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Cans get weird
As the wine world has started flirting with cans, beer responds with examples of one-upmanship: “Anything you can can we can can weirder.” In my last post I wrote about Carlsberg’s sustainable…
1 July 2019 -
Snap Packs are the way forward
For once a story about big beer where I’m not complaining. Carlsberg has developed a new way of packaging its beers. Their Snap Pack multipacks don’t use the old plastic rings. They…
26 June 2019 -
Whisky Me
Whisky in pouches? Drams through the post? Is this a good way to explore Scottish single malts?
28 May 2019 -
Little Gin Box
Finding the right subscription box can be tricky. It’s not just what they send you, but how much and how often. Price and packaging come into it too. What does it take…
21 May 2019 -
Get the Most from Your Year in Beer – 2019 part 2
Here at last is part two of my beer festival round up, here to help with your beery calendar planning. What I’m aiming for with this list is a selection of mainly…
16 May 2019 -
The Brewery Bible launches its guide to the south west
A new guide to Britain’s beer scene has launched with the first in what promises to be a series covering the whole of the UK. Can they hope to cover it all?…
14 May 2019 -
A beer aboard a boat
Taking a trip down the River Thames with the London Craft Beer Cruise Company. Much as I enjoy hunting down esoteric taprooms in railway arches or roughing it on a thin wooden…
15 April 2019 -
Beer and Cheese — Hafod
If you think you know cheddar, try Hafod and think again. This cheese puts many other cheddars to shame — and I don’t just mean the crappy plastic supermarket ones. The name,…
31 March 2019 -
Looking for a deeper relationship
Novelty is starting to lose its appeal at home and I feel like I need to find a good fridge filler. Can you place lonely-hearts ads for a beer? A tide is…
12 March 2019 -
Belgian beer by Dutch canals
Drinking in Foeders, Amsterdam, a neighbourhood beer bar that has seen its local focus build an international reputation.
25 February 2019
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