HG-2 Winner and the new SQM coffee beer
Added 2021-10-20 11:04:34 +0000 UTCA quick update on the most recent HG-2 grinder contest:
- Matija from Slovenia won the HG-2 grinder! Congrats to them!
I know I don't often talk about Square Mile products here but today is the launch of a new collab beer with Big Drop Brewing Co called Leafkicker and it is delicious (obviously I’m biased here).
I know a few people have seen this and pointed to my video called “Stop putting coffee in everything” which was a (hopefully) fun video about how companies are putting odd/cheap/bad/artificial coffee flavour into random things. Am I a hypocrite? Hopefully not!
I’m obviously not against coffee beer, I just think they’re often not done that well. I think the coffee flavour in this particular beer is balanced and adds to it, rather than distracts. This is because Big Drop are good at what they do. (The Guinness coffee beer was just weird, which was a shame.)
Leafkicker is an Amber Ale and it’s non-alcoholic, which is something I’m really into. I don’t think anyone is doing a better job of brewing alcohol-free beer than Big Drop (but again, I am biased because I put a little bit of money into a big round of fundraising they did).
If you're curious, there's some more information on the Square Mile blog here and on the webshop here, and your Patreon Square Mile discount code (PATREONCOE1020) can be applied to Leafkicker. I have to say it is fun for us to make a coffee beer and actually be able to sell it in our webshop too (because legally it is basically coffee and beer flavoured soda)! If you try it I’d love to hear your thoughts!
