– Old and Dark Festival 2013 / Tuesday 3rd December – Sunday 22nd December
It’s that wonderful time of year once again! Yes it is cold…and arguably miserable. True it is getting dark so early that it feels like there’s barely any point getting out of bed. Indeed it could be said a commercial Christmas is being stuffed into our brains at every opportunity…
However! This means it is the perfect time to comfort ourselves with some Old, Dark and generally delicious beers! As ever we have tried our hardest and harassed multiple excellent brewers into providing us with an array of their darkest and most delightful beers. These brewers include Moor, Brewfist, Kernel, Magic Rock, Fyne, Thornbridge, Summer Wine, Fyne, Ashover, Quantum, Black Jack, Brewdog, Hopcraft, Kirkstall, Black Edge and others.
Some are old favourites, whilst others are new and exciting ones to try for the first time. You’ll have to come in to find out which though and yes those who’re not dark beer appreciators we’ll keep a token offering to placate you.
We hope this will offset the trauma of this challenging month…and are pretty confident it will-it worked last year anyway!
– Photos / Meet The Brewer with The Kernel – Monday 26th November
Our final Meet The Brewer of 2013 was host by Evin O’Riordain The Kernel, more of an education in ‘beer philosophy’, this was a great end to our event schedule.
We had the pleasure of sampling Citra IPA, Barrel Aged Biere De Table, Raspberry Sour, Double 4 C and London Export Stout 1890.
Thanks to all who made it down to fastest selling Meet the Brewer event of this year! Here’s to 2014, see you at our next event on Monday 27th January. More information will be revealed on Thursday 2nd January 2014, tickets will also be available from this date.
– Meet The Brewer with The Kernel Brewery / Monday 25th November 2013
5.30pm doors – event starts at 6.15pm
SOLD OUT
It doesn’t seem possible that The Kernel only arrived on the UK beer scene in 2009, given its growth and the multitude of beers it has been offering since its inception. Head brewer Evin O’Riordain came to brewing via a visit to New York in 2007. Upon his return to London, he set about honing his brewing skills as a home brewer and then opened The Kernel on Maltby Street, surrounded by small production food purveyors.
The brown bottles with the simple label design became iconic. Fast forward three years, and the brewery had outgrown its original premises, necessitating a move into the Dockley Road Industrial Estate, along with some other neighbouring businesses. Saturday mornings at Kernel have become a must for beer enthusiasts, visitors and Londoners alike, to sip the beers at their source. We’re excited to announce that Kernel will be hosting out last Meet The Brewer of 2013!
What a great way to end an amazing year of Meet The Brewer events!
– Photos / Meet The Brewer with Harbour – Monday 28th October
Many thanks to everyone that came to Meet The Brewer with Harbour on Monday including Rhys and Eddie, braving the worst storm of the decade, to come all the way from Guilford. We had a great time, especially enjoying the Aji Limon Pale Ale made with yellow chillies, delicious. We wish them luck on their mission to get a bottling machine as they are currently bottling by hand!
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