As explained in the preview in the October/November edition, this year’s Pig’s Ear festival, organised by…
Year: 2023
News and views – Jan 2023
PROMOTING CASK BEER A group of brewers and trade bodies has come together to launch a…
The history of the Craft Beer Co
I (Martin Hayes) opened the CASK Pub and Kitchen in Pimlico (SW1V 2EE) in the summer…
Idle moments – Feb/Mar 2023
Well hello again and may I (be probably the last to) wish you a Happy New…
Urban Alchemy – born in a garden!
Just when you think you have seen every brewery set-up under the sun, you come across…
A quarter of a century of promoting beer quality
I remember first meeting Paul Nunny in 1997, in a pub in East Anglia, when he…
3 Locks – a Greek influence in Camden!
The love of canals and beer often goes together but there aren’t that many pubs in…
Pub news – January 2023
The Beehive in Marylebone (W1H 4NX) has been closed for around six years. Several planning applications…
Charity Begins in the pub
Given the pressures that pubs are facing, let’s not forget the tremendous amount that, year in,…
Sustainability in American craft brewing
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important globally. The American craft beer industry emits about half a billion…