One encouraging aspect of the pandemic and its lockdowns was the number of breweries of all…
Year: 2022
Golden Awards – March update
ROLL OF HONOUR I mentioned the Roll of Honour in the last edition but I have…
Tribute – Alan McDonald
Alan sadly passed away on the 19 December 2021. He had been an active member of…
Is the beer industry unwelcoming?
About five years ago, I chaired a panel held at CAMRA’s Manchester Beer Festival which discussed…
The pubs of Crossrail – a personal selection
It has taken London fifty years to catch up with Paris in creating a bespoke cross-city…
London Pubs Group on the buses
The London Pubs Group’s daytime tour of Lambeth, Wandsworth, Barnes, Brentford and Chiswick on Saturday 19…
Pub news – March 2022
▲ In January last year, Waltham Forest Council ordered the owners of the Antelope in Leyton…
A day out at Wingate & Finchley
On 12 February we went to watch Wingate & Finchley Football Club in North Finchley. The…
WoodFest returns
At the start of the 21st century, there were only a very few breweries producing beers…