Happy International Beer Day!

5 Aug 20222 Aug 2022

Once a year the beer community around the world unify under the banner of their shared interest - a love for that sweet sweet nectar. Join us as we look…

Faith In Custard, Rhubarb And Custard Pale Ale (Northern Monk x Leimai Lemaow)

15 Jul 202222 Jun 2022

You're probably as confused as i was looking at that collection of words strung together above the Northern Monk branding. Some of the words make sense and others look very…

Crowdsurfer, West Coast DIPA (Signature Brew)

1 Jul 20221 Jul 2022

Today we're getting lifted off our feet and onto the shoulders of giants! This release of Signature Brews IBU-hefty, West Coast styled Double India Pale Ale, Crowdsurfer, comes in a…

Stylus, NEIPA (Signature Brew)

27 May 202223 May 2022

Ireland is currently experiencing one of our famous allocated "sunny days". We get around 14 of these a year, when the sun breaks from between a crack in the clouds…

Death Star EP II, Chocolate, Peanut & Caramel Imperial Stout (Northern Monk)

29 Apr 202226 Apr 2022

Slap any sort of Star Wars branding on a product and you've got my attention. It's a bonus if that product happens to be beer. Today we're looking at an…

Canute Kveik, Modern English Pale (Firebrand Brewing Co)

21 Jan 202221 Jan 2022

Cracking this one open it becomes quickly apparent that it's a lively brew. Foaming wildly it couldn't wait to get out, and i couldn't wait to get stuck in. Forged…

It’s Hotter Than The Sun (Alphabet Brewing Company)

20 Dec 202110 Dec 2021

By now you will have read our review of Alan Partridge : Alpha Papa, or our fantastic post explaining What is Kveik Beer?. So it's safe to say you're more…

Coolerr Classic

22 Nov 202121 Nov 2021

As you may have gathered, we hate the thought of warm beer. Ask anyone. Well, not anyone, but anyone who might know the answer... It's with this hatred in mind…

Hop Hero (Beer Cooler)

12 Nov 202111 Nov 2021

Recently i've been on the hunt for a worthy drinking vessel. The wooden Viking-style tankard with a rough outer casing, adorned with skulls, horns and Celtic symbolism looks great, but…

IPA #003, Citra Cryo & Mosaic NEIPA (Standard Brew Co)

7 Nov 2021

There's absolutely nothing more satisfying than discovering new beers. Well, maybe opening the new beer to discover a potential new favourite. So what is this new beer? Well it's a…

Happy In Sunburst (Pentrich Brewing)

5 Nov 20215 Nov 2021

In my limited time on this earth i've decided that "Imperial" anything where beer is concerned can only be a good thing. There's a huge and established market for Stouts…

Eternal Haze (Northern Monk X Stigbergets)

22 Oct 202121 Oct 2021

Today we're getting involved with this Double Dry Hopped Double India Pale Ale or DDH DIPA for those who like abbreviations. It's a collaboration between Northern Monk (Leeds) and Stigbergets…