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T&R Theakston, the famous brewery based in Masham, North Yorkshire, has re-launched its brands a year after the company was restored to independent ownership when…

Added: Monday, November 1st 2004

The Czech brewery Budweiser Budvar has launched a campaign to stop beer in the republic being turned into what it calls "Euro lager". Budvar has…

Added: Friday, October 1st 2004

A few weeks ago I was on a train to Weymouth. It's a trip I have made many times and I have always looked…

Added: Friday, October 1st 2004

I sometimes feel that the British brewing industry exists on two separate but occasionally colliding planets. On Planet Global, the giant brewers concentrate on big…

Added: Friday, October 1st 2004

"Welcome to Brigadoon," Stewart Main, the head brewer at Hook Norton said. As a Scot, he is well versed in the story of the mythical…

Added: Friday, October 1st 2004

The twisted priorities of the global brewers can be measured by a series of extremely expensive advertisements for the Interbrew brand Leffe in the quality…

Added: Friday, October 1st 2004

If you suffer from claustrophobia or vertigo, avoid the brewery trip at the Concertina Band Club in Mexborough. You go through the bar and store…

Added: Wednesday, September 1st 2004

Mayhem and murder at the top of the brewing industry continue apace. Hard on the heels of the closure of its Scottish and Newcastle plants…

Added: Wednesday, September 1st 2004

I tasted last month a malty/hoppy Pilsner, a roasted grain and chocolatey black lager, a crisp and fruity American-style pale ale, and an aromatic,…

Added: Wednesday, September 1st 2004

Have you ordered the Rolls-Royce yet? I asked Dave Wickett. He laughed and said, "I'm too busy ordering casks!"The phone hasn't stopped ringing since Kelham…

Added: Sunday, August 1st 2004