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Thornbridge adds new Union beer

Thornbridge Brewery, which rescued a redundant Burton Union fermentation set from Marston's last year, is launching a new beer, 1838, at CAMRA's Great British Winter Beer Festival in Rotherham next week. The name commemorates the year brewer Peter Walker registered his Union system that went on to be widely used by brewers of pale ale and IPA

Added: Tuesday, February 4th 2025

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Allsopps: keeping beers in Burton family

Jamie Allsopp, a descendant of the great Burton brewer Samuel Allsopp, has found recipes for IPA and Pale Ale from the 19th century and recreated them along with the famous/infamous keg beer Double Diamond. The beers are on sale at Jamie's pub, the Blue Stoops in Notting Hill, London. The pub takes its name from Allsopp's first tavern in Burton.

Added: Sunday, February 2nd 2025

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Santa, it's time to get the beers in

A superb range of beers for the festive season that make great companions for food or as stand-along drinks. The selection is from home and from Belgium

Added: Saturday, December 14th 2024

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Heading for the Last Chance Saloon

Covid still has an impact on sales of beer today. As a result of pub lockdowns drinkers bought beer from supermarkets and chose global lagers sold at huge discounts. Now in pubs many people you would expect to drink cask ale are still choosing lager while small brewers find the route to market hard

Added: Sunday, November 10th 2024

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Indie brewers tackle 'misleading' globals

Britain's legion of small independent brewers is tackling the problem of drinkers being misled by global lager giants who market such brands as Beavertown and Camden as indies. SIBA, the umbrella organisation for genuine independents, is placing stickers on handpumps to stress that their members' beers are genuine ales from independent producers

Added: Tuesday, October 22nd 2024

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Scotland's beers are on the march

Broughton Brewery in the Scottish Borders is celebrating 40 years of brewing Old Jock, a style known as a "Wee Heavy". It has now spawned a range of beers all with Jock in the title, including Wee Jock and Stout Jock.

Added: Tuesday, October 15th 2024

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Corkers! Let beer breathe

The launch of Fuller's Vintage Ale 2024 is a cause for celebration, greeted by beer lovers in common with wine buffs' welcome for the latest Bordeaux vintage. It's bottle conditioned, meaning it will age and improve due to live yeast. Vintage has been joined by a new bottle-conditioned beer, The Union, from the Thornbridge Brewery using their restored and revived Burton Union system

Added: Monday, September 30th 2024

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Don't be shy -- enjoy a beer

There's a growing media storm warning of the dangers of drinking alcohol. Most of the advice is based on ignorance and much of the material in newspapers comes as a result of clever campaigning and influence by the temperance movement using a number of names that cover its real intentions

Added: Wednesday, September 4th 2024

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Beer balance: the importance of malt

India Pale Ale has moved on from its Victorian origins. It's now brewed in many parts of the world and recipes vary, but too many versions today are unbalanced. Hops are an important flavouring in beer but the role of malt must not be ignored.

Added: Sunday, April 14th 2024

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Greene King's vision for ale sector

Brewer and retailer Greene King is launching an innovative programme to boost interest in and sales of ale. It says ale is a major category in cask and keg and drinkers need to be made more aware of the category with information at the bar and special branded glasses

Added: Friday, March 15th 2024