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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

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Beer taxes: stop crippling pubs says W'spoon boss in plea to government

Tim Martin (left), founder of J D Wetherspoon, reported healthy profits but he will open fewer pubs this year as a result of the tax burden. He attacks the government for both high rates of duty and 'stealth taxes' that cost him £4 million a year -- but he's firmly against minimum pricing.

Added: Sunday, September 16th 2012

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Good beer – and choice – return to Ireland

After years of domination by the Big Two, there are now 20 craft breweries in Ireland that are at long last offering drinkers a diverse range of ales, stouts and lagers. Xavier Baker (pictured) is just one of many independent brewers rolling back the tidal wave of the global giants' stouts

Added: Sunday, September 9th 2012

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Neame: government must act to stop beer tax killing pubs and the working man's pint

Jonathan Neame, chief executive of major regional brewer Shepherd Neame, says the "duty escalator" is doing great harm to pubs that are the centres of their communities

Added: Wednesday, September 5th 2012

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CAMRA's Colin Valentine on the major challenges facing the booming campaign

The chairman of the Campaign for Real Ale says pub closures must be tackled, the beer duty escalator has to be scrapped and if some brewers want to make keg beer -- 'be my guest'

Added: Friday, August 17th 2012

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Go for Gold at London's Beer Olympics

The 2012 GBBF will be more than just a beer festival -- it's a celebration of the remarkable revival of beer on a world scale

Added: Sunday, July 22nd 2012

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Aylesbury IPA breaks its duck

Sink or Swim, a strong India Pale Ale, brewed to a Victorian recipe, and aged for five months, is now on sale -- in half pints only -- at the Hop Pole pub in Aylesbury

Added: Saturday, July 21st 2012

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American beers with colonial history hit British bars and specialist retailers

Fordham and Old Dominion beers from Delaware have links to America's pre-revolutionary period and they are now on sale in Britain in bottle and on tap

Added: Sunday, July 15th 2012

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Look North for a decent pint before heading East for Olympics Stadium

Stratford may be a 'Heineken exclusion zone' for the Olympics but you can enjoy good beer in the Kings Cross/St Pancras area before heading east. Pictured is Fuller's new Parcel Yard at Kings Cross

Added: Saturday, July 14th 2012

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