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Double IPA: Galway Bay has made its 9-per-cent-alcohol Sans Juice with New Realm
With or without juice: Three big beers for the weekend

As we head into summer, lighter and lower-alcohol craft beers are starting to steal the limelight. But there are still plenty of big, hoppy IPAs to ge(...)

Orval: the Trappist ale features the legend of Countess Matilda on its label. Photograph: James Cridland/CC
The naked countess, the fish and the row about a Trappist ale poster

Matilda of Canossa, countess of Tuscany, has been causing a bit of a fuss in the beer world. She’s the woman who, legend goes, accidentally dropped he(...)

There will be plenty of weirdness in 2019, so don’t be surprised if beers start to start more like soups or salads
Craft beer trends for 2019: Keeping it hazy – and weird

The IPA will continue to reign supreme in the world of craft beer in the new year – though the question is whether they’ll be hazy or clear. The cloud(...)

“I’m a bit claustrophobic, so I was certainly out of my comfort zone.” Black Donkey brewer Richard Siberry
Beer from the underworld: a little sip of ancient Ireland

Near the village of Tulsk, Co Roscommon, there’s a small cave that was once known as the “gateway to the underworld”. It was here, they say, that Quee(...)