I’d consider myself a beer connoisseur. I’m from a Polish family, where typically booze is, uh, shall we say “celebrated”. My dad was once a home brewer, but a serious one. The lean-to at the side of my childhood home was full of brewing vessels, and I always remember the house smelling of hops. He’s passed his love of beer onto me, and I’m an avid enthusiast.
Here in the U.K., we have a lot of great beer to choose from. The stereotype is that we Brits drink only warm, flat ale, brewed and consumed the same way now as it was in the 18th century. Sure, you can still get traditional cask ale (although that side of the industry is in decline), but we also have a plethora of independent national, local and hyperlocal breweries creating amazing craft beer of all varieties.
