Welcome to ‘One to Try’

One encouraging aspect of the pandemic and its lockdowns was the number of breweries of all…

Pub news – March 2022

▲ In January last year, Waltham Forest Council ordered the owners of the Antelope in Leyton…

Brewery news – March 2022

Bohem: a new beer, called Most, has been brewed in collaboration with hop merchants Charles Faram.…

Introduction to the February/March edition

When I wrote the introduction to the December/January edition all was looking promising for a profitable…

CAMRA Golden Awards – Jan 2022 Update

FULLER, SMITH & TURNER As mentioned in the October/November edition, the only Golden Award made to…

News & Views – January 2022

CHANGES TO THE PUBS CODE The Government have announced some proposed changes to the Pubs Code.…

Pub news – January 2022

In the last edition, I reported that the Bell of Hampstead (NW3 2QX) had reopened. Alas,…

Trade news – January 2022

PUNCH PUBS COMPANY CHANGES HANDS Punch Pubs in its current guise came into being when, in…

Brewery news – January 2022

BARNET BREWERYThis brewery was based at the Black Horse in High Barnet (EN5 4BW). The pub…

Book News

I mentioned in the October/November edition that the beer writer and broadcaster Johnny Homer had passed…