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Famous pub chain owner David Bruce -- of Firkin and Slug & Lettuce fame -- is back in business with a stake in the award-winning West Berkshire Brewery. The brewery is based close to the River Thames in Wind in the Willows territory and Bruce is seen on the left with founder David Maggs in suitable Toad and Ratty outfits

Added: Tuesday, December 31st 2013

Giant pub company Punch Taverns has pocketed £3.7 million from the sale of two North London pubs. Both the Star near Lord's and the Old White Bear in Hampstead will become private houses, robbing locals of hubs of their communities.

Added: Wednesday, December 11th 2013

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall of River Cottage fame has teamed up with Skinner's Brewery in Cornwall to launch EPA -- English Pale Ale -- that will be served with food at the group's restaurants and canteens. The beer is made with all English ingredients, including a UK version of the famous American hop, Cascade. Hugh is seen on the left with Steve Skinner, founder of the brewery

Added: Friday, December 6th 2013

The York Station Tap has won the coveted Conversion to Pub prize in CAMRA's annual pub awards. Other winners include Best Street Corner Local, a village pub saved from closure and a new concept in a marina pub and restaurant

Added: Friday, December 6th 2013

Will Hawkes, who writes for the Independent, was named the Michael Jackson Beer Writer of the Year by the British Guild of Beer Writers on 5 December. Roger Protz won a gold award for his writing on beer and pubs in the Publican's Morning Advertiser. Other winners included Birmingham-based writer Marverine Cole (left in picture)

Added: Friday, December 6th 2013

The new Truman's Brewery that has brought back one of the most revered names in London brewing has launched Keeper, a double export stout based on a 1880 recipe

Added: Wednesday, November 27th 2013

Brewers are gearing up for the Christmas period with some rich and warming ales. They include a stout brewed from a secret 19th century recipe at Shepherd Neame and a recreation by Westerham Brewery of two beers from the Black Eagle Brewery in Kent. Black Eagle supplied troops in World War Two with beer pumped into fuel tanks of Spitfires. Image courtesy of Eric B Morgan and Edward Shacklady

Added: Wednesday, November 27th 2013

A damning report by Greg Mulholland's Parliamentary Save the Pub Group demolishes claims by the giant pub companies and the BBPA that more free trade pubs are closing than those owned by the pubcos

Added: Thursday, November 21st 2013

In a poll conducted by Cask Marque, Marston's Old Empire has been voted drinkers favourite cask beer. Perhaps the Burton brewery will now make the draught version more widely available as most of the production goes into bottle

Added: Monday, November 18th 2013

Beer writers and campaigners Christine Cryne, Jeff Evans and Roger Protz will star at the BBC's food and drink bonanza at Birmingham's NEC from 27 November to 1 December. Jeff and Roger will present bottled and draught beers from their books while Christine will match beers with desserts suitable for Christmas

Added: Thursday, November 14th 2013