Fundamentals #97 — Brasserie Dupont Saison Dupont
What can I possibly say about Saison Dupont that hasn’t been said a thousand times before? This is a beer of special magnificence. One that has inspired countless journeys into...
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Fundamentals #96 - Humbser Biere Lager Hell Naturtrüb
By and large I don’t consider myself much of a seasonal drinker. When the mood takes me, I’m as happy smashing stout in the blazing sunshine as I am sipping...
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Fundamentals #95 — Arbor Massive Azacc New England Pale Ale
With more than 2,000 breweries in the UK alone, it can be immensely challenging keeping up with who are the latest and greatest within the beer scene. When you consider that more...
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Fundamentals #94 — Track Down Is The New Up New England IPA
Sometimes I’ll try and convince myself that I’m bored of NEIPA. That, somehow, I’m better than it. That my taste has become too sophisticated, my palate transcending to a plane far beyond the...
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Fundamentals #93 - Eko Haze New England IPA
There are more than 2,000 breweries operating in the UK today, more than double than there were just a decade ago, and over 20 times more than in the early...
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Fundamentals #92 — Lost and Grounded Helles
Malt is a too-often under-appreciated ingredient in our favourite beers. More often than not hops will take centre stage, even for beers with far more complex grain-bills than they have...
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Fundamentals #91 - Villages Big Salad New England IPA
I miss brewery taprooms. I might be a pub creature at heart – someone that longs for a warm, dimly lit space, perhaps sat bellied up to the bar on...
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Fundamentals #90 — Glasshouse Poetic Differences Pale Ale
There’s an idea among the biggest multinational brewers that to be “craft” is to ensure part of your offering is a hazy, hoppy beer with little or no bitterness, brewed...
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Fundamentals #89— Queer Brewing Existence As A Radical Act Pale Ale
I was recently asked how I stay objective when I write about beer, and the short answer is: I don’t. Or, to be more accurate, I can’t. Beer is my life and a...
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Fundamentals #88 — St Mars of the Desert Old School Quality West Coast IPA
If you’re really into beer and Online All The Time like I am, you’ll be aware that we’re now at the stage of the current West Coast IPA discourse where...
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FUNDAMENTALS #87 — RedWillow Weightless Strata Session IPA
There is a tendency when a new hop variety becomes available commercially to present it to the drinker in its most extreme form; to express the characteristics of this particular...
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Fundamentals #86 - Futtle Organic Saison with Hogweed Seeds
So aghast was Peter Gabriel – well known vocalist, and unlikely amateur botanist, in 70s beat combo Genesis – at the prevalence of Giant Hogweed in the United Kingdom, he...
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Fundamentals #85 — Utopian Brewing Černé Speciální Dark Lager
As soon as lockdown is over I’m booking tickets to Prague and spending a couple of days absorbing as much světlý ležák as the Czech capital will allow. I’m fortunate...
