Fundamentals 48 - Brew By Numbers 85 Triple IPA Mosaic El Dorado Calypso
I’ve taken to enjoying a lot of wine recently. I’ve even gone as far as to sign up to HB&B’s Natural Wine Killers subscription club. It wasn’t long before my...
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Fundamentals #47 — Buxton X J. Wakefield Coral Castle Coconut Infused Imperial Stout
I haven’t forgiven Florida’s J. Wakefield Brewery for its use of what I feel was sexist branding on many of its labels, especially when its Gourdita pumpkin beer still does....
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Fundamentals #43 — Signature Brew Reverb New England IPA
Long before I entered the beer industry, I wanted to be a record producer. A childish pipe dream, perhaps. But still I went to University and took a degree in...
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Fundamentals #42: Yeastie Boys White Palace Brut IPL
Craft beer, for me at least, is about a few key points. Creating something exceptional, something delicious is among the most important. Innovating, whether that means pioneering a genuinely...
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Fundamentals #41: North Brewing Co x Ritual Lab Triple Fruited Gose Blueberry + Apricot + Blackberry
The last time I reviewed a beer from Leeds’ North Brewing Co. I diligently – some might even say successfully – compared the New England IPA to that most visceral...
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Fundamentals #38 — Braybrooke Keller Lager
The greatest thing about beer trends is that if you bang on about one for long enough then chances are it’ll eventually come true. Like many of my beer-writing, peers...
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Fundamentals #40: A Cautionary Christmas Tale (Ft. The Kernel Barrel Aged London 1840 Export Stout)
If you’ve ever trapped your finger in a car door. you’ll perhaps empathise with this tale of struggle and woe. It begins in East London, at Signature Brew’s new taproom,...
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Fundamentals #39 — The Bruery Or Xata Blonde Ale
What does a traditional Spanish sweet milk beverage, über-cool Californian craft beer, and a classic Belgian-style blond ale have in common? Turns out the answer is found at the bottom...
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Fundamentals #37 — Northern Monk x Lervig Dark City Devil’s Delight Imperial Stout
As summer fades and the nights draw in I, like many of you I’m sure, begin to crave darker beers again. There’s something about the bite of a northerly breeze...
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Fundamentals #36 — Magic Rock Saucery Session IPA
I am yet to be convinced that both gluten and alcohol-free beers are as good as the real thing. One of the main reasons behind this is that I think...
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Fundamentals #35: Hammerton Crunch Peanut Butter Milk Stout
Welcome back, to what is now the award-winning Fundamentals column. The judges at this year’s North American Guild of Beer Writers Awards saw fit to grant us a bronze medal...
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Fundamentals #33 — Wylam Child in Time Cryo Hop IPA
One of the most remarkable feats I’ve witnessed in U.K. craft beer over the past couple years is the transformation of Newcastle’s Wylam Brewery from regional stalwart into one of...
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Fundamentals #31 — Half Acre Beer Co Tuna Extra Pale Ale
Turns out there are two kinds of Tuna available in a can. The first is an always-handy sandwich meat — perfect whipped up with an over-zealously lobbed ball of mayo,...
