Opinion
Topical articles and pieces from a personal point of view.
Getting people to care is the key
I didn’t used to care. If it tasted ok and wasn’t too expensive on the way to that warm fuzzy community feeling, I was happy. All the better if you...
The nitro man cometh
West Yorkshire’s Ossett brewery has released a nitrogenated version of its popular golden ale White Rat. Launched in March at Leeds pub-of-the-moment,...
Why pride is still important
Sadly, it’s not unusual these days to be online and suddenly confronted with the type of prejudice that should’ve been consigned to the dustbin of his...
Staying cool on planet Earth
One of the astronauts on the mission to the moon in April said planet Earth looked beautiful when seen from space. But planet Earth runs the risk of b...
Perry’s act of rebellion
After reports of “perry is dead”, a rebellion rose from the ranks of makers and enthusiasts alike. A campaign led by the Three Counties Cider and Perr...
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...
Chinese beer duck
The one thing I want to do when writing this column is show beer’s virtuosity as an ingredient in cooking. When doing this I endeavour to use a beer t...
Did BrewDog put cask beer back a decade?
It genuinely does feel like cask beer is having its moment on the bar. Bass, Boddington’s, Landlord, it feels like they’re everywhere. Dare I say it,...
Artisan cider makers must rise to challenge of cheap supermarket rivals
I grew up in the North. Cider wasn’t something I rejoiced in during that time. Plastic bottles of carbonated, from-concentrate, fermented apple drinks...
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...
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