Copyright (c) 2026 Protz On Beer, by Roger Protz https://protzonbeer.co.uk/categories/guest-beer-writer en-gb Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:28:00 BST The Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company has put the Ringwood Brewery and its brands up for sale. It claims the current site in Ringwood, Hampshire, is to restricted to expand. Who will buy the brewery during a cost of living crisis and what will happen to such popular beers as Old Thumper? In just one year since CMBC was created it has sold or closed three sites and there must now be a major question mark over the future of the Wychwood Brewery in Oxfordshire Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:28:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2023/06/12/ringwood-another-one-bites-the-dust https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2023/06/12/ringwood-another-one-bites-the-dust Ash Corbett-Collins, CAMRA's Young Members Coordinator, says it is vital that the Campaign attracts the thousands of young beer lovers who are not yet members. They are needed to strengthen the Campaign at all levels and support beer festivals and other activities that attempt to attract drinkers Wed, 18 Apr 2018 07:30:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2018/04/18/camra-reach-out-to-young-drinkers https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2018/04/18/camra-reach-out-to-young-drinkers Writer Katie Wiles challenges the myth that women don't like beer. She talks to a number of women drinkers who say they prefer flavour-rich beer to wine and they enjoy drinking in pubs, which are no longer a male preserve. And, Katie argues, there's no such thing as a "woman's palate"! Mon, 25 Sep 2017 10:31:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2017/09/25/cheers-ladies-really-love-beer https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2017/09/25/cheers-ladies-really-love-beer Paul Nunny of Cask Marque says it's time drinkers stopped knocking cask beer and spoke up about its values and success. He adds that both price and quality need to be addressed and points out that while cask beer is usually the cheapest beer on the bar it's a premium product. Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:11:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2017/01/26/nunny-time-to-stop-knocking-cask-ale https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2017/01/26/nunny-time-to-stop-knocking-cask-ale The second Milano Beer Week will be held in the Italian city from 21-27 September, Maurizio Maestrelli reports. It will showcase beers from the hundreds of craft breweries operating in Italy as well as beers from Britain, the United States and many European countries. It will prove that beer is now firmly rooted in Italy's quest for good food and drink Sun, 23 Aug 2015 17:56:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2015/08/23/come-to-milan-city-of-beer https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2015/08/23/come-to-milan-city-of-beer Julie O'Grady and a group of like-minded women beer lovers on Merseyside have got together to promote their favourite tipple and encourage more women to sample the vast array of different aromas and flavours offered by modern beer and prove that it's not just a drink for men with beards Sat, 28 Mar 2015 10:26:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/comments/2015/03/28/liverpool-ladies-say-cheers-to-beer-2 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/comments/2015/03/28/liverpool-ladies-say-cheers-to-beer-2 Beer Sommelier Jane Peyton says it's time to bang the drum for British hops and to wax lyrical about the need to have balanced beers in which malt and hops are in harmony. She has no problem with the big citrus character of New World hops but says drinkers must be encouraged to enjoy the more subtle yet distinctive character of home-grown varieties Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:43:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2014/10/13/time-to-make-british-hops-hip https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2014/10/13/time-to-make-british-hops-hip Beer sommelier Jane Peyton of the School of Booze says it's a great time for drinking beer -- but there's a schism in the ranks as real ale and craft keg drinkers bandy insults. She argues that all lovers of good beer should join forces Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:15:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2014/08/18/stop-the-squabbles--we-need-a-united-front-to-champion-all-good-beer https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2014/08/18/stop-the-squabbles--we-need-a-united-front-to-champion-all-good-beer Justin Hawke of Moor Beer argues that adding finings and other clearing agents strip beer of flavour and character. His beers are naturally hazy, find favour in pubs and win beer festivals prizes. Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:37:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2013/11/16/seeking-clarity-on-cloudy-beer https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2013/11/16/seeking-clarity-on-cloudy-beer Marston's brewer Simon Yates hails the complex lemon and lime aromas and flavours of the Wakatu hop from New Zealand that he's using in the latest of his Single Hop beers, available in September and October Sat, 24 Aug 2013 04:43:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2013/08/24/kiwi-s-new-hop-takes-a-whack-or-two https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2013/08/24/kiwi-s-new-hop-takes-a-whack-or-two Brewer and pub owner Stuart Bateman on why he likes real pubs, real people and real games -- and tells the powers-that-be to look on the traditional pub as the solution, not the problem Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:12:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2013/03/02/take-me-to-a-pub-with-a-dart-board-and-spare-me-virtual-reality-gizmos https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2013/03/02/take-me-to-a-pub-with-a-dart-board-and-spare-me-virtual-reality-gizmos Guest Beer Writer Simon Jenkins reaches for a soothing pint when his publisher goes out of business Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:55:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2013/01/15/who-needs-royalties-we-do-it-for-love https://protzonbeer.co.uk/columns/2013/01/15/who-needs-royalties-we-do-it-for-love