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Hippo Beers Showcase – The Skinny

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Hippo Beers Alec

The Hippo Beers Showcase is taking place as part of Glasgow Beer Week which is running from 7th to 14th September in venues across the city. Our beer extravaganza is being hosted by Brel in Ashton Lane on Thursday 13th … Continue reading →

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Glasgow Beer Week – Hippo Beers Showcase

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Hippo Beers Alec

The second annual Glasgow Beer Week will take place between 7th and 14th September 2012 and will build on the success of the inaugural beer week in 2011. It is unlike most other beer festivals in the UK as it includes a … Continue reading →

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Hawkshead Beer Festival

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Hippo Beers Alec

A delegation of four Scots descended upon the Hawkshead Beer Festival at Staveley in the Lake District on Friday. In true Scottish style we arrived with an unquenchable thirst for beer before the festival even opened and, not for the … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Independents Beer Festival

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Hippo Beers Alec

I spent the weekend at the Edinburgh Independents Beer Festival – a beer extravaganza showcasing 13 breweries across 8 bars. The breweries represented included some of Britain’s finest such as Magic Rock, Summer Wine, Camden, Buxton, Moor, The Kernel, Tempest, … Continue reading →

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