Copyright (c) 2026 Protz On Beer, by Roger Protz https://protzonbeer.co.uk/categories/uncategorised en-gb Tue, 04 Nov 2014 10:35:00 GMT St George's Distillery in Norfolk has stunned the drinks world by winning the European Whisky of the Year award in the 2015 edition of Jim Murray's international best-selling Whisky Bible. St George's opened in 2006 and was the first new English whisky distillery for a century Tue, 04 Nov 2014 10:35:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2014/11/04/english-whisky-wins-top-award https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2014/11/04/english-whisky-wins-top-award Website uses my name without permission to promote plastic beer device Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:28:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2012/03/15/what-s-a-beer-koozie-anyway https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2012/03/15/what-s-a-beer-koozie-anyway This is a two-part feature. Part I looks at the general craft-brewing scene in AustraliaThree RavensAt the conclusion of Beer Expo, I went on an… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/what-s-brewing-down-under-part-ii https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/what-s-brewing-down-under-part-ii Roger has just returned from a stint down under as guest speaker at Melbourne's beer fest. In the first of his reports he investigates how… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/what-s-brewing-down-under https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/what-s-brewing-down-under A recent report that several major regional brewers have set up a think tank to promote interest in cask beer came at the same time… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/britain-s-beer-and-barley-heritage https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/britain-s-beer-and-barley-heritage If you ask Martin Cullimore if he's suffering from any of the problems affecting the brewing industry, you get a dusty answer. "My only problem… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/bateman-s-marches-on https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/bateman-s-marches-on Global brewers are being urged to sell beer like soap if they are to hold on to market share and grow sales in emerging… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/selling-the-suds https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/selling-the-suds They may get in your heels and inspire you to dance. But Ale of old Burton if mellow and right Will get in your head… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/burton-ale-back-from-the-dead https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/burton-ale-back-from-the-dead Burton has got its museum back. The small Midlands borough renowned throughout the world as the home of pale ale brewing has a modern visitor… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/national-brewery-centre-lives https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/national-brewery-centre-lives Nine years and three months after Cain's first applied to join the Independent Family Brewers of Britain the Liverpool brewer has at last been admitted… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/cains-of-liverpool https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/cains-of-liverpool They call Cains brewery in Liverpool "the terracotta palace" and the striking redbrick buildings stand as testimony to Victorian pride and pomp. They are a… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/raising-cains https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/raising-cains From time to time a publican raises his head above the bar and has a pop at Camra, the Campaign for Real Ale. It happened… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/camra-pioneers https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/camra-pioneers Family brewers in Britain have been falling like tottering drunks and it seems that nothing can stop this once-vibrant sector of the industry heading for… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/cooper-s-brewery-australia https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/cooper-s-brewery-australia There's a map on the wall in David Winter's office covered with pins that show all the pubs in Norfolk he used to supply with… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/angling-for-east-anglia https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/angling-for-east-anglia Marston's will launch Fast Cask during Cask Ale Week (29 March-5 April) with the aim of attracting thousands of new pubs to real beer.… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/fast-cask https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/fast-cask It has an inshore, whitewashed lighthouse, famous beach huts painted in pastel shades, attractive Georgian and Victorian buildings, a clutch of fine pubs and the… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/adnams-new-green-brewery https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/adnams-new-green-brewery John Young will have a prominent place reserved in the Brewers' Hall of Fame, revered as the father of the "real ale revolution", an iconoclast… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/john-young-rip https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/john-young-rip Liefmans, the iconic Belgian brewer of "Oud Bruin" or Old Brown beer, has been saved from closure. The company based in Oudenaarde was declared bankrupt… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/liefmans https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/liefmans Brewing has returned to Stone. The small Staffordshire market town was once famous as the home of two sizeable breweries, Bents and Joules, both taken… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/leaving-no-stone-unturned https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/leaving-no-stone-unturned The British empire had long and beery tentacles. You fly for three hours and a bit deep into the Mediterranean, glimpse Mount Etna smoking… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/the-beers-of-malta https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/the-beers-of-malta It's all change at William Worthington's Brewery in Burton-on-Trent. The 22½-barrel plant that's on view to visitors at the National Brewery Centre - the… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/new-brewer-at-burton-museum-site https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/new-brewer-at-burton-museum-site The Cieszyn brewery that stands fortress-proud above the small Polish town of the same name is home to one of the world's historic beer styles,… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/porter-and-stout https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/porter-and-stout Angus McKean and Claire Morgan faced a daunting task when they took over the Red Lion in Barnes, South-west London. They had to convince loyal… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/the-master-cellarman-of-barnes https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/the-master-cellarman-of-barnes BUNNY GIRL SAVES COCKNEY BOOZER sounds like one of those weird headlines in the Daily Sport alongside "Elvis Found On Mars". But this is… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/not-so-sour-grapes https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/not-so-sour-grapes Thornbridge, the innovative craft brewery in the Derbyshire Peak District, has launched bottle-conditioned versions of three of its beers and is hopeful that one leading… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/thornbridge-bottles-it https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/thornbridge-bottles-it A new brewery in Derbyshire, which officially opened on 1 September, has some powerful history behind it. The plant for the Thornbridge brewery at Crompton… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/thornbridge https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/thornbridge It's good to report that a famous brew-pub - the Three Tuns in Bishop's Castle, between Ludlow and Shrewsbury - has been saved and is… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/three-tuns-weighs-in https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/three-tuns-weighs-in Worthington's White Shield, winner of the Champion Bottled Beer of Britain award on August 1st, is not only a worthy winner of the Guardian-sponsored competition… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/white-shield-a-worthy-champion https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/white-shield-a-worthy-champion Wychwood Brewery in Witney, Oxfordshire, has reported a steep rise in sale for its flagship beer, Hobgoblin. Total sales of draught and packaged versions are… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/hobgoblin-runs-riot https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/12/01/hobgoblin-runs-riot CAMRA, The Campaign for Real Ale, is calling for beer lovers to judge in the bottle-conditioned class of the Champion Beer of Britain competition.Judging will… Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2011/12/01/judges-required https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2011/12/01/judges-required home about forum tasted features A-Z directory books links sign-up wine whisky features The Oxford Companion to Beer By Roger Protz, 11/11… Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/11/01/the-oxford-companion-to-beer https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/11/01/the-oxford-companion-to-beer "In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes," said Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of the United States and a devoted beer… Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/09/01/strong-beer-big-tax https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/09/01/strong-beer-big-tax I helped launch a Burton Ale in Burton-on-Trent. Nothing remarkable about that, you might think, save for the fact that the beer in question was… Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/08/01/o-roger-it-s-a-burton-ale https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/08/01/o-roger-it-s-a-burton-ale And now: CAMRA the Movie! You're probably aware that the Campaign for Real Ale is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and to emphasise the… Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/08/01/the-history-of-camra https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/08/01/the-history-of-camra A traditional dark mild with a Cockney rhyming slang name has won the title of Supreme Champion Beer of Britain at the CAMRA Great… Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2011/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-2011 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2011/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-2011 Carlsberg UK, the British subsidiary of the Danish brewing giant, has closed the Tetley brewery in Leeds and transferred production to Banks's brewery in Wolverhampton,… Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/07/01/farewell-to-tetley https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/07/01/farewell-to-tetley Two new breweries run by Trappist monks could be brewing soon. One brewery would mark the first monastic brewery in France in modern times, while… Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2011/06/01/new-trappist-breweries-in-the-pipeline https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2011/06/01/new-trappist-breweries-in-the-pipeline I got that tingle of excitement in February that only history can create. I was present at the opening of a bottle of beer that… Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/03/01/arctic-ale-1845 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/03/01/arctic-ale-1845 Reddish-brown colour, with a fruity and slightly herbal aroma and palate and a finish dominated by rich malt, a pleasing hint of chocolate (in keeping… Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/02/01/rochefort https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/02/01/rochefort What does the word "lager" mean to you? A cold, bland, fizzy drink knocked out in vast volumes by global brewers - or a beer… Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/01/01/budvar-lager-as-it-should-be https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2011/01/01/budvar-lager-as-it-should-be The timing was exquisite. Castle Rock Brewery picked up the coveted Champion Beer of Britain award last week just a fortnight before it opens a… Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/12/01/castle-rock-rocks https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/12/01/castle-rock-rocks Distance is no object in the brewing industry. The impressive brewing kit at Harviestoun in Scotland started life as a pilot plant in St Austell… Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/12/01/the-beers-of-harviestoun https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/12/01/the-beers-of-harviestoun The debate between the merits of bottle-conditioned beer and packaged beer that is filtered and pasteurised has taken an interesting turn with the discovery that… Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/12/01/hogs-back-in-great-condition https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/12/01/hogs-back-in-great-condition My earliest image of beer was a giant advertising hoarding for Truman's that stood between the Boleyn Tavern in East London and West Ham United's… Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/12/01/truman-s-hops-back-to-cockneyville https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/12/01/truman-s-hops-back-to-cockneyville Is there room in British pubs for yet another Pilsener-style German lager? The Veltins Brewery in North-west Germany thinks so. It's planning a major boost… Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/11/01/veltins-pilsener-s-push https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/11/01/veltins-pilsener-s-push Big spicy, peppery hop aroma with lemon fruit and cracker-like malt. Tart citrus fruit and bitter, peppery hops dominate the mouth but are balanced by… Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/11/01/westvleteren https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/11/01/westvleteren Alastair Hook (right, dwarfed by giant brewing vessels) is a brewer with a mission. He believes there's a thirst for better beer in Britain… Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/10/01/meantime-on-a-mission https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/10/01/meantime-on-a-mission A major re-development at Frederic Robinson of Stockport will see volumes of beer double from 50,000 barrels to 100,000 a year - and most of… Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/09/01/robinson-of-stockport https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/09/01/robinson-of-stockport A new book from Mike Pentelow and Peter Arkell, published by Janus at Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2010/09/01/a-pub-crawl-through-history https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2010/09/01/a-pub-crawl-through-history Castle Rock brewery in Nottingham won a unique prize in the Champion Beer of Britain competition - it's the second time it has won the… Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/08/01/castle-rock-wins-unique-beer-championship https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/08/01/castle-rock-wins-unique-beer-championship Fuller's has launched a new Brewer's Reserve, matured in Cognac casks from France. The West London brewer launched a new version of its Brewer's Reserve… Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2010/08/01/fuller-s-new-brewer-s-reserve https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2010/08/01/fuller-s-new-brewer-s-reserve 201 Clarence Street Sydney, NSW 02 9262 3303The Lord Nelson The Lord Nelson is a famous Sydney brewpub in 'the Rocks', an area of attractive… Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/06/01/beer-scene-in-sydney-part-ii https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/06/01/beer-scene-in-sydney-part-ii 99-101 Pyrmont Bridge Road Camperdown, NSW Tel: (02) 9519 3579 GO TO PART II - THE REDOAK AND LORD NELSON BREWPUBS. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/06/01/beer-scene-in-sydney-part-i https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/06/01/beer-scene-in-sydney-part-i It's one of the wonders of the modern beer world that in a tiny part of Europe Trappist monks take time from their prayers to… Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/06/01/westmalle https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/06/01/westmalle Revenge is sweet and train lovers felt a warm glow in 2009 when Swanage, the Dorset seaside town, was reunited with London by rail. It… Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/05/01/rail-ale-dorset https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/05/01/rail-ale-dorset (RP) Embra uses Maris Otter pale malt with crystal and wheat malts. The hops are Chinook and Magnum. The beer has a deep bronze/copper colour… Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2010/05/01/stewart-brewing https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2010/05/01/stewart-brewing Gale's Prize Old Ale (POA) is alive and well. The celebrated bottle-conditioned old ale, first brewed in the 1920s, seemed certain to disappear when… Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/04/01/gale-s-prize-old-ale https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/04/01/gale-s-prize-old-ale If you brewed a beer called Daylight Robbery you would expect a collective raspberry from both the media and consumers. It confirms the ancient belief… Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/04/01/st-austell-s-daylight-robbery https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/04/01/st-austell-s-daylight-robbery At 9am on Thursday 11 February head brewer Jeremy Pettman and brewer Eldred Burns spun the wheels and pulled the levers above the mash tun… Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/02/01/jennings-brewery-reborn https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/02/01/jennings-brewery-reborn De Trollekelder, 17 Bij Sint-Jacobs Brasserie Deus, 128 Vlaanderenstraat Bierhuis Castel, 9 Koningin Maria Hendrikaplein Waterhuis aan de Bierkant, 9 Groentenmarkt Het Trappistenhuis, 164 Brabantdam… Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/01/01/belgium-part-iii-ghent https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/01/01/belgium-part-iii-ghent 12b Roeselarestraat 8600 Esen Tours every Sunday 2pm, 3.50 euros with a free beer.Picobrouwerij Alvinne 138 Hellestraat 8501 Heule Shop open Thursday & Friday 10-4;… Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/01/01/belgium-s-wood-aged-beers https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2010/01/01/belgium-s-wood-aged-beers See also our an in-depth profile of AdnamsNew pubs Three new Adnams' pubs, bought from Punch Taverns, includes the Butt & Oyster at Pin Mill… Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/11/01/adnams-pubs-and-beers https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/11/01/adnams-pubs-and-beers Adnams, the family brewery founded in 1872 in the seaside town of Southwold in Suffolk, is vigorously fighting its way out of the recession and… Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/11/01/adnams https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/11/01/adnams The hand of history lies heavily on the beers of Belgium. Over the centuries it has been over-run by the French, the Dutch, the Germans… Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/11/01/belgium-part-i-liefmans https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/11/01/belgium-part-i-liefmans Liefmans tastedIn part I of Roger's report from Belgium he gives the background to Oudenaarde and tells the story of Liefmans brewery. In part II… Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/11/01/belgium-part-ii-liefmans-to-roman https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/11/01/belgium-part-ii-liefmans-to-roman The hand of history lies heavily on the beers of Belgium. Over the centuries it has been over-run by the French, the Dutch, the Germans… Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/11/01/belgium-part-i-liefmans https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/11/01/belgium-part-i-liefmans In the Spring I will be taking a look at some of the country's best rural pubs, but meanwhile, as we still have a bit… Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/10/01/urban-pubs-with-a-rural-feel https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/10/01/urban-pubs-with-a-rural-feel "If he can say as you can Guinness is good for you, How good to be a Toucan: Just think what Toucan do".The image… Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/08/01/guinness-250-not-out-part-ii https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/08/01/guinness-250-not-out-part-ii Arthur Guinness, 250 years on, is still tripping the dark fantastic. The Irish brewery may be part of Diageo, a global drinks giant where Irish… Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/08/01/guinness-250-not-out https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/08/01/guinness-250-not-out That old slogan "let the train take the strain" comes vividly back to life when you travel to Derby. Not only is the Midland Station… Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/08/01/rail-ale-derby https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/08/01/rail-ale-derby A strong dark mild, Rudgate Ruby Mild (4.4%), has been voted the Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival in London.… Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2009/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-2009 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2009/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-2009 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… Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/07/01/get-hip-the-real-ale-way https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/07/01/get-hip-the-real-ale-way Bateman Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2009/07/01/bateman-s-gha https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2009/07/01/bateman-s-gha 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… Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/06/01/new-man-at-budvar-s-brewing-helm https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/06/01/new-man-at-budvar-s-brewing-helm 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… Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/05/01/clean-bowled-by-cooper-s https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/05/01/clean-bowled-by-cooper-s Britain Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/03/01/boom-time-for-britain-s-craft-brewers https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/03/01/boom-time-for-britain-s-craft-brewers BrewDog, the Scottish craft brewery based in Fraserburgh, believes in pushing the boundaries of beer making and doesn Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2009/03/01/brewdog-zeitgeist https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2009/03/01/brewdog-zeitgeist 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… Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/01/01/freeminer-refreshes https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/01/01/freeminer-refreshes 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… Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/01/01/oak-aged-beers-part-ii-the-dawn-of-a-new-beer-style-1 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/01/01/oak-aged-beers-part-ii-the-dawn-of-a-new-beer-style-1 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… Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/01/01/oak-aged-beers-part-i-sorting-the-wood-from-the-trees https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2009/01/01/oak-aged-beers-part-i-sorting-the-wood-from-the-trees The Results have just been announced of the CAMRA Champion Winter Beer of Britain awards for 2009. The tastings were held as part of… Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2009/01/01/champion-winter-beer-of-britain-2009 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2009/01/01/champion-winter-beer-of-britain-2009 Greene King's aim is to become Greener King as the giant regional brewer makes a positive contribution to combating global warming. It's shifting its entire… Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/11/01/jolly-greene-giant-gets-greener-in-bottle https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/11/01/jolly-greene-giant-gets-greener-in-bottle 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… Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/10/01/the-25-best-pubs-in-britain https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/10/01/the-25-best-pubs-in-britain 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… Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/10/01/the-british-pub-is-alive-and-well https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/10/01/the-british-pub-is-alive-and-well The niche market of oak-aged beers has received a major boost with the launch of Fuller's Brewer's Reserve. The size and reach of the Chiswick-based… Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/10/01/fuller-s-brewer-s-reserve https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/10/01/fuller-s-brewer-s-reserve In October 2008 I delivered the annual hop lecture at Shepherd Neame's brewery in Kent. Many people have asked for a printed version, so here… Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/10/01/hops https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/10/01/hops The goose was well and truly cooked at the celebrated White Horse in Parson's Green, south London, on 12 September when beers from the Goose… Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/09/01/cooking-the-goose https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/09/01/cooking-the-goose 'Ambassador of Beer' may be over-stating my role in life but I can lay claim to have built good relations between Rodenbach, the famous sour… Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/09/01/the-old-crafty-hen https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/09/01/the-old-crafty-hen When German troops occupied the monastery of Achel during World War One they observed the conventions of war. As the monastery straddles the border between… Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/08/01/praise-be-to-achel https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/08/01/praise-be-to-achel To accompany my feature article on the Trappist beers of Achel, I thought this was a good moment to reintroduce the 'Famous Five' beers brewed… Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/08/01/the-famous-five https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/08/01/the-famous-five 1. Adnams East Green (4.3%) Tesco Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2008/08/01/the-ten-best-summer-beers https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2008/08/01/the-ten-best-summer-beers There's a small beer revolution going on in one of the remotest parts of England. The village of Hesket Newmarket in Cumbria has a bus… Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/06/01/revolution-in-cumbria https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/06/01/revolution-in-cumbria I pulled the first pint in the Royal Standard in Derby last week. At a time when pubs are shutting up shop at an alarming… Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/06/01/raising-the-standard https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/06/01/raising-the-standard InBev, the world's biggest brewer, is planning an audacious $46 billion ( Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/05/01/beer-giant-ponders-bid-for-bud https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/05/01/beer-giant-ponders-bid-for-bud National brewer Greene King has joined forces with the Campaign for Real Ale to promote its XX Mild in May as part of CAMRA's Mild… Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/05/01/mild-month-of-may https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/05/01/mild-month-of-may The Czech Republic has two, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Poland have one each yet from June this year Britain - one of the world's… Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/04/01/stop-press-protests-on-the-streets https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/04/01/stop-press-protests-on-the-streets Fuller's Vintage Ale (8.5%), first brewed in 1997, has become one of the most-talked about British beers, an iconic ale treated as seriously as fine… Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/04/01/fuller-s-vintage-advantage https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2008/04/01/fuller-s-vintage-advantage A beer brewed in a disused milking parlour in Gloucestershire has been named Supreme Champion Beer of Britain in the annual awards held by Siba,… Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/03/01/society-of-independent-brewers https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/03/01/society-of-independent-brewers Wye Valley Brewery has been cleared of using "sexually suggestive" labelling for its flagship brand Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout by the Independent Complaints Panel. The… Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/03/01/dorothy-goodbody-lives-on https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/03/01/dorothy-goodbody-lives-on Greene King is reaching out to a new generation of ale drinkers with a special promotion for Old Speckled Hen aimed at younger, style-conscious consumers.… Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/03/01/not-so-old-speckled-hen https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/03/01/not-so-old-speckled-hen home about forum tasted Protz features A-Z directory books links sign-up wine whisky Protz: features reviews tastings news & events books Great… Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/01/01/great-winter-ale-festival https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2008/01/01/great-winter-ale-festival In the new edition of the Good Beer Guide I heralded a "golden age" for beer. How do I square this with the report on… Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/12/01/it-ain-t-necessarily-so https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/12/01/it-ain-t-necessarily-so As a result of protests from consumers and the people of the small town of Hoegaarden in Belgium, InBev has backed down and saved a… Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/10/01/famous-victory-for-hoegaarden https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/10/01/famous-victory-for-hoegaarden Waitrose has added new seasonal beers to its impressive range with products from craft brewers in both the north and south of England. St Peter's… Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/10/01/waitrose-s-crafty-brews https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/10/01/waitrose-s-crafty-brews The oldest Rauchbier brewery in Bamberg is the Christian Merz Spezial brewpub on Obere K Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/09/01/bamberg-part-ii-breweries-amp-pubs https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/09/01/bamberg-part-ii-breweries-amp-pubs If you are searching for Beer Paradise, there Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/09/01/bamberg-part-i-beer-paradise https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/09/01/bamberg-part-i-beer-paradise Michael Jackson's enduring legacy will be that he elevated beer from the belief that it is a simple refresher to its true status as one… Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/09/01/michael-jackson-1942-2007 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/09/01/michael-jackson-1942-2007 It's a journey into brewing history: almost hidden from view among modern production vessels at Greene King's Bury St Edmund's brewery are some wooden vessels… Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/09/01/strong-suffolk https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/09/01/strong-suffolk One of the most fascinating beers in British brewing is Greene King's Strong Suffolk, an example of an 18th century 'country beer', stored in wooden… Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/08/01/beer-with-bite https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/08/01/beer-with-bite Hobsons Mild is named Champion Beer of Britain A traditional mild ale with a modest strength of just 3.2% alcohol stormed to victory in the… Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-2007 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-2007 Lager is often described as the beer of the industrial age. The widely held view is that cold fermentation and storage - lagerung in German… Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/07/01/a-new-look-at-lager https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/07/01/a-new-look-at-lager An innovative scheme to deliver fresh cask-conditioned ale to consumers Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/07/01/direct-from-the-cellar https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/07/01/direct-from-the-cellar A pub that was the centre of a major row last year has been bought by Fuller's -- with a promise to continue to sell… Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/07/01/quid-pro-quo-for-the-lewes-arms https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/07/01/quid-pro-quo-for-the-lewes-arms They say who dares, wins. It must be one of the most courageous changes of strategy ever by a major brewing company - the move… Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/06/01/heineken-s-brave-move https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/06/01/heineken-s-brave-move It was a classic case of putting my money where my mouth is. I've been writing about beer for 30 years and it was time… Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/06/01/roger-protz-tries-his-hand-at-brewing https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/06/01/roger-protz-tries-his-hand-at-brewing A surge of interest in U.S. craft beers has taken sales through the 10% barrier. American craft brewers recorded a stunning increase in sales in… Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/06/01/american-craft-beer-booms https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/06/01/american-craft-beer-booms The dread name of Watneys can still strike fear and loathing into an older generation of beer lovers. The giant London brewer wreaked havoc in… Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/05/01/down-in-nethergate-drive https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/05/01/down-in-nethergate-drive Those of us that chip away at the coalface labelled "beer" constantly stress that our preferred form of alcohol deserves as much attention and respect… Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/04/01/old-beers https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/04/01/old-beers Budweiser Budvar, the state owned Czech brewery that has been embroiled in a century-long trademark dispute with American giant Anheuser-Busch, faces privatisation by the… Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/04/01/budvar-faces-privatisation https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/04/01/budvar-faces-privatisation Alastair Hook was tempted to call his brewery The Home for Abused Beer Styles but settled instead for Meantime. It was the natural pun-in-cheek name… Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/03/01/good-times-at-meantime https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/03/01/good-times-at-meantime Choice for Irish beer drinkers is gaining pace as more and more small breweries challenge the hegemony of Guinness and its subsidiaries.Beers from both breweries… Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/02/01/irish-beers https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/02/01/irish-beers It's a long, steep clamber up from the railway station at Beersel to the small town with its moated castle, built early in the 14th… Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/01/01/the-sweet-sweet-sours-of-beersel https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2007/01/01/the-sweet-sweet-sours-of-beersel The beer world has been rocked by the news that two arch enemies, Anheuser-Busch of the United States and Budweiser Budvar of the Czech Republic,… Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/01/01/beer-world-rocked-as-two-budweisers-reach-a-deal https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2007/01/01/beer-world-rocked-as-two-budweisers-reach-a-deal The shock news that sales of Guinness have slumped by eight or nine per cent in the Irish Republic was one of those "end… Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/11/01/battle-for-the-black-stuff https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/11/01/battle-for-the-black-stuff Fergus McMullen tells his teenage children that if they take over from him at the family brewery when he retires they will "have a great… Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/09/01/mcmullen-of-herford-change-and-survival https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/09/01/mcmullen-of-herford-change-and-survival We all remember the summer of football fever as the World Cup dominated our screens, and a cry (in many languages) was heard around the… Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/08/01/world-cup-beer-i-think-not https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/08/01/world-cup-beer-i-think-not More than 66,000 people attended CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival in London between 1 and 5 August - close to 20,000 up on last year's… Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/08/01/beer-fest-sell-out-hails-a-revival-of-cask-beer https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/08/01/beer-fest-sell-out-hails-a-revival-of-cask-beer When I told a fellow journalist I was off to Blackburn to visit Thwaites, he raised an eyebrow and muttered, "Ah, the sleeping giant." I've… Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/08/01/thwaites-of-blackburn https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/08/01/thwaites-of-blackburn Essex boys storm to victory for the second year in a row Crouch Valley Brewery near Chelmsford, Essex, scored a notable first in the 2006… Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2006/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-2006 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2006/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-2006 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… Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/07/01/st-albans-beer-heaven https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/07/01/st-albans-beer-heaven The demand for cask beer in Britain and the fast-growing micro-brewery sector has forced CAMRA - the Campaign for Real Ale - to move its… Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2006/07/01/great-british-beer-festival-2006 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2006/07/01/great-british-beer-festival-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… Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/06/01/beer-s-big-freeze https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/06/01/beer-s-big-freeze While the Dutch celebrate the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/06/01/harrie-s-back-in-town https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/06/01/harrie-s-back-in-town 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,… Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/05/01/demonizing-drink https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/05/01/demonizing-drink A major shake-up in the world of regional brewing was announced today with the shock news that iconic real ale brewer Young's of Wandsworth, south… Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2006/05/01/shock-news-young-s-of-wandsworth https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2006/05/01/shock-news-young-s-of-wandsworth 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… Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/04/01/beer-on-the-dining-table https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/04/01/beer-on-the-dining-table 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… Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/04/01/think-global-close-local https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/04/01/think-global-close-local 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… Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/03/01/stout-hearts-and-dutch-courage https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/03/01/stout-hearts-and-dutch-courage 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… Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/02/01/setting-sail-for-london-s-brew-wharf https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/02/01/setting-sail-for-london-s-brew-wharf Stately homes and country houses used to have their own breweries, where the butlers made the beer, but the activity disappeared along with most of… Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2006/02/01/the-beeristocrats https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2006/02/01/the-beeristocrats 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… Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/01/01/czechs-and-balances https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/01/01/czechs-and-balances 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… Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/01/01/la-trappe-back-in-the-fold https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2006/01/01/la-trappe-back-in-the-fold Heineken recorded a remarkable sales boost of 29% in Britain in the first half of 2005, a sure sign that its move to sell its… Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/12/01/no-fibs-well-done-heineken https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/12/01/no-fibs-well-done-heineken Is it time to re-evaluate the origins of two 19th-century beer styles, India Pale Ale and Pale Ale? One veteran Scottish brewer, who has recently… Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/12/01/the-origins-of-the-species https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/12/01/the-origins-of-the-species When Reuters news agency left Fleet Street in London a couple of months ago there was a vast outpouring of grief in the media about… Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/11/01/the-booze-of-the-news https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/11/01/the-booze-of-the-news A special St Albans Ale has gone on sale in the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Albans, restoring a potent link with the time… Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/11/01/beer-by-holy-orders https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/11/01/beer-by-holy-orders Richard Everard presses all the right buttons. "The family brewers are the custodians of cask beer," he says. "The nationals aren't interested in cask -… Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/10/01/alive-and-kicking-everards-cask-ales https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/10/01/alive-and-kicking-everards-cask-ales A news item in last week Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/10/01/the-joy-of-cask-beer https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/10/01/the-joy-of-cask-beer The Hook Norton Brewery was featured prominently in an earlier profile on beer-pages and remains an excellent example of British brewong tradtition. Just a short… Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/10/01/traditional-brewers-of-britain https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/10/01/traditional-brewers-of-britain It was when he fell off a ladder in his brewhouse that Richard Jenkinson knew it was time to hang up his mashing fork and… Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/09/01/the-ups-and-downs-of-the-chiltern-brewery https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/09/01/the-ups-and-downs-of-the-chiltern-brewery There were many fine messages of support for London following 7 July but the most poignant was a one-sentence letter in the Guardian from a… Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-we-are-all-londoners-now https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-we-are-all-londoners-now White smoke suddenly gushed from the chimney at Mauldons as we stepped from the brewhouse into the loading and delivery area. Steve Sims roared with… Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/08/01/mauldons-the-black-adder-brewery https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/08/01/mauldons-the-black-adder-brewery Crouch Vale, one of Britain's longest-running micro-breweries, won the prestigious Champion Beer of Britain competition on Tuesday 2 August at Camra's Great British Beer Festival… Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2005/08/01/the-great-british-beer-festival-2005 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2005/08/01/the-great-british-beer-festival-2005 Are British beer drinkers afraid of challenging flavours, hop bitterness in particular? The question is prompted by the recent news concerning the Meantime Brewery in… Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/07/01/who-s-afraid-of-the-big-bad-hops https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/07/01/who-s-afraid-of-the-big-bad-hops Somewhere deep in the bureaucracy of the European Union there is a unit composed of highly-paid people whose job is to think up the most… Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/07/01/the-importance-of-geography https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/07/01/the-importance-of-geography Is the British brewing industry on the verge of yet another major upheaval? Wolverhampton & Dudley has paid Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/07/01/in-praise-of-regionality https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/07/01/in-praise-of-regionality Bristol lost its historic George Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/06/01/sunshine-amp-smiles-at-the-beer-factory https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/06/01/sunshine-amp-smiles-at-the-beer-factory PIERRE Celis has been so badly mauled by global brewers that it was good to find him sprightly and cheerful at his home in the… Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/06/01/pierre-celis-maestro-of-white-beer https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/06/01/pierre-celis-maestro-of-white-beer Lager beer, most of it a pale pastiche of the golden beers brewed in the Czech Republic and Germany, accounts for more than 90% of… Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/06/01/pale-and-interesting https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/06/01/pale-and-interesting Have you had a Mackeson recently? The answer is probably no, as it's a beer that is hard to find these days. A trawl of… Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/06/01/make-mine-a-mackeson https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/06/01/make-mine-a-mackeson Signs outside the Wellington Hotel in the Horfield district of Bristol a couple of months ago announced "Beer Seminar with Roger Protz". Even though I've… Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/05/01/ship-shape-and-bristol-fashion https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/05/01/ship-shape-and-bristol-fashion I sometimes feel that a song of yesteryear, You Always Hurt the One You Love, should be the anthem of beer lovers of the anorak… Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/05/01/the-beers-of-chimay-plus-ca-change https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/05/01/the-beers-of-chimay-plus-ca-change Can Jennings survive? The takeover bid by Wolverhampton & Dudley has been accepted by the Cumbrian brewer, so there is little point in manning the… Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/05/01/jennings--another-one-bites-the-dust https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/05/01/jennings--another-one-bites-the-dust Government documents from 1975, released under the "30-year rule" recently, reveal a plan by Labour prime minister Harold Wilson to save small breweries from takeover… Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/05/01/something-political-brewing https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/05/01/something-political-brewing The Bread and Roses pub had organised a beer festival that featured most of the beers that have won the Champion Beer of Britain competition… Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2005/05/01/everything-s-coming-up-roses https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2005/05/01/everything-s-coming-up-roses One evening last week I went out for a few drinks with reporters on the Daily Mail. We toured a dozen pubs in London near… Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/04/01/shock-horror-let-s-have-a-sense-of-perspective-on-24-hour-opening https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/04/01/shock-horror-let-s-have-a-sense-of-perspective-on-24-hour-opening In 30 years of writing about beer I have come to agree more and more with the proposition put forward by the radical economist Ernst… Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/04/01/grolsch-big-is-sometimes-beautiful https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/04/01/grolsch-big-is-sometimes-beautiful Beer-drinking circles were buzzing recently when Wetherspoons announced it was launching the famous Belgian beer De Koninck on draught throughout its 600-strong pub estate. De… Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/03/01/de-koninck-from-cask https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/03/01/de-koninck-from-cask I met Nick Stafford at a beer launch last week and, to my surprise, he said he felt small brewers needed to be more innovative.… Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/03/01/looking-back-to-innovate-elveden-ales https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/03/01/looking-back-to-innovate-elveden-ales Camra's newspaper What's Brewing enjoyed some lively debate recently on the subject of the ever-growing number of pale and hoppy cask beers. Such discussions can… Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/03/01/wither-winter-beers-the-big-chill https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/03/01/wither-winter-beers-the-big-chill In the days when trains had smoking compartments, a friend with both a wicked sense of humour and an addiction to nicotine would say to… Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/03/01/foggy-thinking-on-smoking https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/03/01/foggy-thinking-on-smoking It's good to see Whetherspoon's Chairman Tim Martin putting his money where his mouth is (see my article of November 2004) by announcing all pubs… Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/02/01/woolly-thinking-on-smoking-in-pubs https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/02/01/woolly-thinking-on-smoking-in-pubs The fall out from the closure of King & Barnes brewery in Horsham, West Sussex, has given this small town of around 60,000 people, not… Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/02/01/horsham-britain-s-brewtown https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/02/01/horsham-britain-s-brewtown Pinkus Muller is a sea of tranquillity in the German university town of Munster that has been a centre of turbulence for centuries. Anabaptists laid… Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/02/01/the-organic-beers-of-pinkus-m-uuml-ller https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/02/01/the-organic-beers-of-pinkus-m-uuml-ller It's a tough job being a regional brewer these days, doubly hard if you're in a part of the country where the population halves as… Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/02/01/st-austell-brewery-all-steamed-up https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/02/01/st-austell-brewery-all-steamed-up It's not only the Belgians who cherish and nurture classic beer styles. In spite of the best efforts of the global brewers to trample on… Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2005/02/01/old-british-beers-and-how-to-make-them https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2005/02/01/old-british-beers-and-how-to-make-them I was flicking disconsolately through the television channels one evening looking for a programme that wasn't a repeat or an insult to the intelligence when… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/01/01/let-s-celebrate-britain-s-national-drink https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/01/01/let-s-celebrate-britain-s-national-drink They say the good thing about bashing your head against a brick wall is that it's wonderful when you stop. I wouldn't know: my cranium… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/01/01/beer-the-writing-s-on-the-wall https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/01/01/beer-the-writing-s-on-the-wall I once witnessed an astonishing and possibly unique site at the Cantillon brewery in Brussels: CAMRA members refusing a second beer. It was an open… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/01/01/cantillon-from-belgium-with-love https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/01/01/cantillon-from-belgium-with-love If I had a pound for every article I have read in the past year about the "real ale crisis" I would have money in… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/01/01/real-ale-crisis-what-crisis https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2005/01/01/real-ale-crisis-what-crisis The recent announcement by Coors that it will end all cask beer production in Burton-on-Trent went almost unnoticed: it generated at most what journalists call… Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/12/01/gone-for-a-burton https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/12/01/gone-for-a-burton A cynic might say that the best advice Scottish & Newcastle or Coors could put on labels of products such as Fosters, Newcastle Brown and… Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/12/01/your-very-good-health https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/12/01/your-very-good-health On a crisp autumn day, I found myself in deepest rural Essex tasting a Yorkshire beer produced in a brewery founded by a family from… Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/12/01/ridleys-brewery-leaping-the-north-south-divide https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/12/01/ridleys-brewery-leaping-the-north-south-divide ASDA, the giant national supermarket group, has unveiled a new beer range that will go some way towards mitigating the loss of the Safeway portfolio.… Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/11/01/beer-at-asda-assessing-the-range https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/11/01/beer-at-asda-assessing-the-range I break new ground this week by agreeing with Tim Martin, the boss of Wetherspoon. Speaking on Radio 4 recently, Tim said he was not… Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/11/01/weeding-out-the-smokers-thoughts-on-smoke-free-pubs https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/11/01/weeding-out-the-smokers-thoughts-on-smoke-free-pubs 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… Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/11/01/still-peculier-the-relaunch-of-t-r-theakston https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/11/01/still-peculier-the-relaunch-of-t-r-theakston 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… Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/10/01/the-ten-commandments-of-budvar https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/10/01/the-ten-commandments-of-budvar 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… Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/10/01/the-passing-of-eldridge-pope https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/10/01/the-passing-of-eldridge-pope 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… Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/10/01/fuller-s-taking-pride-in-cask-beers https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/10/01/fuller-s-taking-pride-in-cask-beers "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… Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/10/01/the-beers-of-brigadoon-hook-norton https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/10/01/the-beers-of-brigadoon-hook-norton 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… Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/10/01/think-global-ignore-local https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/10/01/think-global-ignore-local The postman rang the doorbell in September with two copies of my Complete Guide to World Beer (Carlton Books), which will be available in the… Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2004/10/01/from-russia-with-love https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2004/10/01/from-russia-with-love 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… Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/09/01/the-concertina-band-club https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/09/01/the-concertina-band-club 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… Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/09/01/decline-and-fall-boddingtons-amp-bass https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/09/01/decline-and-fall-boddingtons-amp-bass 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,… Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/09/01/chilling-out-at-zerodegrees https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/09/01/chilling-out-at-zerodegrees Moments after I'd announced that Greene King IPA had won gold in the bitter class in the Champion Beer of Britain competition at Olympia last… Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/08/01/the-greene-king-ipa-controversy https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/08/01/the-greene-king-ipa-controversy On the eve of the Great British Beer Festival, I attended a remarkable gathering of beer lovers in London. The meeting was dubbed "the Camra… Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/08/01/33-years-in-the-mash-tun https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/08/01/33-years-in-the-mash-tun 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… Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/08/01/kelham-island-brewery https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/08/01/kelham-island-brewery Stand by for my reports on a new homebrew system that promises to turn out 40 pints of excellent beer in just 14 days.… Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/08/01/the-home-brew-challenge https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/08/01/the-home-brew-challenge I was in the thick of the Great British Beer Festival action in London in the first week of August, including Chairing the judges panel… Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2004/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-2004 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2004/08/01/great-british-beer-festival-2004 I'm pleased to report that I shall soon have a local pub to go to again. St Albans has a large number of pubs in… Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2004/08/01/hope-and-cask-beer-springs-eternal-in-st-albans https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2004/08/01/hope-and-cask-beer-springs-eternal-in-st-albans Stephen Crawley was sporting a beauty of a black eye. Is that what happens when Scottish & Newcastle moves in and starts running your brewery?Not… Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/07/01/long-live-caledonian-brewery https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/07/01/long-live-caledonian-brewery Ivor Dunkerton won't be chopping down the trees that supply him with apples and pears for his organic ciders and perries. He and his wife… Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/07/01/dunkerton-s-cider https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/07/01/dunkerton-s-cider One delightful way to sample the products of Dunkerton's Cider Mill is to have a meal in their Cider House restaurant, opened in 1994 in… Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2004/07/01/dunkerton-s-hereford https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2004/07/01/dunkerton-s-hereford Last month my wife and I took two Italian friends, after the obligatory trip round the abbey cathedral, for lunch in one of St Albans'… Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2004/07/01/ye-old-fighting-cocks-st-albans https://protzonbeer.co.uk/reviews/2004/07/01/ye-old-fighting-cocks-st-albans The Great British Beer Festival is the major UK celebration of real beer, with over 450 real ales from all over Great Britain on tasting,… Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2004/07/01/great-british-beer-festival-3rd-7th-august-2004 https://protzonbeer.co.uk/news/2004/07/01/great-british-beer-festival-3rd-7th-august-2004 Dortmund was once known as the "Burton of Germany". In the 19th and 20th centuries, the great steel-making and coal-mining city had more breweries than… Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 BST https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/04/01/dortmund-the-burton-of-germany https://protzonbeer.co.uk/features/2004/04/01/dortmund-the-burton-of-germany