Fundamentals #89— Queer Brewing Existence As A Radical Act Pale Ale
I was recently asked how I stay objective when I write about beer, and the short answer is: I don’t. Or, to be more accurate, I can’t. Beer is my life and a...
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Fundamentals #88 — St Mars of the Desert Old School Quality West Coast IPA
If you’re really into beer and Online All The Time like I am, you’ll be aware that we’re now at the stage of the current West Coast IPA discourse where...
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FUNDAMENTALS #87 — RedWillow Weightless Strata Session IPA
There is a tendency when a new hop variety becomes available commercially to present it to the drinker in its most extreme form; to express the characteristics of this particular...
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Fundamentals #86 - Futtle Organic Saison with Hogweed Seeds
So aghast was Peter Gabriel – well known vocalist, and unlikely amateur botanist, in 70s beat combo Genesis – at the prevalence of Giant Hogweed in the United Kingdom, he...
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Fundamentals #85 — Utopian Brewing Černé Speciální Dark Lager
As soon as lockdown is over I’m booking tickets to Prague and spending a couple of days absorbing as much světlý ležák as the Czech capital will allow. I’m fortunate...
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Fundamentals #84 — Ora Brewing Limoncello Lemon IPA
“What’s that?” My partner Dianne is slumped on the sofa after getting home from work, and I’m meandering through our living room, glass of beer in one hand, artfully decorated...
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Fundamentals #83 — Winkler Bräu Kupfer Spezial
I hate surprises. More succinctly, I hate being surprised. The nanoseconds of horror as your brain veers towards full panic while it quickly attempts to work out if these sudden,...
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Fundmentals #82 – Burning Sky x Brasserie de la Senne New Alliance
I approach this beer with a deep sense of anticipation. And rightly so – it’s not often the giants of Sussex’s Burning Sky and the titans of Brussels’ Brasserie de...
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Fundamentals #81 — Pastore Brewing & Blending Tropicale Acido
October is a month that encompasses both change and the need for greater balance and stability. The drawing in of the nights, colder, wetter days, and leaves fading to ochre...
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Fundamentals #80 — Siren Hard Pour Broken Dream Nitro Breakfast Stout
I have something of a confession to make. Throughout lockdown a craving has risen within me, a desire that can only be sated by giving in to its unreasonable demands:...
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Fundamentals #79 – Almasty Kush DIPA
I thought I was bored of New England IPAs. There was a time, like many of you reading this I’m sure, when I found myself in constant pursuit of The...
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Fundamentals #78 – Vinohradský Pivovar 11 Czech Pilsner
It is officially 'taps aff' weather. As I write this [in the August heatwave, but feel free to apply it to the current September one - Ed], London is experiencing...
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Fundamentals #77 - Elusive Brewing Oregon Trail West Coast IPA
Over the course of my various travels to the USA, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit parts of the famed Oregon Trail. The 2,170-mile route once connected various towns along the...
