Beer Tastings

Are You Tasting The Pith?

This is our weekly writing page - a collection of informal notes about what we've been drinking, eating and doing, week by week. Chances are it will be predominantly about beer, particularly the dry, pithy, hoppy beers I like so much - hence the tongue-in-cheek title. But we also intend to include notes on wine, spirits, cocktails, food, motorbikes, holidays, draught beers, and anything else we feel like writing about.

At the awards dinner for the British Guild of Beer Writers on December 11th 2008, this website scooped first place for best use of new media in beer writing for 2008. As a consequence of being a category winner, Zak Avery was put forward as a contender for Beer Writer of the Year, and despite having had no previous form, scooped the Gold Tankard. Previous recipients include the late Michael Jackson, Roger Protz, Alistair Gilmour and Jeff Evans. Really, it's quite an accolade. You can read the news on the Guild website here, or have a look at the newsletter announcing the awards here.

28th June 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - BrewDog 77 and Morecambe Bay Potted Shrimp

14th June 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - BrewDog How to Disappear Completely

24th May 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Highland Brewing Orkney Blast

26th April 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Beer & Asparagus

19th April 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Port Brewing Hop 15

5th April 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Russian River Beatification

22nd March 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - BrewDog Zeitgeist (and their slave army)

15th March 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Birrificio Italiano Tipopils & Bibock

1st March 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - St Austell Admiral's Ale

15th February 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Gale's Prize Old Ale

1st February 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Carnegie Porter, Oysters and Sausages

25th January 09 - ESSAY: Sharp's Brewery, Rock, Cornwall, UK.

18th January 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Sharp's Chalky's Bite

11th January 09 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Harviestoun Ola Dubh

25th December 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Duvel Triple Hop

12th December 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Goose Island Bourbon Count Brand Stout 2008

9th November 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Old Peculier

26th October 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Scotch Ales

12th October 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Greene King Old Crafty Hen

28th September 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Oktoberfest

7th September 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - The Orval Project (Part 1)

31st August 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Harvest Ales

17th August 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - St. Peters Amarillo Ale

3rd August 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Yorkshire Day

20th July 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Budvar and Pitfield Organic Lager

6th July 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Hop Back Summer Lightning

22nd June 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Saison Dupont & Merguez

19th May 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Moravka Lager Beer

7th May 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Asparagus and Belgian Triples

23rd April 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - St. George's Day & Brakspear Ales

13th April 08 - Haand Bryggeriet IPA and Norse Porter - Cor, there's lovely.

6th April 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Cantillon & Timmermans Kriek

23rd March 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Liefman's Kriek

9th March 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Chimay Red

2nd March 08 - V-BLOG: A Year of Beer - Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

14th February 08 - VIDEO BLOG: A Year of Beer - Trappist Ales & Lent

3rd February 08 - VIDEO BLOG: A Year of Beer - Old Bear Capstan FS

20th January 08 - VIDEO BLOG: A Year of Beer - Adnams Innovation

15th January 08 - James McRorie and the Weeping Bottle

13th January 08 - VIDEO BLOG: A Year of Beer - Meantime Winter Time

6th January 08 - VIDEO BLOG: A Year of Beer - Schneider Aventinus

9th December 2007 - A Quick Pint Before the Train

28th October 07 - Cheese and Beer (Part 1)

21st October 07 - Wood-Aged Beers: A Trip to Thornbridge Hall

14th October 07 - Co-Op Organic Fairtrade, Tui East IPA & Thierez Etoile du Nord

29th September 07 - Harviestoun Try'd & Tested, Springhead Roaring Meg

22nd September 07 - Beer & Cheese at the Gramercy Tavern

8th September 07 - Decoding American IPA

5th August 07 - We interrupt this broadcast....

29th July 07 - Very Berry Perry - Cider Coes (alco)Pop!

22nd July 07 - Hand-brewed in Otley - Rodhams IPA

15th July 07 - Dining with the Big Boys - Coors Speciality Offering

8th July 07 - And then Anheuser-Busch called... which was nice.