Craft Metropolis Online Craft Beer Blog

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 […]

Watneys beer. Red barrel. The 1970s. Remember those? Maybe not with fond memories but a brave band of brand revivers have taken hold of the iconic brewery and have given the beer a facelift. We catch up with the team behind Watneys pale ale beer – their new creation – to see why they decided […]

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 […]

OK, I’ll admit I was a little sceptical when I was approached by That Thing – the company making “life hack” products. Here they were with a white wand – the Ultrabeer – wanting to explain to me how this thing would improve my enjoyment of my craft beer. I’m open minded and I had […]

No. OK, hold on there. “You do sell Lupuloid online right?” you ask. Yes, and like the rest of the craft beer world I couldn’t wait to try the newest beer from Beavertown but the answer is still no. Let me explain. They say all good things come to those who wait and Beavertown’s IPA […]

Next time your see someone swilling a pint of generic mainstream lager think of all the fish guts in that pint of “beer”. OK, I know what you’re thinking; “sounds a bit extreme Oli, I know you like banging on about proper beer but telling someone it’s full of disgusting stuff is a bit far”…or […]