“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”
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University of Exeter Real Ale Society Thornbridge beer tasting talk
On Sunday 13th March I was invited by the University of Exeter Real Ale Society to host a tutored Thornbridge beer tasting. Below is the speech which I gave at the event. *** Screen Shot 2016-03-14 at 15.08.16 Hello, good evening and welcome to The University of Exeter Real Ale Society Thornbridge beer tasting. We’veContinue reading “University of Exeter Real Ale Society Thornbridge beer tasting talk”
Brewday Blog: Zesty Monk White Grapefruit Pale Ale
My housemate Andrei and I started brewing beer in January 2015, just over a year ago. Since then we have made three different beers; two IPA’s and a black IPA. Our black IPA, Black Monk, won the University of Exeter Real Ale Society Homebrew Competition in November 2015 – a proud moment. For our fourthContinue reading “Brewday Blog: Zesty Monk White Grapefruit Pale Ale”
Pub review: Totnes Brew Co. & The Beer Library
Devon usually gets quite a bad rap when it comes to beer. Traditionally the home of cider drinkers, beer in this part of the country tends to be of the bland, watery and brown variety, with little variety or innovation. It’s oft been said to me that the craft beer revolution appears to have almostContinue reading “Pub review: Totnes Brew Co. & The Beer Library”
Beer Review: Weird Beard/Brodies Weird BROdMANCE (10%)
Originally bought as a gift to my dad for his birthday back in August, last night we finally decided to sit down and enjoy this Weird Beard and Brodies collaboration in front of the fireplace (pictured). A hefty 10% Maple Imperial Stout, Weird Brodmance (and no, that’s not a typo), was brewed by Johnny BrightContinue reading “Beer Review: Weird Beard/Brodies Weird BROdMANCE (10%)”
Beeson On Beer 