A Beer Tourist’s Guide to…New York City Part 1: Manhattan

Yeah, we went there. Sue me if you don’t like the list (US law is not applicable here in the UK so you will lose). New York City is probably the stupidest place to write about when it comes to indie beer, given there are as many bars serving good beer as there are bars serving…well, bad beer. NYC has […]

Good Beers Gone Bad?

“Drink Fresh”, they plead. These delicate, hazy “New England” IPAs – we want them at their best, and the people who brew them say we need to drink ’em now or forever hold our peace. But how much difference does time really make? Is this a marketing ploy to get you to drink fast and buy young?

The Craft Beer Chronicles: Origin of Species, Hops Edition

It’s hop harvest season and anyone within a ten mile radius of a hop farm will be able to smell it. For the rest of us, which, let’s face it, is most of us, it’s up to our imaginations, aided by sticking our noses into a freshly poured pale ale. Earlier this summer, however, I found myself in Seattle on […]

Analysis: What’s the deal with Brewdog?

They’ve moved ahead of Carlsberg in the “most hated by the craft beer industry & well-meaning beer nerds” standings and have their own section on the BBC News website.
So, what’s the deal?