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O-Roger, It's A Burton Ale

I helped launch a Burton Ale in Burton-on-Trent. Nothing remarkable about that, you might think, save for the fact that the beer in question was…

Added: Monday, August 1st 2011

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Great British Beer Festival 2011

A traditional dark mild with a Cockney rhyming slang name has won the title of Supreme Champion Beer of Britain at the CAMRA Great…

Added: Monday, August 1st 2011

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The History Of CAMRA

And now: CAMRA the Movie! You're probably aware that the Campaign for Real Ale is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and to emphasise the…

Added: Monday, August 1st 2011

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Farewell To Tetley

Carlsberg UK, the British subsidiary of the Danish brewing giant, has closed the Tetley brewery in Leeds and transferred production to Banks's brewery in Wolverhampton,…

Added: Friday, July 1st 2011

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New Trappist Breweries In The Pipeline

Two new breweries run by Trappist monks could be brewing soon. One brewery would mark the first monastic brewery in France in modern times, while…

Added: Wednesday, June 1st 2011

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Arctic Ale, 1845

I got that tingle of excitement in February that only history can create. I was present at the opening of a bottle of beer that…

Added: Tuesday, March 1st 2011

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Rochefort

Reddish-brown colour, with a fruity and slightly herbal aroma and palate and a finish dominated by rich malt, a pleasing hint of chocolate (in keeping…

Added: Tuesday, February 1st 2011

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Budvar - Lager As It Should Be

What does the word "lager" mean to you? A cold, bland, fizzy drink knocked out in vast volumes by global brewers - or a beer…

Added: Saturday, January 1st 2011

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Castle Rock Rocks

The timing was exquisite. Castle Rock Brewery picked up the coveted Champion Beer of Britain award last week just a fortnight before it opens a…

Added: Wednesday, December 1st 2010

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The Beers Of Harviestoun

Distance is no object in the brewing industry. The impressive brewing kit at Harviestoun in Scotland started life as a pilot plant in St Austell…

Added: Wednesday, December 1st 2010

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