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Blonde
Blonde ales are very pale in colour. The term orginates from the pale beers commonly brewer in Europe and the Americas. Thought…
Berliner Weisse
Berliner Weisse is a cloudy sour beer that normally sits on the lower range of the Abv spectrum. It is a traditonal…
Amber
Amber Ales are originally a by product of the American Pale Ale, the west coast amber has evolved and developed into a…
Abbey
Abbey ales are an ancient traditon in Belgium, much in the same manner as wine production was closely associated with monastic life…
Wild or Sour
Wild/Sour. The terms “wild” and “sour” ales will normally refer to anything that is traditonally brewered within Belgium. Although the same practices…
Wheat/Weisse
Wheat Beers or Weisse Beers are typically from Bavaria, and usually translate to White Beer. The difference here for those who can’t…
Trappist
Trappist beers are brewed to this day by the monasteries – six in Belgium, two in the Netherlands, and one each in…
Stout or Porter
Stouts and Porters will normally refer to beer that includes roasted malts or barely. Originally stout use to refer to a beer…
Saison
Saison (French for Season) is a pale ale that is highly carbonated, fruity, spicy and often bottle conditioned. Historically brewed at lower…
Pale Ale
Pale ales are the cornerstone of craft beer at the moment. I struggle to find anything that will go down easier after…
IPA
IPA. Short for India Pale Ale, this is favoured amognst much of the craft beer community as the slayer of lager. The…
Are there any indigenous grapes in the New World?
Have you ever wondered, in the middle of night as you stare at the ceiling and try to ignore the…
Tickled Pink. Rose in the sun and snow.
click for video Weirdly, making Rose Prosecco was illegal for the last few years. The “Prosecco” regulator thought it caused consumer confusion…
Za Za Zoom: Wine Tasting in the Covid Age
Za Za Zoom……Wine in the Covid Age What a difference a year makes. This time last year we as an independent wine…
Finish the Fino and Pass the Port
Festive Fancies I think I’m going to have to drink more Port and Sherry this year than in previous years. Not necessarily…