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Liefmans, the iconic Belgian brewer of "Oud Bruin" or Old Brown beer, has been saved from closure. The company based in Oudenaarde was declared bankrupt…

Added: Thursday, December 1st 2011

From time to time a publican raises his head above the bar and has a pop at Camra, the Campaign for Real Ale. It happened…

Added: Thursday, December 1st 2011

If you ask Martin Cullimore if he's suffering from any of the problems affecting the brewing industry, you get a dusty answer. "My only problem…

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Brewing has returned to Stone. The small Staffordshire market town was once famous as the home of two sizeable breweries, Bents and Joules, both taken…

Added: Thursday, December 1st 2011

Nine years and three months after Cain's first applied to join the Independent Family Brewers of Britain the Liverpool brewer has at last been admitted…

Added: Thursday, December 1st 2011

Roger has just returned from a stint down under as guest speaker at Melbourne's beer fest. In the first of his reports he investigates how…

Added: Thursday, December 1st 2011

This is a two-part feature. Part I looks at the general craft-brewing scene in AustraliaThree RavensAt the conclusion of Beer Expo, I went on an…

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Burton has got its museum back. The small Midlands borough renowned throughout the world as the home of pale ale brewing has a modern visitor…

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Family brewers in Britain have been falling like tottering drunks and it seems that nothing can stop this once-vibrant sector of the industry heading for…

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Marston's will launch Fast Cask during Cask Ale Week (29 March-5 April) with the aim of attracting thousands of new pubs to real beer.…

Added: Thursday, December 1st 2011