Choice. Does it genuinely exist? A determinist philosopher may argue that no one really has free will and that every decision we make has already been chosen for us by the universe. But this isn’t philosophy, it’s a beer blog. Choice in the beer world, or even the illusion of choice, is what is perplexing … Continue reading
As popular as last week’s semi-hysterical rants were, I would rather not be known as the Richard Wilson of the beer world. Nate Dawg fills this gap with aplomb. There is much to be happy with in the beer world right now. Small independent breweries are riding a wave of popularity and success, the likes … Continue reading
Today feels like a venting day. I’ve cleaned the missus’s car which was quite appallingly dirty. I can only assume that she is secretly keeping large dogs or acting as some kind of industrial soil transport contractor. I endured a half an hour visit to the super massive Tesco off of the M32, having missed … Continue reading
If you’re a beer drinker in Bristol then the emergence of the mysterious new brewery Wiper & True can’t have passed you by. Through the wonders of Twitter I had a chat with Michael, Wiper & True’s chief brewer, and established that he is Bristol’s first gypsy brewer (I think, but no doubt someone will … Continue reading
Basically, we want to just hand the whole thing over to you. I wasn’t quite expecting that. So, it seems that I will be organising my first beer festival. That it will be part of the already succesful Grillstock festival in Bristol, a weekend of music, meat and mayhem, makes it just a little bit … Continue reading
2012 – what a year it was for beer. Microbreweries skyrocketed in numbers, hipsters drank beer instead of red bull (or whatever the fuck hipsters drank before beer) and lifestyle magazines wrote about this new thing called craft. What did we – the beer community – do? We argued about it, obviously. Incessantly, like little … Continue reading
Just over a year ago I wrote my first proper post on this ‘ere website. I doubt anyone read it which is lucky because I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. Most beer sites tend to do a review of the year gone by but, in my case, it seemed particularly pertinent given … Continue reading
Griff Holland, despite his name, is not Welsh, or Dutch even. Well, I suppose he might be but he certainly doesn’t sound it. Griff, and his pal Ed, are the brains behind Bristol based micro-chain Friska Foods. I first came across Griff in the Victoria Street branch of Friska – the first of 4 outlets … Continue reading
Adam Richman is a jolly man, a jolly fat man. Well actually, he’s not that fat, considering how much food he eats. He is, of course, the man that fights food. He generally wins too. The food, in question, is American, largely meat based and served in huge quantities. Richman’s escapades are entertaining and fascinating … Continue reading
A couple of month’s back my friend Kate asked me to put some ideas together for a year’s worth of beer articles. Given how bad/lazy I am when it comes to dreaming up regular varied blog ideas, this was no mean feat. I happily obliged on the basis that a/ it was a flippin’ exciting … Continue reading
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