Visit provincial English cities like Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Norwich, Nottingham and Sheffield and you’ll find an…
Category: Opinion
Real ale – dying out?
I regularly look at the WhatPub Update in London Drinker and I have been surprised recently…
CAMRA’s Members’ Weekend – one member’s view
CAMRA membership comes with whatever level of commitment you want to make. Maybe you joined up…
Opinion – homogenisation
Back in the 1980s, one of those firms that doesn’t actually do anything but owns all…
Barley varieties
Over the years I have noticed that, when malted barley is mentioned in connection with brewing,…
Is the beer industry unwelcoming?
About five years ago, I chaired a panel held at CAMRA’s Manchester Beer Festival which discussed…
View from abroad
Editor’s note: my thanks to John Cryne who pointed me in the direction of this item.…
Cut, Complement and Contrast for Easter!
Chocolate has long associations with Easter, not least in the form of Easter eggs. Fry’s produced…
20 years of good beer
It is said that, as one gets older, time flies. A recent conversation with Mike Hill…