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X marks the spot for historic beer
Strong Suffolk Ale, brewed by Greene King, is a potent link with 'country beers' brewed in the 18th century. It's a blend of two beers: the strongest is Old 5X aged in wooden vats for between one and two years. Now there's growing demand for Old 5X to be bottled as a separate beer
Added: Wednesday, October 24th 2012
MPs to debate beer tax as sales slump
MPs will hold a parliamentary debate on beer duty on 1 November as latest figures show a fall of 4.8% in pub sales in third quarter of the year. There are fears that more pubs will close unless the government scraps the Beer Duty Escalator
Added: Tuesday, October 23rd 2012
American brewers go for Gold in Denver
Brewers have walked away with 254 medals from the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado. 666 breweries from 48 states entered the 2012 competition. India Pale Ale and stronger versions were the talking point of the festival, along with a new category for Fresh Hop beers, using hops straight from the harvest. Image shows brewers at the awards ceremony
Added: Monday, October 15th 2012
Time to stand up for English hops
The English hop industry could die within a decade unless British brewers start to use more home-grown varieties. Once a major industry -- image shows hop pickers in the early 20th century -- it's now withering on the bine
Added: Wednesday, October 10th 2012
Batemans triumph in Sainsbury's Beer Hunt
Batemans Brewery in Lincolnshire has won a top prize and a six-month listing in Sainsbury's stores by winning the prestigious Great British Beer Hunt. for its Mocha Beer, brewed with the addition of coffee beans. Picture shows Nathan Wride and Jaclyn Bateman from the brewery with host of the event Olly Smith
Added: Tuesday, October 9th 2012
Never stumped for a good pint
In a speech to MCC members at Lord's cricket ground on 8 October I outlined the historic links between beer and cricket, where the laws of the game were drawn up at the Bat & Ball pub in Hambledon (left), and then conducted a tasting of beers from breweries close to Test grounds
Added: Tuesday, October 9th 2012
American Pale Ale on top of beer world
The annual World Beer Awards has handed its top trophy to an American Pale Ale with additional awards going to a wide variety of categories, including Lager, Dark Beer, Pale Beer, Barley Wine and Flavoured Beer
Added: Saturday, September 29th 2012
Cask beer bounces back on nation's bars
In the annual Cask Report, author Pete Brown says that cask beer has shown great resilience and has grown its sales during a recession while the total beer market continues to decline. He urges more publicans to embrace the Try Before You Buy scheme to bring more drinkers in to the cask sector
Added: Friday, September 28th 2012
A harvest of 'green hop' beers will celebrate the new crop from Kent's historic orchards
Beer's answer to Beaujolais Nouveau will be on show at Canterbury's Food & Drink Festival next week as brewers showcase special brews made with hops straight from the fields
Added: Sunday, September 23rd 2012
Axe the Tax petition is over the finishing line as 100,000 sign up for key debate
CAMRA -- the Campaign for Real Ale -- has won support from 100,000 beer lovers who have signed an e-petition that will lead to a parliamentary debate on the Beer Duty Escalator that increases the price of a pint every year. CAMRA chairman Colin Valentine (left) has hailed the result as a great victory for beer drinkers
Added: Thursday, September 20th 2012
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