Malthouse, a craft beer destination bar, will perform its now annual miraculous transformation to Ciderhouse from 24 November 2017 to 26 November 2017. This event is a joyous celebration of cider. Just as cider is available at Malty all year round, craft beer will be around during Ciderhouse but the focus will be firmly on the apple-based beverage for a few days.

I write about beer a lot. For one non-Malty related publication, my last three column topics were sour beers, barrel-aged beers and then fruit beers. It is fair in the extreme to say those beer styles are not my favourites. Not even close.

On their website Dr Rudi’s Rooftop Brewing Company makes the modest claim that its bar is “perhaps the best rooftop spot in the world for brewing, drinking, eating and socialising.”

This blog talks about pirates quite a lot, particularly in light of the distinct paucity of actual pirates actually making beer. In the early years the pirate posts were mainly championing the annual International Talk like a Pirate Day, which surprisingly often coincided with the world famous Oktoberfest. Coincidence? Absolutely.

While craft beer drinkers tend to have their favourites – beers which never let them down - most are also intensely interested in new beers and new breweries. During this exceptionally busy week Malthouse is hosting multiple beer launches from two new breweries as well as a beer relaunch.

The now annual Malthouse Session Beer Session showcase of mid-strength brews kicks off on Friday 13 October 2017 and is officially scheduled to run until close of play on Sunday 15 October 2017.