The Mini Keg Revolution

Now everyone knows, you generally can't beat a kegged beer being pulled straight from the tap. With the exception of Budweiser which actually tastes better from the bottle in some weird sense. Anyway, with the exception of those lucky few which have a full-scale pub in their home, a kegged pint is often hard to …

The Beer Of York

So, here we are, York. I’m sat in a wetherspoons at 10:30am with a pint of Punk IPA, the only cure for what can only be described as a ‘lively’ one last night. Sat opposite me is a hen party, all beer in hand, fry ups in front of them, you can be anywhere in …

A beer fueled journey – The top 5 so far

So now, I’m probably 4 years into a craft beer fuelled journey of excitement and wonder and I have tried a lot. There are up and down sides of trying a ‘new’ beer every time you wander into an unknown pub; I’ve had some incredible beers but also some incredibly underwhelming stale beers. There’s been …

The Hops Of America

Devils Backbone Review

So here we are, it’s not often you get a craft beer sold on tap at a cheap price, so going into this I really wasn’t expecting much from the initial signs. But hay what do I know, it might be a breakthrough to sell it cheap, get everyone hooked then ramp it back up …

Camden Pale Ale Review

The background Camden pale ale, where do I even start with this beer? It’s a funny one, In one way it’s everything a pale ale ‘is’ but in another way it’s also incredibly tasteless and incredibly just ‘blah’. Camden PA is a 4% Pilsner which almost pushes it into the session bracket but it’s not …

Hop House 13 Review

The background So it was only an amount of time before big multi conglomerate mass producing company attempted to bully the little guy out the way with it’s own take on something ‘crafty’. Guinness are the culprits of this, the most heinous of crimes, taking something beautiful, something powered by the little guy, something standing …

The great beer disaster Of October

The big day had arrived, the day I've been building up to for a good few months now, the brewing day. So the scene is set - the books have been read, the tutorials have been watched, the beginners knowledge has been gathered, the equipment all laid out and sterilised, the ingredients all accounted for …

The very begining…

It always feels a tad odd to say 'I've loved beer for many years ' considering I'm only 22 but for many people that know me they understand the obsession I have and frequently mention it. But it is true, coming from a heavily influenced rugby background beer has always been a big part of, …