Brewers, beer geeks and bloggers have long argued about how to define craft beer, or whether it needs to be defined at all. Such is the abiding nature of the debate itâs become something of a running joke, but the formation of the United Craft Brewers this year has breathed new life
No, this isnât a post about idiots adding green dye to beer for Paddyâs Day. Itâs about ethics, and how beer geeks are in denial about the environmental impact of brewing. Iâve pondered this before as part of the wider âfood milesâ debate, and my consciousness was raised again by an article from the Matador
Three newspaper articles published recently raise the spectre of the demise of pub culture in this country. The first was this by Tony Naylor writing in The Guardian, lamenting the end of the âquick pintâ, prompted by a statistic claiming 90% of visits to the pub now involve having a meal. The statistic doesnât stand up to
My Twitter timeline went into a frenzy on Friday when Howling Hops announced the opening of its new brewery and âtank barâ in Hackney Wick. Open from 10am â 11pm seven days a week, Howling Hops Tank Bar is minutes from the Overground station and spitting distance from Crate Brewery.With Trumanâs
This post is a cut and paste job from my old blog, but I picked up another bottle today so thought it worth sharing â itâs still available at Dusty Dickâs in Crouch End⌠I donât do new year resolutions as a rule but Iâve decided to start a beer âcellarâ rather
Type the word âtartâ into Google, and the first result is from the Urban Dictionary website, which gives the following definition: A nubile young temptress, who dresses teasingly and provocatively. âMan, look at those thigh-high stockings and that little schoolgirl dress. Sheâs such a tart.â The Twitter beer world descended into (relative) chaos
We got married at the Glasgow Art Club last Saturday and it was an amazing day. Itâs a fantastic venue, and everything went well; from the Celtic FC tablet (a fudge-like, sugary confection from Scotland) we had as favours, to introducing Brewdog to a new audience at the drinks reception. The highlight of course was
Hackney is synonymous with craft beer in London and is well represented at the London Brewersâ Market this Easter, with beers from Hackney Brewery and the eventâs organisers, The Five Points Brewing Co. I was living in Hackney when the craft beer revolution started to gather pace; it was an exciting time as new breweries seemed to
