An Introduction to Barrel-Aging Beer I was recently asked to join a press trip to Scotland, with the intention of understanding a little more about the process and thinking behind the use of repurposed oak barrels for Innis and Gunn. As Craft Beer continues its still steeply inclined arc through a blue sky of growth, […]
Adam Handling’s Bean and Wheat food and beer pairing
Bean and Wheat, Hoxton – Food and Beer Heaven: Food and wine pairings have always been accepted as a sophisticated approach to eating well. It’s something that is not really questioned beyond an accepted truth. A couple of years ago though things began to shift and attention began to swing ever so slightly to other […]
Restaurants in Reading Berkshire
Rated and Reviewed Restaurants in Reading: A commuter town just 25 minutes on the train from London, Reading is perhaps best known these days for an annual rock festival, the University and a large shopping centre, The Oracle. The shopping centre itself is edged by the Kennet canal and that particular part of the town […]
Craft Beer Rising 2019
Quality Artisan and Craft Beer at the Old Truman Brewery – Craft Beer Rising: If you’re a London based Craft Beer lover, then you’ll probably already be aware of Craft Beer Rising, the annual event for quality craft beer held annually in the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane. If you have not visited before then […]
Duvel on Draught
Belgian Beer – The History and Profile of Duval: Something that sets aside Belgian beers like Duvel is a particular taste profile. Imagine the difference between a Czech Lager, an English Ale and a French Saison. All are essentially made from the same ingredients, water, malt and yeast, with varying amounts of hops depending on […]
Give the gift of Belgian Beer for Christmas!
Belgians have been brewing beer for a very long time! They’ve got pretty good at it too… Going back to the beginnings of brewing it can be pinpointed to three nations, or areas of production, Britain, Germany and Belgium. Each of them have carved out a style of their own, and the fourth and newest […]
Grown and brewed in London: Borough Market’s seasonal beer.
Seasonal Beer at Borough Market: Beer in the UK is continuing onwards and ever upwards in its growth after it’s rebirth about 10 years ago. We have our American cousins to thank for that, with their early foray into Microbrewing. It depends of course how far back you wish to look, but in recent millennia […]
Beavertown Beer and Pie Evening at the Windmill Pub, Mayfair
Say Cheers with Young’s Beer themed events this autumn The Windmill is a ‘proper’ pub in Mayfair, a stone’s throw from the shops around Oxford Circus. The evening we visited it was very busy with lots of happy post-work customers downstairs in the bar area. The Pie Room upstairs is available for private hire […]
The Newman Arms – The British Pub Revival
The Newman Arms – Traditional Tap House in Fitzrovia: While ale may originally have been consumed simply because unadulterated water in England was unsafe to drink, there’s no doubt these days that it’s often far more of a craft product. Yet despite, or perhaps because of the growth of the gastropub, the traditional British pub […]
The London Craft Beer Guide
Do you like a decent pint? the London Craft Beer Guide can help As a bit of a beer enthusiast, Craft Beer being the object of my desire and the focus of my passion, I was rather pleased to have this small book drop through the letterbox. British beer brewing has and still is going […]