I can’t help but feel sorry for Stone & Wood. About a million years ago (okay, maybe more like 10 years ago) they came up with this beer they called Draught Ale. […]
Sorry for Stone & Wood
Stone vs Keystone
Regular readers of this blog will know I have a conflicted relationship with Stone Brewing. On the one hand I do take my hat off to them for being able to make […]
Big decision for the IBA
Back in May the Craft Beer Industry Association changed its name to the Independent Brewing Association. That was good for two reasons; firstly it got the phrase “craft beer” out of the […]
Creativity is worth paying for
Being creative isn’t easy. Whether it’s writing, music, film-making or something else, it takes work. It means spending time working on that craft when you could be doing something a whole lot […]
IBA goes a new way
Just under two weeks ago the Craft Beer Industry Association changed its name. And may have kicked out a few members at the same time (gratuitous plug – I wrote about the […]
The strange thing about best-before dates
UPDATE: John Latta from importer Experienceit has provided a detailed response to this post. It appears in the comments below. Australia is a magic place when it comes to hoppy beers – […]
SATIRE: An open letter from BrewDog
Hey guys, You may have heard about a pub in Birmingham being told by our lawyers that they couldn’t call themselves Lone Wolf because we’d just launched a vodka with the same […]
UPDATED: Two open letters to Coopers
Note: The original post has been updated to include a new video response from Coopers. Which is only fair. The update appears below, on top of the original post. UPDATED – A […]
Who’s in and who’s out?
When you start up a club you have to work out who can join and who can’t. Which means you need some membership criteria – and the clearer that criteria is the […]
Some thoughts on the Hottest 100
Note: This post has been revised as I stupidly referred to the previous year’s poll instead of this year’s. I’ll cop to that because I’m disinclined to make a cock-up and then […]
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