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The men in white coats
At the last Copenhagen meeting in 2012, Carlsberg hosted one session of the EBCU's autumn gathering. For the return visit in 2018 the vast former brewery complex was all but unrecognisable, with almost...
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Around Europe on the dry
As I mentioned yesterday, Carlsberg hosted the EBCU for one day of their most recent meeting. The Carlsberg Conference Centre is richly appointed, and just beside the coffee machine there was a fridge...
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Coffee, nuts, chocolate, berries and hops
Following a fortnight of blog posts about Away, it's time to come home again for some local beers. Here's a round up of a few of the recent Irish releases to come my way so far in December.I was...
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The King isn't quite dead
Citrus-infused pale ale is a trend I thought had almost died out. Sure, the beer that made them popular in these parts, Elvis Juice, is still around as part of BrewDog's core range, but new ones...
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ICYMI
Bless you, DOT Brew. I missed the raft of new beers that were available at White Hag's Samhain festival, but a mere month later they landed in in small-pack form. Not that I'm susceptible to FOMO, you...
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Continental Christmas
No, I didn't go to any of the lovely markets. I went to the German discount supermarkets and they didn't let me down the way overpriced glühwein always does.Aldi had Schwaben Bräu WeihnachtsBier on the...
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Emergency porter
Browsing in Sainsbury's for easy-going trainbeer that would be drinkable at room temperature, I picked this bottle of own-brand London Porter. It's from Shepherd Neame and comes in their distinctive...
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Southpaws
A quintet from Colorado's Left Hand today, all courtesy of the 4-for-€10 at Stephen Street News.Wheels Gose 'Round is the almost-punning opening entry. I didn't read there were raspberries in it, nor...
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Hazy recollection
It's the season for pointless time-consuming traditions and dull end-of-year lists: yes, The Golden Pints are upon us once more. 2018's deliberation beer is one I acquired at the Mikkeller takeaway bar...
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The January booze
With the over-indulgent festive season behind us and a mean old January under way we might find ourselves counting the pennies for something to drink. Luckily, Aldi commissioned a basketful of new...
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Industrious fraternity
The unavoidable Northern Monk features in today's post. They really produce a lot of beers. Here are some of them.Marking/advertising the opening of their new outlet in Manchester, they released a...
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Lager incognito
I do my best to get a good mix of the world's beers onto this blog, something that can be tough in Dublin where the speciality beer market is small and tends to be dominated by the micro-giants of the...
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Very common
Don't mess with a classic. Or maybe do. I'll say this at least: the arrival of a Dry-Hopped version of Anchor Steam Beer did make me go out and buy a bottle of the original version for comparison.The...
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Bernard revisited
Clearing out the lager stash today: a few beers that have probably spent a bit too long on the fridge awaiting the opportune moment. No time like the present.A couple of pale ones from Czech brewer...
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Tickers ahoy!
Two late-2018 canned releases from YellowBelly today, both featuring a ticker-tape parade motif on the label. In the first, YellowBelly is teamed up with Shane from Rising Sons brewery in Cork, for...
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Dreaming of a white one?
During the too-short lead-in to Christmas 2018 I dropped up to the Open Gate Brewery on my way home one evening, to check in with the final releases of the year. The venue is in something of a...
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In search of cosy
Arriving into rural Shropshire for Christmas, the first port of call was the local, The White Horse. They generally have a Christmas offering of some sort on the wickets, and this time it was Hollybob...
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Sucking down Hamburgers
The destination was Hamburg for the 2018-19 New Year's trip, largely because it's close and easy to get to, though I'd been hearing good things about the beer scene there in recent years. I got a...
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Tradition vs. novelty
My second post from Hamburg (first one's here) covers a broad range of the Hanseatic city's beers: industrial to nano; traditional to eclectic.We'll start with Astra, the brand which tries hardest to...
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The Out-of-Towners
Post three from Hamburg concerns all the beers not from Hamburg. There's plenty of it about, in various contexts.The Buddelship bar has lots of guest tap space. Mashee is a Hannover brewery I hadn't...
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