Cisk and Cisk Excel review: 2 Maltese lagers built for sunshine

Promo shots of Cisk and Cisk Excel lager

Why are we reviewing Cisk? Well, this is a story of when a wedding, a gaming friendship, and a lager all collide. Many years ago, I made a friend from Malta through a gaming site. We ended up playing a lot of Destiny together, then in around 2017, he and his girlfriend came over to […]

Dreaded Mead review: Smooth sips and spiced surprises

Dreaded Mead logo with "brewed & bottled in Lancashire" slogan and some bottles of mead

Dreaded Mead is a Lancashire-based meadery which focuses on honest ingredients and simple but mighty flavour. They offer a diverse range of flavours, alongside some spectacularly tempting seasonal bottles (their Valentine’s Day mead mimics strawberries and cream!). I have, in the past, very much enjoyed a bottle of their Traditional Mead, which kept things very simple and […]