-
![ageing beer at home is easy]()
Ageing beer is easy: how to get the best from your bottles
First things first: I’m not just talking about how best to store your beer for a few days before you get around to drinking it. This is about thinking long-term – keeping…
-
![Duvel on Tap UK launch at Draft House Old Street in London]()
Duvel hopes to tap into new market
Belgian brewers Duvel Moortgat yesterday launched a new version of their iconic strong golden ale, Duvel. For the first time drinkers can now seek out Duvel on tap – although for now…
-
![Tiny Rebel, Stay Puft Marshmallow Porter]()
Revisiting Tiny Rebel, Stay Puft Marshmallow Porter
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…
-
![]()
Feeling Fruity? How to Tell a Kölsch From a Lager
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…
-
![]()
Loving the beer geek life: an update and future plans
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…
-
![style profile]()
Embrace the funk: why saison is super
Saison is one of the main members of the farmhouse ales family, along with the similar Bière de Garde from France. When it comes up in conversation, someone is bound to say…
-
![Taste testing three strong stouts]()
It’s cold out there! Warm up with these strong stouts
It seems like winter just doesn’t want to let go this year. Here we are in mid-March, with St Patrick’s Day looming, and the temperatures are set to plunge below zero again.…
-
![Hop Stuff Brewery, Mosaic and Simcoe DDH IPA]()
Hop Stuff, Mosaic and Simcoe DDH IPA
This was a free sample. Delivered on a bicycle, through the snow and ice, this hazy amber beauty has a lot going on. Biscuity malt sweetness turns to marmalade and stewed stone…
-
![cherries, kriek, kriek lambic, cherry beer]()
Kriek overload: drowning in cherry beer to find you the best one
I have always loved cherries. It’s one of my favourite flavours, so it’s no surprise that I’m also a big fan of kriek, the Belgian cherry beer. I inadvertently started amassing an…
-
![Jonny Garrett]()
First Beer Experiences – Jonny Garrett
As part of the series on first beer experiences I have been curating for Tryanuary, we’ve seen contributions from Daisy Turnell and Natalya Watson, among others. Now I’m extremely pleased to add…
