In life, I am a planner. In beer drinking, I am a ticker. These two characteristics compliment one another, especially whilst travelling, bu...

 Basing your brewery in Brighton is a great idea, from a marketing perspective. It’s a popular summer destination, so you have that associat...

Like everyone else, I’ve been stuck at home a lot lately. Aside from the three-and-a-bit months of fairly strict lockdown, I’ve also been sl...

Here’s an odd confession for a beer blogger – sometimes, I can’t really taste beer. This has been going on for a couple of years...

Recently I told one of the young people I work with that I’m vegan, and apparently blew his mind. Every time I see him, he asks me a se...

1. The label on the bottle in front of me reads ‘ New EnglandBarley Wine ’. What, I wonder, is the impulse behind this seemingly con...

There’s a resinous quality to the air on Goienkale, in Bilbao’s old town. Shops selling studded belts, Dr. Martens and Dead Boys recor...