Protz On Beer, by Roger Protz

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Celebrate spring with rich range of ales

The weather is getting warmer and it's time to unwrap with some beers from far and near. Belhaven Black Stout is a long-running Scottish favourite but it's now enjoying a national roll out in 1,000 Lidl stores. Hall & Woodhouse has a new bottled Badger beer, Iron Heart, a strong pale ale available n most major supermarkets. Siren Craft Brew offers two pale ales, an imperial stout an an oak-aged barley wine

Added: Monday, April 13th 2026

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Champion beer had a mountain to climb

An amber beer, brewed with rare rye crystal malt, has won CAMRA's prestigious Champion Winter Beer of Britain competition. It's brewed by Alex Woods at the London Brewing Company based in the Bohemia pub in Finchley.

Added: Sunday, March 15th 2026

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St Austell celebrates with anniversary ales

St Austell Brewery in Cornwall is celebrating its 175th anniversary with a special range of cask ales, some drawn from recipes in old brewing books. They include a beer to mark Nelson's victory at Trafalgar and Trelawny named after Bishop Trelawny, a supporter of the Royalist cause during the English Civil War, who was imprisoned in the Tower of London.

Added: Thursday, March 5th 2026

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Ted Bruning: sad loss of fine writer

Ted Bruning, who has died aged 68, was a leading writer on beer, breweries and pubs. He worked for the trade paper the Morning Advertiser and was then assistant editor and editor of CAMRA's paper What's Brewing. He wrote a number of books including the Microbrewers' Handbook and Historic Inns of England.

Added: Wednesday, March 4th 2026

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