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The Famous Five
To accompany my feature article on the Trappist beers of Achel, I thought this was a good moment to reintroduce the 'Famous Five' beers brewed…
Added: Friday, August 1st 2008
Revolution In Cumbria
There's a small beer revolution going on in one of the remotest parts of England. The village of Hesket Newmarket in Cumbria has a bus…
Added: Sunday, June 1st 2008
Raising The Standard
I pulled the first pint in the Royal Standard in Derby last week. At a time when pubs are shutting up shop at an alarming…
Added: Sunday, June 1st 2008
Mild Month Of May
National brewer Greene King has joined forces with the Campaign for Real Ale to promote its XX Mild in May as part of CAMRA's Mild…
Added: Thursday, May 1st 2008
Beer Giant Ponders Bid For Bud
InBev, the world's biggest brewer, is planning an audacious $46 billion (
Added: Thursday, May 1st 2008
Stop Press: Protests On The Streets
The Czech Republic has two, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Poland have one each yet from June this year Britain - one of the world's…
Added: Tuesday, April 1st 2008
Fuller's Vintage Advantage
Fuller's Vintage Ale (8.5%), first brewed in 1997, has become one of the most-talked about British beers, an iconic ale treated as seriously as fine…
Added: Tuesday, April 1st 2008
Not So Old Speckled Hen
Greene King is reaching out to a new generation of ale drinkers with a special promotion for Old Speckled Hen aimed at younger, style-conscious consumers.…
Added: Saturday, March 1st 2008
Dorothy Goodbody Lives On
Wye Valley Brewery has been cleared of using "sexually suggestive" labelling for its flagship brand Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout by the Independent Complaints Panel. The…
Added: Saturday, March 1st 2008
Society Of Independent Brewers
A beer brewed in a disused milking parlour in Gloucestershire has been named Supreme Champion Beer of Britain in the annual awards held by Siba,…
Added: Saturday, March 1st 2008