Shut up about Barclay Perkins

Time for a personal favourite of mine, the crazy Danziger Jopenbier. It’s unusual in several respects, for a German beer. For a start it...

I’m not up that early. I said I’d be in Sheffield about one. It’s going to be a bit later than that. I pick up a Cornish nasty and a chees...

Boddington had some confusing names for their beers. B, BB and CC. No idea what they stand for. The first two are Mild Ales, the last one ...

Now here’s something I’m dead excited about. A description of Kölsch from relatively early in the style’s life. Kölsch only seems to hav...

Time to take a look at Boddington’s beers at the turn of the 20th century. For quite a small provincial brewery, they had a surprisingly...

Another Friday, another trip to Schiphol. Not something I look forward to with any great enthusiasm. The airport is ridiculously overcrowd...

Quiet my life isn’t. I try to focus my efforts, but once again I’m fiddling in the knickers of several projects simultaneously. I won’t bo...

I hope you're enjoying this detailed look at 19th-century pasteurisation. I know I'm not. Deathly dull stuff. You'll be please...

There are often handy little monthly totals (or even yearly ones, if you’re lucky) tucked away in brewing records. They’re another vital s...