Recently, I was kindly sent a bottle of Cuvée Koffi, a single malt whisky from Waterford Whisky , a distillery based in the Irish town of the same name. I don’t write a lot about whisky, but it’s something I enjoy immensely, and would like to write about a bit more. I particularly enjoy American| TOTAL ALES
What does it take to start a beer trend? When Brut IPA emerged from San Francisco’s now shuttered Social Kitchen and Brewery back in 2018, the idea was quickly picked up and copied the world over. The style fast-became a simulacrum of itself; based on an idea of a beer, rather than any tasting e| TOTAL ALES
For the March 2025 edition of The Session I’m asking participants to produce a piece of critical writing about beer or pubs. This could be a review of a beer you’ve enjoyed, or perhaps one you haven’t. A pub you’re fond of, or maybe one that has room for improvement. You could write about a beer| TOTAL ALES
Last week I published a critical review of a whisky from Irish distillery Waterford Whisky. Admittedly I don’t have much skin in the game when it comes to whisky, but enough so that they saw fit to send me a bottle. One that made me think, and thus stimulated what was, for me, a useful exercise| TOTAL ALES
Have you ever experienced something felt so deep within your bones you consider it to be life-changing?| TOTAL ALES