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Copenhagen festival report, part 2 – the heroes
Of course beer festivals are about beer. But they are also very social events, and they are very pleasant opportunities to catch up with people you seldom meet outside of cyberspace. A very friendly...
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The trailblazers of Molson Coors
Sometimes you read press releases, reprinted by trade publications, that show you a) why the macro brewers still haven’t got a clue about what to do about declining sales and b) that the professional...
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Pleasant hour at The Church, Ludlow
A guest post from my friend the Ulster Scot again: There are quite a few breweries in Shropshire. Being in Ludlow for the weekend it seemed right to try the very local from The Ludlow Brewing Company....
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The London micros
Circumstances beyond my control has prevented me from visiting London for a year or so, meaning I have missed out on some of the new breweries popping up all over. Pete Brown has an enthusiastic...
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Proud of British Beer
This is everywhere now, but I want to join in the chorus. For any beer lover, it is worth a few minutes of your time!
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Weeding out the not so good beers
The Publican reports on Brains of Cardiff, who have stopped brewing their 45 lager because of dwindling sales. Arfur Daley of CAMRA Wales has an explanation:“It is not really a surprise – it wasn’t a...
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London pubs: The Southampton Arms
Time I summed up my London impressions from last month, right? In Kentish Town, easily accessible by Tube, though you have to walk for ten minutes if you don’t want to figure out the bus routes, lies...
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London pubs: The Euston Tap
There used to be one good pub at Euston station, the Head of Steam, featuring beer from a range of breweries. This was later taken over by Fuller’s, renamed the Doric Arches and the ale range has...
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It’s them BrewDog guys in the middle of the fight again
If you thought the British beer scene was all quiet pints and cobwebbed pubs, you obviously do not follow Melissa Cole’s blog. She did not like what BrewDog has to say about other british brewers in a...
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Beer science
Alejandro Lovera is an MBA student of the University of Westminster and is currently working on his dissertation project. He tries to measure how responsible drinking campaigns, organic products and...
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The pre-Christmas London visit
Sorry. No time for writing up any comprehensive blog posts on pubs, beer shops or the general feeling of being back in London in December once more. It was a nice unpretentious weekend with two mates,...
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Advent Calendar #1 – The Empire of Booze
I aim to publish short daily pieces during December, let’s see how it works. I haven’t read Henry Jeffreys Empire of Booze so far, but it is certainly on my own wish list. It was recommended on the...
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Advent Calendar #3 -Pig’s Ear Beer Festival
I used to go to London in early December every year, and if you want a broad range of English beers at one place, including hard to find cask ales, this is the place to go. Good, inexpensive snack...
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Advent Calendar #6 – Save the pub landlord!
Today I link to an article in the Spectator. Ted Goldsmith Points out that there is a good reason for many pub closures – they were dreadful. A landlord can preside over civilised ambience — with...
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