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…
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…
Beer: Greene King Very Special IPA
This is quite a nice beer. It’s Greene King’s attempt at replicating the famous India Pale Ales of the 18th century, and while I imagine it’s more polished and pretty…
Brewster’s Hophead – brilliant beer
Just back from a quick lunchtime pint at my local Wetherspoons, over the road. Now I’m not discussing whether Wetherspoon is a good or bad chain of pubs, all I…
Crown cap liners for beer
A question. Why is it that the beer industry is happy to use crown caps with PVC liners for bottled beers? These PVC liners allow a high level of oxygen…