- May 24, 2016
Italian Beers
Italy? Beer? Yes, they make it there. This will not be news to anyone familiar with the hop forward offerings of Brewfist or...
- Mar 31, 2016
The Beer Shop
If you hadn’t noticed, we like pubs. Log fires, smelly old dogs, dartboards and profuse wood paneling. We love the archetypal...
- Feb 22, 2016
Middle Eastern Beers
Legend has it that beer was invented by the good people of Mesopotamia (now known as Iraq) a long, long time ago. They even long wrote...
- Dec 29, 2015
Indy Man Beer Con
The Independent Manchester Beer Convention is the beer festival which isn’t. A coming together of the most exciting breweries known to...
- Sep 18, 2015
Magic Rock Tap
To be honest, we aren’t that knowledgeable when it comes to Huddersfield. It’s hilly, has a train station, and isn’t too far from...
- Aug 4, 2015
Chorlton Beer Festival
In early July we were blessed with about a week of fine weather here in Manchester. Luckily, the annual Chorlton Beer Festival fell...
- Jul 19, 2015
The Sun in September
In his classic 1946 essay The Moon Under Water, George Orwell describes in some detail his favourite pub. Orwell’s drinking spot features...
- Jul 5, 2015
Buxton Pilgrimage
Buxton Brewery are amazing. I understand that this could easily be taken as hyperbole, but I’d like to assure you, dear reader, that the...
- Jun 1, 2015
Stockport Beer and Cider Festival
It has been a long time since we posted anything at all on this website. This is not due to a lack of enthusiasm, or an absence of...
- Mar 11, 2015
Brightside Brewery Academy IPA Launch
We were invited to our beloved Students Union earlier this month for the launch of Brightside Breweries Academy IPA, a beer brewed...
