Notes on how I planned a festival guided tasting for St Albans Beer Festival 2026

A ongoing list of every nitro stout brewed by an independent brewery in the UK

Pubs of the Shire · Episode

It’s part and parcel of selling draught beer but many publicans want to do it less frequently. There are products available to achieve this, but are they worth the risk?

It’s part and parcel of selling draught beer but many publicans want to do it less frequently. There are products available to achieve this, but are they worth the risk?

A ongoing list of every nitro stout brewed by an independent brewery in the UK

Some rambling thoughts on recipe changes, branding changes, and the temporary nature of enjoying a beer.

A ongoing list of every nitro stout brewed by an independent brewery in the UK

Reflections on a decade of British brewed New England IPAs “I genuinely believe that these kinds of beers are going to change the way that beer is made in the future and it’s going to bring a lot m…

I messaged Theo “Do you know anywhere good to eat near the pub?” “If you are down for proper Lille cuisine, seek out somewhere that serves Carbonade Flamande, it’s a local speciality. Meat cooked i…

Top ten tips for giving beer or beer related gifts at Christmas

There are brazen spectres who haunt the villages and towns across England. Ghosts of revelry writ large and high, swinging in insult to all who pass by. I am talking about old pub signs. Those that…

It’s 6:30 in the morning and Hook Norton Brewery is already cranking into gear. Golden light streams through the Victorian windows, refracting off copper pipes and setting the steam rising from the oa...

I’m sitting in a prime seat in the Cross Keys, a popular ale pub in the town centre of Thame, Oxfordshire. I’ve got a spot in the far corner, looking across the entire room. From my seat I can see …

It’s 6:30 in the morning and Hook Norton Brewery is already cranking into gear. Golden light streams through the Victorian windows, refracting off copper pipes and setting the steam rising from the oa...

On Saturdays I talk. I talk a lot, and almost all of it is about beer. I run three brewery tours back to back, showing guests around Brewpoint and explaining to them the brewing process, the compan…

I love food. I love beer, and I really love the two together. Beer and food pairing is a brilliant world of flavour opportunity. Truly remarkable culinary experiences can be discovered with an open…