Historically, there is really no difference between a stout and a porter, but in modern style guidelines, a stout is differentiated by the addition of roasted barley. Both are dark, heavy, wintry drinks. The term ‘stout’ evolved from the use of the other meaning of the word – ‘strong’. In the eighteenth century, the strongest [...]
The bottle that your glass of St Peter’s beer comes in is a replica of one first produced in 1770 for Thomas Gerrard, an innkeeper in Gibbstown, near Philadelphia. There is little connection between Gerrard and the modern St Peter’s brewery in Suffolk, but the bottle is a lovely shape and has a satisfying quality [...]
Leeds has plenty of big, brash, flashy bars serving alcopops to the townie masses. You generally won’t find a great deal of decent beer in these places, and if you’re anything like me at all, you probably won’t have a good time, either. At the other extreme, there are a lot of traditional pubs that [...]
The Fox & Newt has been brewing it’s own beer under the Fox Brewery flag since the start of the year, and has gained a steady reputation for some excellent and inventive brews. Three Fox Brewery beers were on tap this weekend, with a few more listed as ‘sold out’ or ‘coming soon’ on what [...]
After much effort, I finally managed to get hold of a couple of bottles of Saltaire Brewery’s award-winning Hazelnut Coffee Porter, from the excellent Beer Ritz in Headingley. Beer Ritz is an Aladdin’s cave of premium and real beer and worth a slight detour, even on a snowy day. It may very well be one [...]