Well, hey folks. I hope this mail finds you well. The day job now has everyone working from home, which is the right call. It also gives me plenty of time to check out the fridge here and realise that Read more…
During the set-up of A Hoppy Place, I was getting fairly regular email shots and calls from local breweries offering samples, trying to get their beer on the shelves in Windsor. For many of our breweries, what with the PubCo Read more…
In April 2018, CAMRA decided once again NOT to extend the scope of the organisation beyond real Ale. Unfortunately, for the relevance of our organisation I feel this was a huge mistake. The majority of members – as has been Read more…
What is so exciting about opening up when we are is the astounding selection of fabulous local brewers in our area 15 years ago our most widely drunk local brewery would probably have been Brakspears. But the vast majority of Read more…
What do you do when you know that a year from now roughly, you’d quite like to open your own taproom, but then you walk past the perfect property when out for lunch and just know you need to go Read more…
Whilst exploring Southern California’s stunning Route 1 coastline back in May 2018, the differences in the way beer is sold in the USA and the UK could not have been more stark… I’ve been a beer drinker since the age Read more…
Whilst having a mostly friendly discussion with a Polish truck driver about #Brexit in a basement bar north of the Belfort in Bruge, I had possibly the best beer experience of my life to date. I think. Some of the Read more…