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B-I-Y @ Krafty Brew, Edinburgh

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— Over the years, it’s gradually dawned on us Brits that there’s a higher purpose to beer brewing than Tennents and Hofmeister* would have you believe. And, as our small nation develops a more discerning palette for malt and hops, this movement has urged the home brewing industry to up its game. I’ll interject here with a nostalgic anecdote. I remember the first time I tried to brew my own beer; it resembled a plastic hessian sack that conveniently looped onto a coat hook, and promised ‘Twenty pints of delicious, foaming, nut-brown ale.’ Of course, what it actually yielded was … Continue reading B-I-Y @ Krafty Brew, Edinburgh

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Craft Beer Rising @ Drygate

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— Last Saturday, Drygate brewery co-hosted a beer tasting event with Williams Brothers brewery and Craft Beer Rising – one the UK’s biggest beer event organisers. Forty beer-savvy attendees arrived, lured with the promise of tastings, testings and a lunch menu with matched beers. First, a bit about the brewery. If you’ve somehow managed to avoid the recent buzz around Williams Brothers’ and Tennents joint venture, you’ve done well. The last 12 months have seen Drygate in a frenzy of promotion, all in the pursuit of carving their name into craft beer and modern creative culture. They’re young, passionate and … Continue reading Craft Beer Rising @ Drygate