Miguel and I have always been fans of dark beer and, occasionally, a solid imperial stout. So, in February 2021, we decided we’d make our own.  It was an exciting challenge for us, but at the same time, we were feeling the weight of the difficult times we were living through. The COVID pandemic had […]

Around a year ago we had to discontinue Tuta, which was an amazing Black IPA with superb reviews. We even received a glowing review from Simon Martin on his Real Ale Craft Beer youtube channel, calling it a magical beer! The discontinuation of Tuta left a black hole (pun intended) in our core range, and […]

Finally, a moment we’ve been waiting ages for !!!
We’ve been meaning to launch a series of limited release beers for quite some time, yet there was always something else which would come up or an issue of limited fermentation tanks.

In a dangerously cramped underground tavern, a group of comrades share a tense chat and a quick drink. Interrupted by an unwelcome stranger, they are forced to share a whisky together.

For the summer of 2021 we had plans to launch an easy drinking pale ale, one with a lighter body than any of the current beers we produced at the time.

According to Miguel’s notebook, the first time we brewed Tuta was in February 2019.  The brewing of this beer was quite a roller coaster ride. Around 6 weeks after brewing the first batch, we opened the first bottles and were delighted to say the least. It wasn’t a finished product, we knew, yet we were […]

On a sunny day in February 2020 I walked into Two Buoys bistro and asked to speak to the manager. The bartender pointed towards a skinny guy with black hair, who I walked up to with an air of confidence.

The decision to produce a Single Malt and Single Hop (S.M.a.S.H) ale was a result of our innate curiosity in two particular ingredients we loved.

Practically every craft brewery has an IPA amongst its core range of beers, Alpha being our own.