Craft Metropolis Online Craft Beer Blog

It’s a little after office hours and I’m in a queue at, of all places, a bar. ‘What can I get you?’ asks the bartender as I make it to the front. He’s wearing a baseball cap and wire-rimmed glasses, and he dons the obligatory modern-beer-moustache. He’s smiling, enthusiastic and immediately likeable. ‘I’ll have a […]

For the most part, I’m pretty happy to pretend that Craft Metropolis – the online beer shop and taproom I run down in South London –is the only craft beer shop in the world. Occasionally though, I find myself somewhere from which grabbing a beer from HQ would prove problematic. Like when I’m visiting family […]

Lager is the biggest selling style of beer in the UK so I sat down with lager specialist and Lost and Grounded co-founder Alex Troncoso as part of my look into innovation in craft beer to see where it sits in the independent scene. – Your Keller Pils has become a huge success, was becoming […]

Beer is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverages in the world, with a rich and fascinating history dating back thousands of years. From its early origins in ancient civilizations to its present-day status as a global industry, beer has played a significant role in shaping human culture and society. In this […]

Although you might expect the recent turn of seasons to come laden with sours, really, this week, it was hoppy beers that stole the show. Check it out… These are the best new beers to try this week.

We had another drop of imports from the US this week. Seriously – every time I think UK brewing is on par, the new releases from the USA prove, when it comes to craft brewing, the USA are still pretty far ahead.

So this week, my pick of the best new beers focuses on US imports. They’re pricey, mind. And if your wallet is feeling it, there’s some sexy stuff from the UK to explore too. Check these out…

With Easter here breweries have broken out their big guns. This week, whether you’re into hops, sours or, of course, chocolate stouts, you’re in for a right treat. Here are the 9 best beer releases this week.

With beers out from Finback, Other Half, The Veil and the like, this week, you really do have the chance to try some of the world’s best beers. Let’s go!

Roll up beer lovers and gather round, cause I’m back once again to tell you all about the best new beer releases we’ve unearthed this week, new hoppy stuff all the way from Italy, something juicy and bitter inspired by the West Coast, and Neon’s new Easter beer – based on Mini Eggs!

First up though we turn our attention to Verdant – in what could be their best IPA ever…