Beer Posts

AG4 - Double Trouble and Hiccup

For my latest home brewing adventure, I was inspired by CAMRGB's "Evening of Double IPAs" earlier this year. Why not brew myself a Double IPA, I wondered. In the end, I didn't leave myself nearly enough time to get the beer ready for the event – a big beer like a Double IPA needs ...

Drinking In Dublin

Kavey and I were recently invited to Dublin by Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board responsible for forging links between Irish producers and potential customers around the world. As well as showcasing excellent Irish produce, Bord Bia also aim to develop markets for Irish suppliers and bring the taste of Irish food to more ...

Hardknott Granite 2010

After enjoying their magnificent Queboid last year, Hardknott are a brewery that has been right at the top of my "try their other beers" list. Most of their beer that ends up in bottles is at the strong end of the spectrum, which suits me fine. Granite is their barley wine – brewed at ...

Sharp's Brewery Connoisseurs Choice

I have to admit, I was not previously a big fan of Sharp's Brewery. Their Doom Bar seems to be everywhere and while it's a perfectly decent beer, I've always found it frustrating to be stood in a London pub – surrounded by an exciting and growing collection of local breweries – only to ...

Brewdog Paradox Jura

As I mentioned earlier, this week is Feis Ile on Islay. If I had any sense of planning, I'd have got hold of some Islay Ales beer, but instead I've raided the cupboard for something suitable. This is Brewdog's Paradox Jura – a huge 15% Imperial Stout which has been aged in Jura whisky ...

Zombie Beer Blogging At The EBBC

Last weekend saw the European Beer Bloggers Conference; unless you've been carefully avoiding both twitter and large portions of the beer blogging scene in the last week, you'll know this already. It's tough to pick out a highlight, but certainly one of the more chaotically entertaining sessions was the Live Beer Blogging; ten breweries ...

St Austell Royal Diamond Imperial IPA

This year, in case you hadn't heard, heralds Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. Whether in celebration or opportunism, companies the length and breadth of the UK are marking the event – whether it's with something specially prepared for the occasion, or just slapping a Union Flag on their regular stuff and hoping nobody notices. St Austell, ...

Drinking in Amsterdam

Amsterdam isn't all about sex, drugs and canals. The Dutch know a thing or two about beer as well. We recently had the opportunity to spend the weekend there; while Kavey focused on what the city had to offer in the way of food, I had more alcoholic matters in mind. First stop was most ...

Sierra Nevada Brewery Tour-At-Home

Sierra Nevada are probably one of the best known US brewers in this country. As with many great breweries, they were founded 30 years ago in California by a keen homebrewer who dreamt of taking things to the next level. Their Pale Ale is widely available in supermarkets and bars, and it's happily easy to ...

London Fields Brewery Tour-At-Home

London Fields Brewery (now closed after a turbulent few years) is was one of those exciting young breweries that have been restoring the brewing scene to the city in the last few years. Founded only last year, they've already had to upgrade from their original 2 barrel plant to a new 10 barrel ...