Beer Posts

St Austell Big Job

Earlier this year, I was due to be heading down to Cornwall to join St Austell for their Celtic Beer Festival. Sadly, the weather disagreed with my plans. It's clearly Health & Safety gone mad, but for some reason First Great Western have this ridiculous policy about not running trains on tracks that are suspended ...

Marble Ginger 1888 Stout

Ginger and Stout are two very enticing beer types, so the prospect of having both together is rather exciting. Marble did very well in last years Great Alcoholic Ginger Beer Taste Test so I have high hopes! Here is their 6.5% ABV Ginger 1888 Stout, described as "all the best things about winter in a ...

Leikeim Wintertraum

This is the beer I got as my Secret Santa at the CAMRGB Twissup in London, so thank you very much to some kind soul! This is Leikreim's Wintertraum, which my questionable German translates as "Winter Dream". It's a gloriously clear golden colour in the glass with a lingering, fine bubbled head on it. There's ...

St Peter's The Saints Whisky Beer

I've always had a soft spot for St Peter's, if only for the shape of their bottles. They make some tasty beers too, if you like your beer on the more traditional side of the brewing spectrum. This is their The Saints Whisky Beer, made with a measure of English Whisky from the Saint ...

Golden Pints 2012

It's that time of year again, and thanks to Mark and Andy, every beer blogger worth their salt is drawing up their Golden Pints. Who am I to fly in the face of tradition?! I have skipped a few categories where I really don't have enough experience to form an opinion – I hope ...

AG7 – Coffee Stout

In the approach to Christmas, it seemed time to make another dark beer. Last year's Christmas Ale was an interesting experiment, but the spicing was a little odd so this year I decided to make something a little more conventional and that smelt slightly less like Dr. Pepper. However, as it's boring to make something ...

White Horse Old Ale Festival

The White Horse in Parson's Green is one of those pubs that everyone seems to know; they regularly have special events running and even when they don't, their beer selection is bordering on the legendary. Until now, I've not managed to get down there (largely because it's on the far side of London and there ...

Anchor Brewing Old Foghorn

Anchor Brewing are one of the better known US brewers; I've known of their Anchor Steam Beer for almost as long as I've known beer, which is a worryingly long time. Today, I'm exploring two of their beers. Only one of them is a Monster, so let's start with that one! Old Foghorn is a ...

Kyoto Craft Heian Beer

Kyoto has quite a thriving craft brewing scene. As my Japanese isn't quite up to reading all the bottles, I've picked a fairly random one to enjoy here! As with so many Japanese companies, Kinshi Masamune have a diverse portfolio. They are primarily a sake producer but started also brewing beer in 1997. This is ...

Takayama Dark Ale

The joy of visiting other countries is the opportunity to try the local food and, just as importantly, the local drinks. So when in Takayama we came across beers from the Hida Takayama Brewing Agricultural Corporation, I had to try some. This is their Dark Ale, an intriguing brew at 5.0% ABV. It's not ...