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 #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...
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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 #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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The Beer Lover’s Table: Chicken Thigh Biryani and Stigbergets Juleljus NEIPA
“A perfectly executed biryani will make you aghast with joy. You will remember it and you will make sure your friends remember it, for days or months thereafter.” As...
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Fundamentals #57 — Verdant Random Rules IPA
Before opening, if you twist your can of Random Rules – the latest hazy and intensely hopped IPA from Cornwall’s Verdant – you’ll likely notice some lyrics on the side....
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The Beer Lover’s Table: Skirt Steak with Avocado Herb Salsa & Toasted Pistachios and Cloudwater Aromas & Flavours IPA
Despite certain connotations with roaring fires and fishbowls of Malbec, steak has always struck me as a summertime food. Picture: blazing-hot barbecues in lush back gardens, slabs of meat sputtering...
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The Beer Lover’s Table: Peanut Noodles With Fried Halloumi and Polly’s Brew Co Simcoe Mosaic IPA
Getting a takeaway is usually better in theory than in practice. There is the excitement of ordering too much food and planning a carefree night in front of Netflix; there...
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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 #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 #34 — Loka Polly Hallertau Blanc IPA
I’ve been writing for Hop Burns & Black for more than three years now, but I think this is the first time I’ve written for Jen, Glenn and the team...
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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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The Beer Lover’s Table: Falafel Pita Sandwiches & Abbeydale Brewery Huckster NEIPA
Late last year, while sheltering from a Philadelphia snowstorm, I ate the best falafel of my life. Incongruous, but true. The setting was Goldie — a restaurant which is owned...
