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So St Albans in Hertfordshire is the best place in Britain for good cask beer. Those who live in the city (not a town, dear…

Added: Saturday, July 1st 2006

The Americanisation of British society gathers pace. A decade or more ago, I dropped into Jimmy Armstrong's Bar on 10th Avenue in Manhattan, New York…

Added: Thursday, June 1st 2006

While the Dutch celebrate the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt

Added: Thursday, June 1st 2006

Alcohol has not had a good press of late. George Best was scarcely in his grave when Charles Kennedy's struggle with alcoholism hit the headlines,…

Added: Monday, May 1st 2006

The genie is out of the bottle. Beer is no longer seen as a quick refresher, a few pints down the pub. It has been…

Added: Saturday, April 1st 2006

In 1966 a Belgian milkman named Pierre Celis was chatting to a group of friends. They reminisced about the style of beer that had once…

Added: Saturday, April 1st 2006

Heineken used to brew a stout called Van Vollenhoven, based on a recipe from a brewery taken over and closed by the Dutch giant. It…

Added: Wednesday, March 1st 2006

Beer is raising its head above the ramparts in an area of south London packed with trendy restaurants and best known for the hugely successful…

Added: Wednesday, February 1st 2006

A battle is raging over the heart, soul and future of brewing in the Czech Republic. The country that produced the first golden lager in…

Added: Sunday, January 1st 2006

The Koningshoeven Brewery near Tilburg in the Netherlands has been given clearance by the International Trappist Association to use the ITA logo that guarantees its…

Added: Sunday, January 1st 2006