Process Developments at S.M.O.D.
Read us gloating about having bought a basket.
A Cooler for All Occasions
We delve into the history and traditional uses of flat coolers.
Wundo and Koel It!
There’s a long gap between this and my previous writings and I should apologize to anyone who cares. We’ve been busy, of course but we had been allowing the beers and taproom to speak for us I guess. Mostly people…
The Urchin’s Tale
The Urchin was a small creature. Insignificant-looking, perhaps. But to some he was very much the opposite, as we shall see. He lived on a moor, a moor on a hilltop, in a land of misty hills and billowy dales. …
There’s no such thing as saison: the story of Jack D’Or.
I had just finished speaking to a group of hot and sweaty home brewers in the mediaeval vaults of a fortified village on a sweltering summer day in Italy. The topic was “saison brewing”, and the reason why I was…
Jack D’Or Must Die (again)
We’re celebrating our forth incarnation of Jack D’Or at his new home here at SMOD. The latest batch is Jack at his most simple and close to his original roots. Pale malt, oats, wheat, a blend of simple yeast strains,…
Hello Attercliffe
Welcome to St.Mars of the Desert