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Call a cab and head for a supermarket....

....Fuller's Black Cab Stout is now in bottle following a successful launch on draught and will soon be on a shelf near you

Added: Saturday, March 3rd 2012

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Acorn opens brewery tap; Wye Valley revives historic pub; Marston's record bottled ale sales

Added: Sunday, February 26th 2012

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Marston's boost for hops

Marston's boost for hops

Brewer launches 12 seasonal ales using hops from England, Europe and the New World to emphasise different aromas and flavours

Added: Thursday, February 23rd 2012

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French Trappists restore brewing tradition

French Trappists restore brewing tradition

The Trappist monastery of Mont des Cats has restored its brewing heritage -- but the beer is brewed for the monks by Chimay until they can build their own brewery

Added: Friday, February 17th 2012

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Royal beer that never saw the light of day

Royal beer that never saw the light of day

Greene King has discovered a batch of beer brewed in 1936 for the coronation of Edward VIII that was a victim of the abdication crisis

Added: Tuesday, February 14th 2012

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Heather Ale gets the whisky treatment

Fraoch, the legendary Heather Ale brewed by Williams Brothers in Alloa, has a new version matured in single malt whisky barrels from the Auchentoshan distillery in Clydeside

Added: Monday, January 30th 2012

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Belhaven stout gets national roll-out

Belhaven stout gets national roll-out

Beer from Dunbar will hit Greene Kings pubs nationwide

Added: Tuesday, January 24th 2012

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Scrum down for rugby beers

Fuller's and Wadworth launch beers in preparation for the Six Nations rugby tournament and hope to boost England's fortunes

Added: Thursday, January 12th 2012

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'Real' Budvar gets a boost

Czech Budvar's 'yeast beer' is to get regular sales in Britain due to demand from publicans and drinkers

Added: Saturday, January 7th 2012

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Supermarkets record ale sales

In the run-up to Christmas, major supermarket groups recorded a big surge in the sale of bottled ale. Tesco alone was 65% up on the same period in 2010

Added: Wednesday, January 4th 2012

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