Ahead of St Patrick’s Day, I went on a mission with some friends to find the best alternatives to Ireland’s greatest liquid export in Brighton. There are a few exceptional examples, including our very own Otto.

The night. The beer. The documentary. Read about how coming together for a night at The Hand in Hand to share memories of lost loved ones and stories of grief is good for the soul. Then listen to the new BBC Radio 3 documentary about it.

A very exciting collaboration with Jamil Zainasheff and Mitch Steele, famous for their awesome Californian monster, Evil3, a West Coast Triple IPA they originally made with Mike ‘Tasty’ McDole at Heretic.

We think all of our beers are special, but we call some of them ‘specials’. Why do we create so many?!

Our multi-award-winning Original Pale ale, Shaka, and David Shrigley’s Grapefruit Pale Ale, Toadlicker, are now both gluten free. But why do we need gluten free beer? Why are people asking for it? Who’s all this for?

Hello. My name’s Clark (that’s me in the bushes). I’m one of the founding directors of Hand Beer Company (Brewery and Pubs). I’m going to start blogging here on our website about our company, products, people and the industry in general.