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Get Hip - The Real Ale Way
Hands up if you think real ale is drunk by old codgers in flat caps who keep whippets in the bath or by men of…
Added: Wednesday, July 1st 2009
New Man At Budvar's Brewing Helm
When Josef Tolar, the legendary brewmaster at the Budweiser Budvar brewery in the Czech Republic, handed his thermometer to Adam Broz on 1 January this…
Added: Monday, June 1st 2009
Mechelen: where Anker is the soul of good beer

Het Anker traces its origins back to the 16th century when sisters in a beguinage brewed beer for the sick. When it became a commercial brewery, it switched to Pils in the 20th century but has achieved greater success with a return to ale and the world-famous Gouden Carolus beers. And Het Anker has now added whisky -- Gouden Carolus matured in Scottish single malt casks
Added: Monday, June 1st 2009
Clean Bowled By Cooper's
Cooper's brewery in Adelaide has beautifully sculpted lawns decorated with gum trees. Is this an elaborate joke? The company used to be laughed to derision…
Added: Friday, May 1st 2009
Boom Time For Britain's Craft Brewers
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Added: Sunday, March 1st 2009
Freeminer Refreshes
Don Burgess (right) has a refreshing outlook on life: "I live to brew beer, not to make money". He turns a penny or two, of…
Added: Thursday, January 1st 2009
Oak-aged Beers, Part II: The Dawn Of A New Beer Style
Innis & Gunn: the inspiration Interest in oak-aged beers is due to the remarkable work carried out by Dougal Sharp (right), former head brewer at…
Added: Thursday, January 1st 2009
Oak-aged Beers Part I: Sorting The Wood From The Trees
This feature is in two parts. There is a link to part II at the bottom of the page.The launch in 2008 of three beers…
Added: Thursday, January 1st 2009
The 25 Best Pubs In Britain
This list of 25 truly great british pubs accompanies an article by Roger Protz, first published in the Independent newspaper: The British pub is alive…
Added: Wednesday, October 1st 2008
The British Pub Is Alive And Well
The British pub is alive and well: that's a claim that should cause the men in white coats to cart me off for a period…
Added: Wednesday, October 1st 2008