Beer Posts

AG8 – #IPADay Version 2

Last year, I almost accidentally mademy #IPADay. Not that I didn't mean to make beer – that would be impressive even by my standards – but that I didn't really know what I was making until I'd made it, and didn't even realise IPA Day existed before I was bottling it! I've always suspected ...

Summer Wine Maelstrom

I've known of Summer Wine Brewery (closed since 2020) for a long time, but I've never actually got around to trying their beer. They've clearly taken the same course in hyperbole as That Scottish Brewery, describing themselves as producing "evolutionary craft beer". No, I don't know what that means either. This is Maelstrom, their wonderfully ...

Shepherd Neame Classic Collection

Shepherd Neame make a lot out of their claim to be Britain's oldest brewer - their Faversham site has been the home of continual brewing for at least 300 years, and probably a good while longer. They've recently been delving into their historical records, and reproducing some of their historical brews. I'm happy to say ...

Tequila Sombrero Beer

It's Friday, and the sun is trying to peek out from behind the clouds so what better way to end the week than with a tequila flavoured beer? I came across this in my local Aldi and for three pounds and change for a three-pack of bottles, it seemed rude to say no. It ...

Bristol Beer Factory Creme Brulee Stout

As I may have mentioned before, I'm quite a fan of the Bristol Beer Factory – I even included their magnificent Southville Hop in last year's Golden Pint Awards. So when I came across today's beer in Utobeer there really wasn't any way to resist. This is their Creme Brulee Stout, a definite monster at ...

The Redchurch Brewery Tour-At-Home

The Redchurch Brewery was founded in East London back in 2011 and I hope it doesn't give too much away to say that they've become one of my favourite breweries. Not only do they make some wonderfully tasty beer – more on that in a moment – but their overall design is a ...

Tiny Rebel Baby's Got A Temper

Tiny Rebel are a Newport microbrewery set up in Although based in Wales, their beers seem to be quite widely available in the 'craftier' beer shops in London. In addition to their core range, they also produce one-off beers in their "Tiny Batch Editions" and I'm pleased to see that a significant chunk of ...

Meantime Brewery Fresh Beer

In an increasingly crowded London beer scene, breweries are always looking for ways to stand out from the crowd. Meantime's latest salvo is the introduction of their Brewery Fresh beer; beautiful copper tanks installed on the bar tops of (so far) a handful of Young's Pubs close to the brewery. Although widely used in ...

Lizard Ales Tour-At-Home

Continuing our round-up of Cornish breweries, we reach Lizard Ales, a brewery which has been based in a nuclear bunker since 2008. It's somehow comforting to know that even after a nuclear war, we'll still have some breweries in production. Since this post was originally published, Lizard Ales (the company) has ceased trading, although oddly ...

Beer Pancakes

As I'm sure you must be aware, today is Pancake Day, a feast day with a long history which these days is just an excuse for the supermarkets to sell you cheap frying pans and lemons. I've always loved pancakes, and this year I decided to see how they turned out when made with ...