Here we are once again at the coldest, bleakest point of our orbit around the sun, plunging through the mind-grinding vastness of a cosmos so empty and uncaring about our insignificant human foibles that it’s almost enough to drive you to drink… Talking of which. If your mind turns at this point to the enjoyment of beer in the company …
Here’s your cheat sheet for ESB by The Runaway Brewery. We’ve had a few from this brewery now, the most recent being a Tropical Coffee IPA in the BeerBods Plus box back in January. Tonight’s sees us back on more familiar ground. If it wasn’t for the new world hops used in the mix it’d be full on #TradBods. The …
I’d had this beer a couple of times before but a while ago now and in bottles. I’d liked it a lot of the first time, and had been slightly underwhelmed the second time. Then I saw it cropping up in cans, and heard they’d tweaked the recipe. Time to taste it again. As before this poured a very dark …
Sour/Wile Ale, 6.5% ABV Featured in BeerBods Plus box 4 on 12 April 2018. Find the brewery on Twitter at @RedchurchBrewer and on Instagram at @redchurchbrewer.
Here’s your cheat sheet for Tired Eyes by Chapter Brewing Co. Chapter Brewing, founded in 2016, is an independent brewery based in Cheshire brewing ‘Fictional Beer’ inspired by literature and served up with a reading suggestion in lieu of a food pairing. Chapter Brewing Co, Tired Eyes / wheat beer / 5.3% ABV / IBU not available Featured in main …
There are many lookalike beers that can be hard to tell apart. Any number of similarly dark brews can give you pause for thought – mild and porter, schwarzbier and black IPA – but it’s the yellow fizzies that can prove especially challenging. They can bamboozle the attentive drinker even when you’ve moved past your visual assessment to the aroma …
Here’s your cheat sheet for White Sow Chocolate Milk Stout by White Hag Brewery. White Hag Brewery, White Sow Chocolate Milk Stout / milk stout / 5.2%% ABV / IBU 30 Featured in main subscriber box on 5 April 2018. Find the brewery on Twitter at @TheWhiteHag and on Instagram at @thewhitehag.
Here’s your cheat sheet for Ticketybrew’s Houblen Dobbelen IPA Tripel. Imperial IPA, 8.5% ABV Featured in BeerBods Plus box 4 on 29 March 2018. Be careful with the carbonation on this one – it’s a gusher by all accounts! Find the brewery on Twitter at @TicketyBrew and on Instagram at @ticketybrewers. Serving temperature I’ve seen suggestions as low as 4° …
Here’s your cheat sheet for Congregate by Unity Brewing Co. A hoppy little blond ale that’s great with food or just on its own as an easy-drinking crowdpleaser. Unity Brewing Co, Congregate / Belgian pale ale / 4.2% ABV / IBU 40 Featured in main subscriber box on 29 March 2018. I was lucky enough to be invited by BeerBods …
I’m expecting quite a few new readers on the site today. If that’s you, welcome! I hope you like what you find here. Perhaps you’ve arrived here today after reading my piece for BeerBods on Unity Brewing Co’s Congregate Belgian pale ale. And perhaps you’re wondering “who is this dude, and why am I reading his stuff instead of Evil …
Here’s your cheat sheet for Saison du Japon by Hitachino Nest (Kiuchi Brewery). Saison du Japon is brewed with a local wheat and kouji – which is malted rice to you and me. Kouji is the stuff used to make sake. Also, any beer with an owl on the label is clearly on to something good. (See also Velvet Brewing Co’s …
