Fundamentals #110 – Floc Brewing Pleasure Theory V2 NEIPA
Pleasure is undoubtedly one of the most fundamental things about beer, and why we drink it. In fact, I explore this topic as much in my book, Modern British Beer,...
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Fundamentals #109 – Brick x Hop Burns & Black HOP East Coast IPA
Back in the early days of this column, the principle of each month’s feature was to focus on a single element within the brewing process, be it an ingredient or...
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Fundamentals #108 – Drop Project x Tate Haze NEIPA
Should craft beer be considered an artform? A lot of beer these days could perhaps be described as “artisanal”, and some breweries are so confident in what they make – and...
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Fundamentals #107 – Polly’s Floret Pale Ale
Over the past couple of years I’ve become a little obsessed with the idea of legacy, and what it means to modern craft brewers. With the explosion of new breweries...
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Fundamentals #106 — Burnt Mill Polar Energy IPA
The New England IPA has been the source of much debate since it emerged from innovative breweries in the North-Eastern US over the past decade or so. Should beer really...
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Fundamentals #105 - DEYA x Do Nothing Mud Pale Ale
Beer, as a beverage and as a culture, is forever changing. From the styles of the beers we drink, to the flavours they possess, and the places where we enjoy them;...
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Fundamentals #104 — Brevnovský Benedict 12º Czech Pale Lager
Something I struggle with is when people tell me they don’t like Czech lagers because they taste like diacetyl. For the uninitiated, diacetyl is a substance created by yeast during...
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Fundamentals #103 — Newbarns Haná Helles Lager
I experienced a moment of immense disappointment the other weekend. I was in Leeds, and the day before I had (somewhat trepidatiously, due to the ongoing pandemic) enjoyed my first proper session at a...
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Fundamentals #102 — Duration Cutting Grass Italian Pilsner
What’s with the spate of “Italian” style pilsners being released by British breweries lately? And just what the hell is an Italian pilsner anyway? First released in 1996, Birrificio Italiano...
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Fundamentals #101 — Rivington Brewing Co Never Known Fog Like It NE Pale
Every so often a new pale ale arrives from a British brewery that I feel serves as a marker in terms of flavour, representing both of where we are now, and where...
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Fundamentals #100 — Elusive x Rock Leopard Pining For Change West Coast IPA
I am a pub creature at heart. While I always keep plenty of beers that veer from the exceedingly interesting to the sublimely refreshing in my fridge, draught pints are...
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Fundamentals #99 - Mountains Walking Tin Sky DDH DIPA
I’ve been an admirer of beer for as long as I’ve been allowed to drink it. But my first trip to the US in July 2010 was what turned me into a...
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Fundamentals #98: Newtown Park x Verdant Emerging From The Mist Double IPA
A few years ago I attended a cheese tasting hosted by the ebullient Ned Palmer, author of A Cheesemonger’s History of the British Isles. It consisted of a selection of...
