Festiv'Ale season

The sun's out, the temperature is on the increase and the Summer Solstice is imminent - time then for a decent, tasty thirst quencher. Festiv'Ale ticks all the right boxes: a pale, light malty body hides below a hop blanket of blackcurrant, mint, grapefruit and passion fruit. A sharp, crisp aftertaste finishes things off nicely.

Available throughout the summer, in every decent pub and at every decent festival in East Kent.

First up is the Hop Farm, followed quickly by Lounge on the Farm.

Gadding about

Wading in to great keg debate

Roger doesn't like them, nor does Peter but Mark does and so does Stefano. So what is it about 'keg' that so sharply divides some of the greatest players in the craft beer revolution?

I don't know, I won't get involved (lord knows I've wound some of them up enough in the past). But I have been carrying out some experiments for my Dutch mates Bert & Menno who, respectively, invent and sell Keykegs®. As a result I can tell you now that there is a time and a place for keg, in fact, there is a time when keg is better.

Crikey, I think I just joined in. Oh well, in for a penny, in for a euro. Let's make some keg beer!