Here’s a great observation from Eoghan Walsh at Brussels Beer City: how come there are loads of Belgian Christmas beers, but only one for New Year when, arguably, we need it most?. The Christmas beer might exist to satisfy an atavistic instinct towards oblivion as the days darken and the temperature drops, carrying as it does the weight of a year’s exertions on its back, and …

6 days ago · Our latest book is Balmy Nectar, a collection of the best of our writing from here on the blog and across various magazines since 2012.It's available via Amazon worldwide. Our book 20th Century Pub was released in 2017 and is an award-winning rattle through the development of the English pub from beerhouses to micropubs. A new edition of Brew Britannia: the strange …

1 day ago · Our latest book is Balmy Nectar, a collection of the best of our writing from here on the blog and across various magazines since 2012.It's available via Amazon worldwide. Our book 20th Century Pub was released in 2017 and is an award-winning rattle through the development of the English pub from beerhouses to micropubs. A new edition of Brew Britannia: the strange …

Dec 29, 2024 · Our latest book is Balmy Nectar, a collection of the best of our writing from here on the blog and across various magazines since 2012.It's available via Amazon worldwide. Our book 20th Century Pub was released in 2017 and is an award-winning rattle through the development of the English pub from beerhouses to micropubs. A new edition of Brew Britannia: the strange …

1 day ago · Our latest book is Balmy Nectar, a collection of the best of our writing from here on the blog and across various magazines since 2012.It's available via Amazon worldwide. Our book 20th Century Pub was released in 2017 and is an award-winning rattle through the development of the English pub from beerhouses to micropubs. A new edition of Brew Britannia: the strange …

Dec 15, 2024 · The Albert, Keighley. SOURCE: Chris Dyson/Real Ale, Real Music. At Real Ale, Real Music Chris Dyson has an interesting companion piece to the recent Pellicle article about Timothy Taylor – that is, a pub crawl of Keighley.Where, of course, Taylor’s rules: It had been years since I’d last had a beer in Keighley. Back in the 1970s and 1980s..

Oct 12, 2024 · Here’s all the writing about beer and pubs that grabbed us in the past week, from Manchester to Acid House. First, a few bits of news: Thornbridge & Co (a partnership between Thornbridge and Pivovar) is planning to open a pub in London in 2025.It seems a long way from home but there’s no denying that our immediate reaction is pleasure at the thought of knowing …

Jan 8, 2025 · Our latest book is Balmy Nectar, a collection of the best of our writing from here on the blog and across various magazines since 2012.It's available via Amazon worldwide. Our book 20th Century Pub was released in 2017 and is an award-winning rattle through the development of the English pub from beerhouses to micropubs. A new edition of Brew Britannia: the strange …

Dec 1, 2024 · As recently as the early 00s, I remember finding Holt’s bitter (sic for capitalisation) a seriously challenging beer, the kind of ‘acquired taste’ where you couldn’t leave it for more than a day or two without having to acquire it all over again.

Oct 26, 2024 · For The Guardian Katie Mather has written about the corporate takeover of UK breweries and the persistent impression of their independence and ‘craft’ status:. In a recent survey commissioned by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (Siba), drinkers were asked whether certain beer brands were “independent”, and 40% thought that Neck Oil …