Craft Metropolis Online Craft Beer Blog

The world of beer is clearly divided. Real ale or craft beer the lines are blurred and both craft beer and real ale has a history of being advisory towards each other. It’s got to the point where most people know where they sit in terms of their preference but what both groups will admit […]

Craft Beer has always prided itself on being a fight against mass-produced breweries that have traded quality for quantity. However as craft beer has gained popularity, once independent micro-breweries are growing into international multi-million pound businesses. Brands like BrewDog are now setting their sights on reaching the same heights as the very brewers they once […]

Joining craft beer clubs and experiencing beers from a wide range of breweries always adds to the temptation of brewing our own beers but hardly any of us ever get around to it. Home Brewing can seem like a daunting task, to set up a microbrewery you need experience in the industry, industrial grade microbrewing […]

We love new breweries and we love small passionate brewers so what better way to celebrate this than a sit down and chat with the team behind south London’s latest set-up? Here is our Q&A with Shane, Alex and Phil AKA: Streatham Brewing Co.  1) Tell me more about Streatham Brewing Co. We’re based in […]

We first took a big batch of London Beer Factory wares onto the site back when the winter nights were starting to close in and the nip in the air was nibbling our at our ears. We can only apologise for not restocking their beer sooner but worry not we have resolved this terrible situation […]

The Indian Pale Ale is with its deep hoppy taste is one of my favorite beers and it’s always intrigued me as to where and how that unique and famous taste originates – and quite where the name came from. Of all the everyday things like tea the now humble IPA has become part of […]

The alcohol industry has changed drastically in the last couple of years when it comes to craft beer, the mass-produced lager of yesteryear has recently been losing ground to the craft beer market, and the big players are taking note.  In the UK this has been brought into the mainstream by Scottish brewers BrewDog who […]

When we were first asked to #raiseatoast way back last year we didn’t really know what to make of it all. When the creators of Toast ale came to us to tell us all about their beer we were naturally interested to hear more. Our intrigue was expanded beyond the fact there was a new […]

How much money do I have? Keep your nose out!…but if I had a pound for everyone that said “beer in the post that’s a great idea” I wouldn’t be writing this. I’d be on a beach. It’s great because getting beer delivered to your door is one of life’s ultimate pleasures. Beer in the post….tell […]