Craft Beer

What are hops and why are they so important in beer? Discover how hops create bitterness, flavour and aroma in everything from lagers to juicy IPAs.

Ever stood in a bottle shop staring at a can covered in terms like DDH, NEIPA, Cryo Hops and IBU, wondering if you've accidentally picked up a chemistry textbook? You're not alone. Craft beer has developed its own language over the years, and some breweries seem determined to fit as many confusing abbreviations onto a can as physically possible. Here's a straightforward guide to the beer terms you're most likely to encounter.

Are cans really better than bottles? Discover why green bottles can make beer taste skunky, how cans protect freshness, and which packaging is actually best for your beer.

Learn the history of Father's Day in the UK and discover gift ideas for beer-loving dads, including craft beer, alcohol free drinks, glassware, brewing machines and money-saving discounts.

Beer gardens are booming across the UK again. Here’s why more people are choosing outdoor pints, and what’s driving the sudden rise.

Mid-strength drinks are changing how people drink. Learn what they are, the benefits, and why they’re growing fast in the UK.

Crafty Devil Brewing Co launch Born Free, their first Alcohol Free beer. Use code HOPPERBF10 for 10% off all Born Free products and learn why this 0.5% pale ale was designed to taste like proper beer.

I’m officially a Wookey Brewing Co brand ambassador. Here’s the story behind the brewery, their iconic witch-mark logo, and what’s coming next on the channel including Wookey Wednesdays.

A new microbrewery is taking shape at Atlantic Business Park in Sully. Nash Point Brewing is being built deliberately and properly, with a focus on people, process, and sustainability rather than hype.

CAMRA saved British beer, but is it keeping up with modern brewing culture in twenty twenty six? A look at the debate, the reactions, and what’s coming in my upcoming video.

Every so often, a brewery comes along that reminds you exactly why craft beer matters. Not hype. Not marketing waffle. Not wild accusations about AI recipe robots or some bloke in a shed typing “IPA” into ChatGPT. Just real people, real graft, proper brewing, and a community that stands behind it. Four Priests Brewery in Middlewich Cheshire, as featured on Channel 5 recently, are a proper British brewery with a back to basics brewing attitude.