Costa Rica: minnows against a giant

As in so many parts of the world, in Costa Rica international breweries have a strong…

Usque ad mortem bibendum

By gatecrashing our brains, beer has shaped human history.  The alcohol in beer is ‘ethanol’, a…

Champion Beer of Britain: awards for all colours!

In some years, CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain competition is more tightly fought than others.  This…

Chiswick Bitter we hardly knew ye

Fuller’s brewery has the admirable record of winning CAMRA’s Supreme Champion Beer of Britain award for…

LionHeart – campaigning for cask

There are positive signs that cask beer isn’t quite dead yet.  A few breweries have recently…

Many brewers make a winning beer!

As previously reported, the London Brewing Company (LBC) won CAMRA’s overall Champion Winter Beer of Britain…

Tavern takeover

On Hornsey Road, between the vibrant Stroud Green Road and the Irish bars of Holloway Road,…

A Swedish conundrum

Our licensing legislation can be difficult at times but the following story, which featured in a…

A London brewer finally does it!

Ever since CAMRA introduced its Champion Winter Beer of Britain competition in 1997, it has never…

Beer in Portugal

Beer in Portugal When you think of Portugal, wine, particularly port wine, is the drink that…