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Inspired by the Victorian railway pioneer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Box Steam Brewery in Wiltshire has launched three of its cask beers in bottled form for the pleasure of both ale lovers and steam buffs

Added: Monday, June 11th 2012

William Worthington's White Shield, now safely back in its original Burton home, has been given an elegant new bottle design to further boost its sales revival

Added: Thursday, June 7th 2012

Elgood's brewery in Wisbech dates from Georgian times and is under pressure from both large regionals and micros. But Belinda, Claire and Jennifer are carving our new routes to market to save the brewery for future generations

Added: Friday, June 1st 2012

Ampleforth Abbey in Yorkshire is to launch a beer that helps bring back the brewing tradition lost at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII. Benedictines brewed in exile in France

Added: Sunday, May 27th 2012

A beer that has won more Champion Beer of Britain awards than any other was first brewed in 1952 and is now one of Britain's key national premium ales

Added: Sunday, May 20th 2012

Dave Wickett, owner of the Fat Cat pub and Kelham Island brewery in Sheffield, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was a major figure of the 'real ale revolution' and inspired a legion of new micro-brewers to follow his path

Added: Thursday, May 17th 2012

In a major interview, Budweiser Budvar boss Jiri Bocek reveals a government scheme to strip the brewery of key export markets and end the trademark dispute to AB InBev's advantage. He outlines how a leading Czech entrepreneur engineered the sale of the Mestansky Brewery -- which also owns the Budweiser trademark -- to AB InBev and he is sharply critical of the role of global brewers interested only in making profits rather than good beer

Added: Thursday, May 10th 2012

The capital was once dubbed a 'beer desert' but today there are close to two dozen breweries bringing fine tasting ales back to London. Some of the breweries, such as Meantime (left) and Sambrooks, have grown to the size of small regionals

Added: Sunday, May 6th 2012

It was once simply called 'P' then in 1952 a competition at Marston's brought forth the name of Pedigree, a beer still brewed with the world-famous Union Sets (left)

Added: Friday, April 20th 2012

The Queen's Head near Cambridge is a historic inn that was closed when a London family bought it and breathed life back into the community. It's been in every edition of the Good Beer Guide

Added: Sunday, April 15th 2012