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If you had walked into a pub twenty years ago and ordered a premium beer, you’d expect it to arrive in a glass bottle. Back then, cans were strictly reserved for cheap, mass-produced lagers sitting at the back of the cupboard. But if you look inside the fridges here at Nearest Beer Shop, you’ll notice…
Welcome back! As much as I love tearing into a bag of Scampi Fries or salty peanuts at the end of the week, we are doing craft beer a massive disservice if we stop there. Modern beer has an incredible spectrum of flavour that can easily stand toe-to-toe with fine wine when it comes to…
Modern craft beer labels are beautiful, but they can be a bit of a word soup. Between the vibrant artwork and the tiny print, there are a lot of acronyms and technical terms that might leave you wondering exactly what you’re about to pour into your glass. If you’ve ever felt like you needed a…
The Science of Aroma and “Head” Retention The single most important reason to use a glass is aroma. Roughly 80% of what we perceive as “flavour” actually comes from our sense of smell. When you drink straight from a can, you’re missing out on the “nose” of the beer because the opening is too small…
We are always on the hunt for exciting new independent breweries to bring to the shelves here at Nearest Beer Shop. This week, we are thrilled to introduce a fresh delivery from a brilliant new name in the UK craft beer scene: As Intended Brewing Co. Whether you are a dedicated haze-chaser or a lover…
When people talk about the craft beer scene in South Wales, the conversation often heavily focuses on the big cities of Cardiff and Swansea. But if you are travelling between the two, or heading out for a weekend on the coast, you might be driving straight past one of the best-stocked, fully cold-stored indie bottle…
If you’ve ever cracked open a fresh, hazy IPA from our fridge and been hit by that unmistakable punch of citrus or pine, you’ve got the humble hop to thank. As we move into the 2026 season, all eyes in the brewing world are turning toward the hop gardens of Kent, Herefordshire, and beyond. The…
We spend a lot of time talking about our favourite Welsh breweries here at Nearest Beer Shop, but we wanted to know what the rest of the country thinks. So, we turned to the public’s choice: Untappd. For the uninitiated, Untappd is the world’s largest beer-rating app. The craft beer community uses it to log…
The fleet has officially docked at Nearest Beer Shop. We have traded the high seas for the high road to bring you a fresh drop of exceptional craft beer from the craftsmen at Otherworld Brewing. We’re not saying our delivery driver wore a captain’s hat this morning, but we did find some sea salt and…
Let’s be honest: the phrase “mystery box” can sometimes make craft beer drinkers a little nervous. We have all heard stories of people signing up for a monthly beer subscription, only to receive a box filled with out-of-date stock, repetitive styles, or beers the retailer simply couldn’t sell. At Nearest Beer Shop, we believe a…
