Whether it’s in the form of spirit soaked puddings, boozy Christmas parties, or a glass of champagne to toast the festivities; drinking season is upon us. So with the holidays just around the corner, here’s our round up of the best (and worst) Christmas beers on the market for 2015. ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 7.1% ABV Brewed: Hackney, London Based in the heart of East London’s Hackney, Five Points Brewing Co. first started to become established in 2013, following their Five Points Pale Ale, and now there are four beers within the brewery’s core range. We’ve already ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Brewed: Walthamstow, London Strength: 4.5% ABV Founded on the back of a hobby that turned into an obsession, Wild Card Brewery functions from its own site in Walthamstow, having opened at the beginning of last year. And featuring four core beers inspired by picture ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Brewed: San Francisco, California Strength: 6% ABV As was the case with last week’s pick, our beer of the week is, once again a seasonal beer from America. Brewed by Anchor Brewing Company – America’s first craft beer source, it’s unsurprising that the Californian ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 5% ABV Brewed: Brooklyn, New York King of quintessential autumnal dishes, taking centre stage for their Jack-o'-lantern properties at Halloween, through to the American Thanksgiving dinner dessert of choice – pumpkin is the key ingredient for our Beer of the Week. Taking note ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Brewed: Greenwich, London Strength: 4.3% ABV Founded at the turn of the millennium in a small flat in Greenwich by Brew Master Alastair Hook and some like minded friends, Meantime has since become one of the leading breweries in the British Craft Beer revolution. ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 4.8% ABV Brewed: Hackney Wick, London Having already expressed our regards towards Crate’s core range offerings, on more than one occasion, the time has arrived for the Hackney Wick-based brewery’s humble Lager to soak up the spotlight. Brewed on site, like their other Beers, ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 3.8% ABV Brewed: Ellon, Scotland Tired of a market dominated by industrially brewed Lagers and Ales, the team behind BrewDog set up the world’s first crowd-funded brewery in 2007. Now operating from a site in Ellon, just north of Aberdeen, a community of ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 6% ABV Brewed: Hackney, London The Five Points Brewing Company is the latest of London’s microbreweries to have caught our attention. Based in the heart of East London’s Hackney, the brewery first started to become established in 2013, following their Five Points Pale Ale, ...