Stop trying. It’s over. The greatest pump clip of all time has been created. The bells have cracked. The sun: Eclipsed. The birds are hushed and the trees have ceased to sway. In the pursuit of perfection, a masterpiece of our time has been released from its marble monolith of InDesign; chiselled deftly with love […]
Avoiding the promotion of alcoholism
When you’re “into” the alcohol industry, no matter the particular drink you’re selling, there’s a public health line you have to tread carefully. People are responsible for their own choices, of course, but there are ways that brands can try not to fully encourage the misuse of their product. By law in the UK you […]
Hipsters: My unpopular opinion
You there. You don’t like hipsters do you? No. Nobody does. Hipsters are a scourge on society, what with all their strange facial hair and their penchant for foods and drinks you’ve never heard of. What’s wrong with a pint of Fosters anyway? Exactly. Posers. Showoffs. Get back to Shoreditch. Except hipsters don’t just live […]
My 2017 hopes and dreams for beer in North and East Lancashire
I think we’ve all read enough internet news by now to know that in the first waking days of 2017, craft beer is booming/slumping and cask beer is doing well/shite and that people are really starting to love/hate beer in all it’s interesting/unnecessarily complex forms. Where I am however, it’s a little different. Speaking to Boak […]
Beer tasting #2 – this time it’s Christmassy
What makes a beer Christmassy? Round 2 of our beer tasting saga was heralded by a picture message from Jason (Menzies, cellar manager of Bowland Brewery’s Holmes Mill bar) of four Christmassy beers. November is the new December. The aim was to judge how Christmassy each brew made us feel. The intention wasn’t to judge […]
Beer Tasting #1
As homebrewers, Tom and I have been fiddling with grain and hydrometers for about two years, but as beer tasters we’re pretty green. If we want to get better at brewing, especially now that Tom’s all grain brewing setup is fully functional and our first test batch was about a 90% success (post to come), […]
Storing treats for winter – Tempus Project and Omnipollo Noa
Starting a new blog. No pressure. Just write something to set the tone. How about some reviews of beers I haven’t even drunk yet? Let’s have a go. We’ve been picking up special bottles whenever we find them to squirrel them away for Christmas. I’m a huge Christmas fan and have been secretly planning the […]