How about this tasty-looking dish?
The burger isn’t bad either, right? Hahaha!
Read the full post below to discover who is serving this plant-based beauty.
I’m getting drunk for you
Why I Gave Up Drinking
I gave up drinking alcohol almost three years ago. And when I say gave up, I mean I just stopped.
One day I was the kind of person who drank eight pints in a single sitting, and the next I decided I didn’t want to do it anymore.
It wasn’t a slow phase out. It wasn’t a careful weaning off process. It was me recognising, after decades of patterns that were compulsive, that alcohol wasn’t serving me in any meaningful way anymore.
Read more below.
Vegan Pub for the People
If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the past few months glowering at the clouds and wondering if the sun still knows how to shine.
But now the blue skies are finally creeping in, the days are stretching out, and London is slowly becoming a bit more bearable. Which means one thing. We all need to be at this legendary vegan pub, dining in their beer garden.
Read below for the full post.
Vegan Sunday Roast In East London
Something special is located in East London and if you have not experienced it yet, you need to change that immediately. It involves delicious food, a proper pub atmosphere, and the kind of place vegans dream about.
Keep reading below for the full information.
Club Mexicana Lands At Queen of Hoxton
Club Mexicana is at it again, making sure London is drowning in delicious vegan tacos. And this time, they’re taking over the kitchen at Queen of Hoxton.
Permanently!
Really Good Beer is really good… really!
Do you like beer? Do you like making positive choices for the planet as a consumer?
Well, say hello to your new vegan beer supplier!
Launched in March 2021, Really Good Beer is all about sourcing beer from small breweries and chaneling partial profit to good causes.
That sounds EXACTLY like my drop of amber.
What is the ethos behind Really Good Beer? The gang over there says:
Our mission? To create gorgeous beer that helps solve important problems whilst you’re drinking it. Clever huh? OK, not Einstein clever, but we like to think we wouldn’t be kicked out of A-level business studies.
After realising that the five largest mega-brewers in the world make nearly 60% of all the beer on Earth, Really Good Beer jumped into action.
What was the plan of action to make sure they could make a difference to the world of beer and the world in general?
First: we brewed our first beer in a shared space in Hackney but we realised the better model was to get our beer brewed at existing small breweries (who really know their stuff).
We spent a long time (and tasted a lot of beer) finding the right partners and now work with several; they are all small, independently owned, focused on sustainable production, and (pretty much) all award-winning.
And second: we track down the most impactful projects and charities seeking to solve some of the planet’s biggest problems to pair with each of our beers; then we think of a low-key genius name that brings together the beer, cause and charity partner.
The beers are never mass produced and Really Good Beer are committed to giving 2.5% from the sales of all their beer to initiatives that tackle the biggest problems facing people and the planet.
Really Good Beer has just been named in the Top 12 IPAs in The Independent Best Buys and named as “Best Beer with Purpose”. Amazing! (read more about that here)
You can also read about some of the small charities each beer supports online here.
It sounds like a winning situation all round. Beer from small producers and money for charities… and I almost forget to mention that all the beer from Really Good Beer is vegan!
Click here to buy through the web shop (soon to be in bars and stores) and follow Really Good Beer on Instagram.
Sheffield pub turns food menu 100% vegan
The vegan revolution shows little sign of slowing down in the UK and this city centre pub announcement is further proof.
The Old House is a popular watering hole on Devonshire Street that has been serving vegan options on their food menu for a while, however they have now made the decision to switch to 100% vegan food and cocktails as they come out of lockdown.
Locals can book tables now in anticipation of the May 19, 2021 reopening and really get fired up by the tantalising menu.
Check it out below.
The menu is packed with tempting comfort food including all day brunch, stacked burgers, and loaded fries.
But it isn’t just the food!
All of the cocktails will be vegan, too. Fill up on plant-based drinks and snacks.
You can follow The Old House on Instagram and Facebook to stay updated on menu additions.
Need to book a table? Head over to The Old House website. The Sunday roast dinners will be especially popular.
Vegan tapas at Beer Engine Sheffield
A few days ago I was invited to try the vegan food options at The Beer Engine in Sheffield, South Yorkshire which has just reopened.
The food menu is tapas style and all super tasty. Yes, I ate everything I’ve listed below:
- caramelised onion hummus with olives and pita
- padron peppers with sea salt
- agedashi tofu
- tomato bruschetta
- miso and maple cauliflower wings
- patatas bravas with vegan aioli
- loaded nachos
- fried plantain with pineapple salsa
Click on the image to see all the food via my Instagram account.
They have renovated the beer garden of the pub with plants, lights, and umbrellas so rug up and get down there between Wednesday and Sunday. Come summer, this place is going to be packed solid every single day.
You can see the Beer Engine food menu online here.
You can follow The Beer Engine on Instagram.
Festive vegan beer delivered around UK
I think you would be hard-pressed to find an industry struggling as much as independent brewing right now.
What an absolute sack of shit year it has been.
The bars and pubs that breweries rely on for moving most of their stock have been closed or are themselves on the verge of closing forever. Taprooms at breweries, normally a direct line of selling, have been closed on and off all year.
I decided to treat myself to a delivery from my favourite vegan beer producer as an act of solidarity during this unprecedented time… and I’d like to think of few people reading this will do the same thing!
Brass Castle is an independent brewery in Yorkshire.
If you ever attended any of my Vegan Beer Fest events around the UK, you’ll remember Brass Castle as a regular trader. They even ran the jumbo bar at the London outing of the event a few years running.
Every single beer produced and sold by Brass Castle is vegan, including all the gorgeous cans in their 12 Days of Christmas beer advent calendar!
This box is a 12-can selection pack of various Brass Castle faves, hidden behind advent calendar-style doors. All the beers are vegan-friendly and certified gluten-free.
The pack comprises:
- Pilsen Thrills 3.9% Pilsner (440ml can)
- Hoptical Illusion 4.3% Citra/Comet Pale Ale (330ml can)
- Well Wisher 4.5% Citra/Columbus Golden Ale (440ml can)
- Dune Bug 4.7% Lemon & Samphire Gose (440ml can)
- Fruit Lupe 4.8% Mosaic/Blueberry Pale Ale (440ml can)
- Brewtalism 5.2% Grapefruit Wit Beer (440ml can)
- Bad Kitty 5.5% Vanilla Porter (330ml can)
- Christmas Kitty 5.5% Festive-spiced Vanilla Porter (440ml can)
- Sunshine 5.7% West Coast-style IPA ( 440ml can)
- Hygge Figgy 5.7% Fig, Blueberry & Almond Porter (440ml can)
- Burnout 5.8% Beechwood Smoked Porter (440ml can)
- Wallop 7.4% wood-aged Yorkshire-style Stingo (440ml can)
This box is available for pre-order now and will begin to ship out of Brass Castle from November 26, 2020.
This is the perfect gift for yourself or any other beer lover in your life, as well as a great way to support an independent vegan business.
Click here to order the vegan beer advent calendar now.
Follow Brass Castle on Instagram.
Vegan and gluten free beer from Scotland
I’m a big beer fan and I love sharing brewed news with you, especially when it’s an independent business behind the scenes.
The good people of Bellfield Brewery in Edinburgh, Scotland make vegan-certified beer and they sell it online for shipping all around the UK.
And extra news?
All the beer from Bellfield is also certified gluten free.
Bellfield sent me a bunch of their beers to try and I currently have them chilling in the fridge!
You can order for UK delivery from the Bellfield online shop.
Be sure to follow Bellfield Brewery on Instagram.
