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Gold Award British Guild of Beer Writers 2020
Editor Good Beer Guide 2000-2018
Twice winner of Glenfiddich Drink Writer award
SIBA 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award
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Off to Barcelona: Yorkshire brewery takes hoppy ale to blossoming Catalonian market
Martin Kellaway (pictured) of Wharfedale Brewery in Yorkshire is heading for Catalonia with a well-hopped pale ale. It will be on offer at a major beer festival, evidence of the growing interest in good beer in Spain
Added: Tuesday, March 5th 2013
Hooky's Lion roars over the Cotswolds
Hook Norton, the most traditional of English breweries, with wooden mash tuns and fermenters, and deliveries by horse-drawn drays, has launched a new beer aimed at modern younger drinkers
Added: Wednesday, February 27th 2013
Dirty work Down Under
Beer writer Matthew Kirkegaard pens an Open Letter to SABMiller's Australian boss at Carlton & United on how CUB could be misleading the drinking public by marketing a beer it brews as though it comes from a small independent company. Matt calls for more transparency for the consumer
Added: Thursday, January 31st 2013
Why BoB's forever blowing bubbles
Martin Slaughter rents brewery space in St Albans to produce a range of bottle-conditioned beers under the name of BoB, with some outrageous puns in the names...and good beer in the bottles
Added: Saturday, January 26th 2013
Bounced Czech is back in business
The Konrad Brewery in the Czech Republic survived Nazi occupation and 50 years of state ownership but was axed by Bass in 1998. But now it's back under Czech control,selling beer to many export markets and keen to establish itself in Britain
Added: Monday, January 21st 2013
How a London giant was sent to its grave
As two young entrepreneurs prepare to bring back the name of Truman's, a look back at how the original London brewery was axed in the mad property scramble of the 1960s and 70s
Added: Saturday, January 19th 2013
Molson Coors snaps up Irish craft brewery
Franciscan Well in Cork has been bought by global brewer Molson Coors, which will build a new site outside the city to develop sales to the U.S. and Europe. Pictured at the news of the sale are Alan Wolfe (left) of Molson Coors and Shane Long, founder of Franciscan Well
Added: Monday, January 14th 2013
The Magic of Brewing, the Joy of Beer
Follow the wonderful world of brewing in this video shot exclusively for protzonbeer.co.uk. John Bexon, head brewer at Greene King, takes Roger Protz round his traditional brew house and fermenting area, taking in the ancient wooden vats where Strong Suffolk is matured. They then taste and discuss a range of Suffolk beer.
Added: Monday, December 31st 2012
Budweiser talks break down...again
Attempts to sort out the festering trademark dispute between Budweiser Budvar of the Czech Republic (brewhouse pictured) and American giant Anheuser Busch have failed. Jiri Bocek of Budvar says AB wants to dominate world markets and squeeze Budvar out
Added: Friday, December 21st 2012
Truman's: the Eagle has almost landed...
Truman's Brewery, once an East End colossus, will rise from the ashes in March when a new site opens in Hackney Wick and will restore a name beloved by legions of cockney drinkers
Added: Friday, December 14th 2012
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