James Beeson

Ne bois pas de la Kro – A guide to good beer in France

When my brother and I booked tickets for the Euro 2016 football championships back in July of last year, good beer wasn’t really on the agenda. The location of the tournament seemed an obvious obstacle; previous trips to France having been dominated by the grape rather than the hop. Nonetheless, with a little help fromContinue reading “Ne bois pas de la Kro – A guide to good beer in France”

Exeter Ale Society Versus Bristol Pub Crawl

It’s about 12:20pm on the Friday of a bank holiday weekend and my brother Josh and I have just stepped off the train from Cardiff, slightly hungover after one beer too many in the Urban Tap House the night before. We make our way to the arrivals boards and locate the platform on which theContinue reading “Exeter Ale Society Versus Bristol Pub Crawl”

Beer Review: Cloudwater DIPA v3 (9%)

I think it’s fair to say that it is difficult to think of another brewery that has shot to fame in quite like the way Cloudwater have in the last twelve months. Even given the fact that the Manchester-based brewers were the recipients of a level of financial backing that would make most other breweriesContinue reading “Beer Review: Cloudwater DIPA v3 (9%)”

Brewday blog: Kiwi and Coriander Wheat Beer

In a bid to desperately avoid revising for our finals, Andrei and I have been brewing again. Our last brew, a 5% White Grapefruit Vienna Pale Ale, turned out pretty well, but we decided this time we wanted to be a little bit more adventurous and make something a tad different. I went into a fairContinue reading “Brewday blog: Kiwi and Coriander Wheat Beer”

In conversation with… Alex Greig, proprietor of Fuggles Beer Café

“I like it because I can drink several pints of it and not fall over on the way home,” laughs Alex Grieg, as he takes the first sip of Kent session pale from a jug. We’re sat on a pair of slightly tired looking red sofas in the back-end of Fuggles Beer Café, the artisanContinue reading “In conversation with… Alex Greig, proprietor of Fuggles Beer Café”