Posts Tagged ‘Beer’
My love is like a… Rose Pale Ale
On Valentine’s Day, there’s nothing like saying it with roses. Or, for the less romantic, there’s always Rose Pale Ale. Scottish online drinks specialist Flavourly have partnered with Arcade Beerworks and the Secret Garden Distillery, the UK’s largest grower of the Apothecary Rose to create the ‘romantic’ limited edition craft beer. Produced by Arcade Beerworks…
Read MoreBrewgooder auctions first whisky sour beer for charity
A collaborative ‘whisky sour’ beer is aiming to become one of the most expensive bottles of beer ever auctioned, with all the proceeds going towards supporting clean water charity projects. Brewgooder has joined forces with sour beer heroes Vault City and B Corp distillers Bruichladdich to create the whisky sour beer, inspired by the iconic…
Read MoreVeganuary: Spar’s own-label wines turn vegan
As ‘Veganuary’ continues, Peter Ranscombe recommends wines from Spar’s own-label range, which has turned vegan. WHY isn’t all wine vegan? It’s a good question, and one I get asked a lot at wine tastings. Don’t worry – winemakers aren’t sneaking slithers of steak into their vats or grating gorgonzola into their barrels. The main culprits…
Read MoreHaggis beer launches in time for Burns Night
Flavourly have partnered with popular haggis maker Macsween, to produce a limited edition haggis beer perfect for celebrating Burns Night. The Cold Macsween Beer (Haggis beer) was the brainchild of Edinburgh based online drinks specialist Flavourly and uses the exact spice blend from the top secret Macsween Haggis recipe to make the Haggis Spiced Pale…
Read MoreBrewgooder and Social Bite join forces for Christmas
Two of Scotland’s leading purpose-driven entrepreneurs have reunited to tackle hunger. The pair who worked together to bring Leonardo Di Caprio to Edinburgh to help tackle homelessness in Scotland have reunited to launch a new campaign to educate festive drinkers on how to donate to their nearest foodbank. Alan Mahon, founder of Brewgooder, first worked…
Read MoreBross ready for second Beer & Bagels pop-up event
Following a successful launch event with Pilot Beer, Bross Bagels will continue its Bagels & Beer pop-up programme by partnering with Scottish Brewery of the Year, Fierce Beer. The Aberdeen brewery will join Larah Bross at the Bross Bagels Portobello Bakery on Portobello High Street, on Thursday November 25, from 7pm. Guests will enjoy four…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 11
Cask & Still issue 11 takes us on a whisky road trip, visiting the North Coast 500’s twenty distilleries is an epic journey. In Bar Snaps, we discover a luxurious whisky paradise in New Zealand. Me and My Dram sees Scots singer-songwriter KT Tunstall join us for a dram round the campfire. Johanne McInnis…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 10
In Cask & Still’s tenth edition we meet the MacLean brothers. Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean, are the sons of acclaimed whisky writer and connoisseur Charles MacLean. The trio were rowing to Scotland’s West Coast distilleries as the perfect training for them as they prepared to row across the Atlantic. In Bar Snaps, our regular…
Read MoreNotebook – October 2021
A Speyside whisky from The Wine Society is among the bottles reviewed by drinks blogger Peter Ranscombe. THERE’S a distinct “Speyside” theme to the latest in this occasional series of articles, during which I delve into my tasting notebook to share some recent discoveries. In a move you might not expect, there’s also a “smoky”…
Read MoreInnis & Gunn’s new brewery plans are approved
Planning permission for Innis & Gunn’s brewery at Heriot-Watt University’s Research Park has officially been granted by The City of Edinburgh Council. Spanning a two-hectare site, the new facility will provide increased brewing capacity which will ultimately support the brewer’s continued growth, both in the UK and internationally. This will be the first major brewery…
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