty is the Best Policy appeared first on ...
Read More »2016 – The Year Scottish Brewing Changed Forever
Breweries Opening in Scotland (by year)(since 2010) 2010 – 6 2011 – 10 2012 – 15 2013 – 9 2014 – 22 2015 – 20 2016 – 35 I remember back in 2012 when those 15 new breweries appeared on the scene, thinking it was quite an astonishing figure. And now here we are four ... The post 2016 – The Year Scot ...
Read More »Beer of the Week – Broughton Old Jock
As it’s Friday again, let’s power up the spotlight and point it at another in my series of 52 unsung Scottish beers to try. There are so many amazing new things on offer north of the border, but whilst the brewing scene here continues to go from strength to strength it means the classics are ... The post Beer of the Week – Bro ...
Read More »Luckie Ales: Journey’s End and New Beginnings
“I wish I had started brewing 10 years earlier,” Stuart told me. “I would have been able to sell a five barrel brewery by now and had a few employees to do the grunt work. As it is I’ll carry on home-brewing – there are a lot of old ales to brew, especially the stronger ... The post Luckie Ales: Journey’s End ...
Read More »Tasting Beer: Some Thoughts and Reflections
Being faced with a flight of beers I had no desire to drink made me think philosophically for a bit, and wonder if there's a different narrative to tasting and enjoying beer. I love judging the Brussels Beer Challenge. It's one of my favourite competitions, because it's global in scope, but it happens in Belgium, which ...
Read More »H41: Heineken go to the Ends of the Earth
Anyway, H41 has two interesting things going for it, as I see it. Heineken used naturally occurring South American yeast sequenced by biologist Diego Libkind of the National University of Comahue, Neuquén. Believed to be the ‘mother yeast’ of lager yeast this can be found in the wilds quietly living attached to the side of .. ...
Read More »Beer of the Week – Swannay Old Norway
Time to kick off the work shoes and lace up those drinking boots – Friday has rolled around again. Last week I began a new series, shining a light on unsung Scottish beers that deserve to be in your cupboard or fridge (or cupboard, fridge and then glass). Seven days ago I started things off ... The post Beer of the Week – Swannay Ol ...
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