Betty Stogs from Skinner’s Brewery is more than just a beer. For many of us in Cornwall, it is a proper part of the landscape. […]
Author: Dr Sebastian Oakley FRSA
I think canned beer drinking is dead, and beer lovers are getting smarter!
Is canned beer drinking dead? Not quite. But something is certainly changing. For years, the beer can was the hero of convenience. It was cheap, […]
Murphy’s Irish Stout is back in Wetherspoons, and at £2.99 a pint it could be a proper crowd-pleaser
Murphy’s Irish Stout is making a rather welcome return to Wetherspoons, and frankly, this feels like the sort of pub news that deserves a raised […]
How the right glass can turn a decent pint into a moment of beer joy!
There is something gloriously simple about pouring a beer into a glass, yet somehow, in that small act, the whole experience can change. A pint […]
Guinness NitroSurge review: creamy, clever and genuinely impressive
Some beer gadgets arrive with all the hallmarks of a gimmick, and Guinness NitroSurge certainly risks falling into that category at first glance. A small […]
Franziskaner Weissbier review: a Bavarian wheat beer that lives up to the hype
Some beers arrive with a weight of expectation behind them, and Franziskaner Weissbier is one of them. After hearing time and again from the PerfectDraft […]
If We Lose the Old English Pub, We Lose the Soul of Rural England
There is something quietly tragic about the sight of an old English pub with darkened windows, an empty car park, and a hand-painted sign hanging […]
Greene King’s cask to cost crisis with 150-pub to be sold
Britain’s beer landscape could be set for a significant shake-up, as Greene King considers selling off around 150 pubs and shifting dozens more into franchise […]
The £7 Guinness Myth: Quality Doesn’t Demand a Luxury Price
There was a time when paying seven pounds for a pint would have caused open revolt at the bar. Today, in parts of London and […]
BrewDog’s £33m Rescue, with 484 Jobs Lost: The Brutal Reset
It is a brutal week for British brewing. Craft beer giant BrewDog has entered administration, hundreds of workers have lost their jobs, and dozens of […]