Posts by Glynn Davis
Around Town with Amateur Drinker
In an enjoyable month, Saturday Apr 25 was undoubtedly the highlight for all beer fans: a Siren tap takeover at The Bottle Shop, BeaverTown hosting Lervig at their tap-room, a London brewers’ blind IPA tasting at BrewDog, Shoreditch, and last but most definitely not least Colorado’s Crooked Stave taking over the pumps at the King’s…
Read MoreThrow out your drinking conventions
Convention dictates that when tasting beers we go from dainty lagers and lighter golden ales on to maybe sours and saisons, before moving on to more hoppy brews and darker beers. And then finally ending on the hoppiest double IPAs or the richest, blackest imperial Russian stouts. Not in my house thank-you. Yes, rules are…
Read MoreNon-alcoholic beer you can actually drink
It’s hardly outrageous to damn non-alcoholic beer. Not only is it pointless but it has never tasted any good – despite numerous attempts by a variety of brewers who should have just given up on it years ago. Well, the first truly tasty zero-alcohol ale may have finally appeared. Actually it is probably not really…
Read MoreNot Applicable: Belgium’s Beer Rebels
There is a playful glint in the eye of Stefaan Soetemans, one of the co-founders of Troubadour, as he explains why one of its beers, Antigoon, is called a ‘dubbel blonde’. Their brewery is called The Musketeers brewery, and there is undoubtedly a romantic and buccaneering attitude directing the brewery’s efforts. “People see Antigoon,” a…
Read MoreYou thought you knew about tasting…
Renowned brewer Stuart Howe gives us his thoughts on the supposedly simple task of tasting beer: Tasting beer is a serious business, even if it’s being done for pleasure. I’ve been sampling as a brewer, where to order ativan https://ativanusa.com/ description: Unexplained feeling of anxiety and uneasy panic attacks can significantly destroy the quality of…
Read MoreThe standard unit of measure
For many years, dispensing beer in pints has served us well and we knew that anyone drinking less than the standard unit of measure simply wasn’t playing the game. However, times have moved on and we’re now saddled with a legally defined unit that’s simply unfit for purpose as most drinkers see a half pint…
Read MoreInteresting Antics in London
Former bowls clubs, Conservative clubs, Post Offices, Co-operative shops, town halls, cinemas, and British Legion social clubs have all been turned into pubs. Without doubt some of the most interesting pubs in London are part of the Antic London group that has rescued decaying vacant buildings on high streets with some architectural merit (not always…
Read MoreThe Bad from the Good old days
I fondly recall my halcyon childhood memories of warm summer evening visits to the local pub beer garden with my dad. Of course in those days children weren’t allowed inside the pub so there was always a sense of mystery and intrigue as to happenings behind the firmly closed lobby doors. My dad would disappear…
Read MoreWelcome to Beer Insider
There are lots of websites and blogs devoted to beer so the idea here is to be a little bit different and provide a platform not only for my voice but also a variety of other individuals. The mix includes bar owners, brewers, beer writers, bottle shops and pure-and-simple beer lovers. It’s all about presenting…
Read MoreForget the tea – it’s Beer and Buns
How could they have got it so wrong? The Pale Ale, the IPA, and the German-style Kolsch from Japanese brewers Hitachino Nest and Niigata Beer Co. bear no similarities to the beer styles they are modelled on. But this doesn’t matter one jot because these three beers are enjoyable and unique in their own right.…
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