Fundamentals #138 - Two Flints Sonic Muse West Coast IPA
Long time readers of this column will know that I have, for a long time, asserted the fact that the West Coast is indeed the best coast. The reason for...
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Fundamentals #138 - Two Flints Sonic Muse West Coast IPA
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Fundamentals #137 - Elusive Brewing Brave Noise West Coast Pale Ale
It began with a simple question. When brewer Brienne Allan asked on her Instagram stories “Have you ever experienced sexism in the beer industry?”, responses, largely from women and non-binary...
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Fundamentals #136 — Track x Pellicle Always Trust the Optimist West Coast IPA
Since I started writing about beer more than a decade ago, I’ve taken every opportunity to talk about the experience that showed me that beer was more than something you...
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Fundamentals #120 — Burnt Mill Get The Onyx West Coast IPA
Bitterness is one of the most enjoyable, and most crucial, elements in beer. In my opinion, anyway. When implemented correctly, bitterness sends a signal to your brain, telling you that...
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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 #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 #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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The Beer Lover’s Table: Girolle and Truffle Cacio e Pepe and Magic Rock Cannonball IPA
At a recent dinner, I encountered one of the more memorable food and beer pairings I’ve had in recent months. A plate of tagliatelle, covered in pencil shaving-sized flakes of...
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No More Heroes XIV - Howling Hops West Coast Special IPA #2
I get that people worry about the gradual Americanisation of our beer culture, I really do. The key thing to remember, for me at least, is that the beer landscape...
