Innis & Gunn – brewing up award-winning, flavour-packed beers since 2003. Innis & Gunn’s bourbon barrel-aged Original ale is the one that started it all and is their flagship brew. But how does it compare to their new limited edition Islay Whisky Cask ale? Beer usually has four ingredients – malt, hops, yeast and […]
Land of my fathers, land of some exceptional food and drink – part one.
Tour of Mid Wales – Wine, Beer and Soft Drinks from Wales. Introduction. In Part One of this tour, we’re looking at some of the area’s best in wine, beer and soft drinks. In Part Two we will meet some great producers of chocolate, preserves and desserts. Food & Drink Wales are again running a […]
London Fields Brewery relaunch
East London original beer from London Fields Brewery. London Fields brewery has had an interesting and slightly chequered birth and adolescence, having begun it’s brewing literally in the midst of the 2011 London riots. Difficulties outside of the brewery and the important business of brewing up good beer also made its early years somewhat difficult. […]
Barrel-Aged beer with Innis and Gunn
An Introduction to Barrel-Aged Beer The opportunity to travel to Scotland and the Innis and Gunn brewery on a barrel-aged beer mission was one not to miss. It was a chance to learn a little more about the process and thinking behind the use of repurposed oak barrels by Innis and Gunn to create their […]
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 Duvel: 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 […]
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 […]