December New Brews

We started the month with a night out in Leeds, calling in at a mix of trad pubs and modern craft beer venues. Mid-month, we headed to Bucharest and tried out seven different craft beer bars. And, as always, we sampled some tasty new brews at home. But before I share more about what we’ve been drinking, here are the details of the next new brew events.

Sign up, grab a new brew, then log in for a friendly chat.

You'll be asked to introduce yourself, tell us a bit about your business, and let us know what you’re drinking. Once everyone has done this, we’ll just chat about whatever comes up.

There are no sales pitches or presentations. It’s just a group of business owners having a beer together. And don’t worry if you’re planning a Dry January - there are loads of great non-alcoholic brews available.

I’ll also be hosting another in-person event in March, and I’ll be sharing the details as soon as the date and location are confirmed.

Despite walking past the Duck & Drake hundreds of times, we’ve never made it in for a drink before, so this month, we decided to make it the first stop on our Leeds pub crawl.

It’s a traditional old pub with two main rooms, and a beer garden (although it was too cold and wet to sit out). They host live music, serve pies and have an excellent range of cask ales. We’ll definitely be popping in again soon.

Here’s a quick rundown of what we’ve been drinking in December.

Bucharest has more craft beer bars and taprooms than we were able to fit in during our stay, but we did manage to visit seven in total (plus one in the lovely city of Brașov). Here’s a rundown of all seven bars and the beers we tried in each.

We’ve had some lovely beers at home this month, including some Scottish brews for St. Andrew’s Day, and a selection of IPLs and porters.

As always, we’ve been on the lookout for tasty new brews when we’re out and about, and we found a fair few, including these:

We’ve got a quiet January planned, but as always, we have plenty of new brews in the fridge, including these Northern Monk beers we had delivered earlier this month.

And as always, we’ll be on the lookout for interesting new brews when we’re out and about.

I’m always open to recommendations, so do let me know good beers you’ve been drinking recently, and I hope to see you at my next new brew event in a few days.

Cheers!