The Craft Beers of Covid Conversation – Part 2/3

Hello, and welcome back to The Covid Conversation. Part One ended with Joey admitting his receptacle-related pun game was not at its best, and Simon introducing a brewery that some will be surprised is on this list… Simon: I’m going to cheat a bit for my next one but it’s a ridiculous story, and you might be surprised which brewery […]

The Session March 2025: Critique not Criticism

Today is The Session from @totalcurtis and the prompt is: critique not criticism. My response – the UK beer scene has a lager problem. I’ve recently had the privilege of spending many weeks in Central Europe for work, and thus indulging in the finest lager beer from Germany, Austria, Hungary and Czechia. It’s as good as any beer I’ve ever tasted. In […]

The Craft Beers of Covid Conversation – Part 1/3

Welcome to The Craft Beers of Covid Conversation, a time capsule for the ages between Joey from Beer in the City and Simon from Simon’s Pub Tour. And by the ages, we mean the past half-decade, because it is exactly five years since the first Covid lockdown started. Trauma? Yes. But we are determined to dredge up the good times […]

The Session February 2025: The best beer you can drink at home right now

Today is The Session from @boakandbailey – read on!The prompt: the best beer you can drink at home right now.Obvi I’m gonna be a little clever about it 😇 My answer: a beer from a place far flung. Beers that you’ve carefully selected on the last day of a trip, placed in bubble wrap, smothered in cotton wool, suffocated in socks, then […]