Regular readers will know that I occasionally foray into territory other than wine. Most frequently, this involves beer. I’ve been tasting some beers for a future Sunday Express column this…
An outsider’s perspective on beer marketing
Yesterday I headed over to the wilds of Southwark, to talk about beer marketing. Someone wanted to know my perspective – as an outsider – on beer. So it got…
Ale at the White Horse
It has been a fun weekend. We headed over to my sister’s place on Friday intending to stay for lunch; we ended up staying two nights. I had to send…
Beer: three BrewDogs
BrewDog (website here) is a provocative, creative and innovative brewery in Scotland, currently making some of the UK’s most interesting beers. I tried three of them, all available in Sainsbury’s….
Dark Island Reserve Orcadian Ale: amazing stuff!
This is a remarkable beer. One of the most interesting I’ve tried. It’s from Orkney, and it’s so thick you could probably stand a spoon in it. Dark Island Reserve…
Intense flavours: cheese and beer
Two intense, non-wine flavours this evening. [I love flavour, in general.] The first: a cheese. It’s a Caerphilly from Neal’s Yard (Gorwydd, Wales). Tangy, slightly sour and bitter, but also…
Lunch at the Harwood Arms followed by a great game
Had a brilliant day yesterday. It began with lunch at the Harwood Arms, together with Joe Wadsack, Will Willis and Stuart Bowman-Hood. Proceedings began with a pint of Sambrook’s junction:…
Cask ale at home – wonderful Strange Brew
Had a fun dinner party last night. My buddy Karl started proceedings off well by bring round a wonderful beer. It was a cask ale from Twickenham Fine Ales –…
in North Carolina, day 3 – beer and Biltmore
So now I am in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. I with a group of wine scientists at a retreat focusing on post-bottling wine chemistry, and we are staying…