Posts by: Laura Hadland
Alcohol free - where are we now?
The message that Generation Z (born between 1997-2012) are eschewing alcohol has been big news in recent years. However, the data doesn’t seem to supp...
How brewing is meeting the climate challenge
I’ve been tracking how breweries are making themselves more sustainable for five years. In 2021, it was already pretty standard for brewers to send th...
Double Diamond – still working wonders?
I never tried the original Double Diamond. Production ceased some 30 years ago long before I was of legal drinking age, or indeed at the slightly lowe...
Hop into spring
I came across an interesting website quite by chance the other day. Run by homebrewer and software engineer, Christian Scheb, Beer Analytics provides...
Beauty and the yeast
The levelling up of brewing science is a constant source of fascination for me. I talked about hop extracts in this column last year. Before that, I w...
Threat to life and limb
Many of you will have heard of the London Beer Flood of 1814. At least eight people were killed by a veritable tsunami of beer that was released onto...
Sense of belonging
The Strong Girls Club. That was the legend emblazoned on the T-shirt of the youngest participant at the Attic Brew Co x Hand Brew Co International Wom...
Bostin’ six-year pub tour!
Veteran pubgoer Peter Hill is celebrating the completion of an epic journey to visit all the 4,429 pubs in the 2020 Good Beer Guide this week. Peter,...
Pubs: “pieces of community infrastructure”
Shortly before Christmas, I read a letter to the editor of the Irish Times written by Dr Kathy McLoughlin. Dr McLoughlin is a psychologist who has spe...
Historic pub reopens
After its shock closure in July 2025, the Three Tuns Inn in Bishop’s Castle has delighted residents and tourists alike by reopening its doors in time...
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