Fundamentals #76 — Donzoko Big Foam Rustic Lager
Foam is unquestionably one of the most joyous parts of drinking beer. Most European nations already know this. Take the Dutch or the Belgians, for example: deftly serving up chalice...
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Fundamentals #75 – Blaugies x Hill Farmstead La Vermontoise Saison
If you’re about to open a bottle of La Vermontoise, you have in your hands one of the most underrated beers of the modern era. Sure, it’s a 3.9 on...
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Fundamentals #74 — Double-Barrelled The Big Fruit Heist Fruited Kettle Sour
What’s in a name? For many producers of our favourite food and drink, from the winemakers of the French provinces to the cheese-makers of Italy, nomenclature is power. Try calling...
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Fundamentals #73 — The Beak Brewery Parade IPA
If the Beak Brewery isn’t on your radar yet then it should be, as it’s one of the most exciting breweries that will be opening its doors in 2020. Finally,...
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Fundamentals #72 — FrauGruber Velvet Horizon Pale Ale
About a decade or so ago I was really into wheat beers for a brief time. I remember going on a business trip to Frankfurt during my previous career of...
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Fundamentals #71 — Howling Hops Shout Mode Kveik DIPA
It’s been a while since I fell head over heels for a hazy DIPA. Thankfully, this juicy number from East London outfit Howling Hops had little rosy hearts fluttering past...
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Fundamentals #70 — Boxcar English Porter
It’s fun to watch Boxcar’s head Brewer Sam Dickison work. He exudes a zen-like calm, even when his situation becomes a little more stressful. Arriving at the taproom one Friday...
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Fundamentals #69 — Duration Doses Pilsner
When I visited Duration Brewing’s idyllic Norfolk home in West Acre last summer, head brewer and co-founder Derek Bates told me he wanted to brew “lots of lager”. The brewery...
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Fundamentals #68 — Lost and Grounded Altogether Elsewhere Czech-Style Pils
The HB&B crew and I recently got to spend a few glorious days being bussed around the Czech Republic. The purpose of our visit was to visit some of the...
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Fundamentals #67 — Unity x Boxcar x Duration Root Down No Coast IPA
I’m excited to see the return of the dynamic trio that is Boxcar, Duration and Unity. For my money, these are three of the most exciting breweries to have emerged...
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Fundamentals #66 — Ridgeside Picurd Lemon Curd Sour
Ah, Leeds is brilliant. I don’t know of any other British city with a name that demands you repeat it three times when you speak it aloud. Go on, say...
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Fundamentals #65 — North Brewing Co x Thornbridge Doppelbock
Doppelbock is back. There, I’ve said it. Now if enough of us band together and repeat this enough on our Twitter and Instagram accounts (although not Facebook, as we know,...
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Fundamentals #64 - Ettaler Curator Dunkler Doppelbock
One of the most joyous aspects of reviewing beer for Hop Burns & Black is when something completely new and utterly surprising lands on my doorstep. That was the case...
