Fundamentals #30 — Two Roads Tanker Truck Sauvignon Blanc Gose
The worlds of wine and beer can often feel very different to one another. Beer often tries to grasp at the concept of terroir, French for “of the earth,” referring...
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Fundamentals #27 — Fuerst Wiacek A Quick One IPA
Citra and Mosaic are my homeboys, I like hanging out with them often. I also enjoy it when they’re accompanied by pals like El Dorado, Amarillo, Nelson Sauvin and even...
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Fundamentals #32 — Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Wheat Beer Mix
You’ve probably been reminded by your parents a few times this summer that it’s been the hottest since ‘76. And yes Mum, it has been quite a summer. Not only...
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Fundamentals #26 — North Brewing Co. Transmission IPA
One of my favourite historic pieces of music television is the clip of Joy Division performing Transmission on BBC2’s Something Else back in 1979. The performance is bookended by an...
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Fundamentals #25 — Cloudwater DIPA V3 2018 & V3.1
Time can be good for IPAs. I’m not talking about cellaring your freshest beers and letting them fade away like a forgotten 90’s pop star - this is not how...
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Fundamentals #24 — Pressure Drop x Lost & Grounded How We Roll Belgian Chocolate Stout
Every few months I try to slow down a little and take stock of where the beer industry is right now, and how far it’s come in the past few...
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Fundamentals #23 — Black Iris Let The Juice Loose NEIPA
People say you can have too much of a good thing. That less is, in fact, more. Undoubtedly, there are many walks of life where this is true. Say for...
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Fundamentals #22 – Brick Brewery Kerala Stout
I love a good curry. The way the blend of spices mingle with the char of meat cooked in a Tandoori oven makes it one of my all time favourite...
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Fundamentals #20 – Small Beer
I like alcohol. Or, more pertinently I like the way it makes all the complexities in beer imbued by malt, hops, yeast, water and whatever else interact with my taste...
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Fundamentals #19 – Burnt Mill Ties That Bine DIPA
If you’re anything like me, you’ll have been drinking a generous share of Burnt Mill’s excellent beers lately. At only nine months old Burnt Mill has already become one of...
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Fundamentals #18 – Amundsen Bryggeri Dessert In A Can Pecan & Maple Pie Imperial Stout
“Check out the discus of my meniscus.” That’s what I’d probably say if I posted a picture of this beer to Instagram. That’s what all the kids are saying these days,...
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Fundamentals #17 – Lervig X Boneyard West Coast Dank IPA
My first experience of Oregon’s Boneyard Beer was one of those coincidental beer moments that flicked on a light inside my head. As a brewery it’s known these days for...
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Fundamentals #16 – Anspach & Hobday The Pfeffernüsse Saison (A Christmas Gift for You)
Hello, this is Matthew Curtis. It is so difficult at this time to say words that would express my feelings about the beer to which you have just consumed. A...
