I don’t think I’ve ever made any effort to hide my distaste for vertical extraction as a method of dispensing cask ale. Both the float and the pipe size are bad for proper cask conditioned beer.And…| Beer Nouveau
Let’s talk about bar snacks, and how cheese and onion crisps are satan’s work.Seriously, Cheese ‘n’ Onion, Ready Salted, Salt ‘n’ Vinegar, or if you want a taste of the exotic… Prawn Cocktail. Thes…| Beer Nouveau
Written for The Session: I absolutely hate pub quizzes, but I think pubs should get me to write theirs. I used to be an avid pub quizzer, they used to be fun. The questions were about normal things that a normal person would know and nobody knew all the answers. You didn’t have to cram […]| Beer Nouveau
Some Rambling Thoughts About Beer Writing & Blogs, etc… Okay, so I often see that there isn’t the online beer writing that there used to be. And let’s be honest, there isn’t.About ten or so years ago there was a surge of beer writers following in the wake of the surge of Craft brewers… But […]| Beer Nouveau
And maybe the climate? It seems like a big ask for a small drink, sake has such a small percentage of the global drinks market that no-one even really tracks it. Just its annual worth estimated to be $9.2 billion in 2023 – compared to an overall alcoholic beverage value of $1639.9, 0.56%It really is […]| Beer Nouveau
In the immortal words of Frank N Furter, “I didn’t make him for you”. Many years ago I had an epiphany. Probably more of a rude awakening, but hey.I was sat in a BrewDog (hack, pthuh!) bar and real…| Beer Nouveau
Let’s have a little talk about cars. For some reason when people talk about comparing beer to something they usually compare it to music, I’m guessing that’s because most people k…| Beer Nouveau
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale recently announced that they weren’t going to be putting on their flagship Great British Beer Festival in 2024, swiftly followed by the now expected outcries about …| Beer Nouveau