The Dark Star Beer Blog

UK Breweries and pubs are about more than just great beer

Back in 2012 I went to The States to look at several breweries and whilst failing to convince my better half that this was indeed a ‘work trip’ the net result proved that I may have been right several...

By James | 19/07/17 | Read more

Naked people taste bad

...or why we spent a whole months marketing budget on an ad telling people NOT to use sexist pump clips.

By Steph | 31/08/16 | Read more

Isn't it time we all stopped talking about 'craft' beer?

If we’re really honest, unless you’re picking hops in your back garden, and sourcing your malt from the local farmer, the term ‘craft beer’ was probably bastardised beyond definition quite a few years...