Tribute – Roy Hurry

I am very sad to report that Roy Hurry, a long standing active member of CAMRA’s…

Tribute – Helen Saunders

It is with great sadness that I must report the passing of my good friend Helen…

Tribute – Adrian Hall

CAMRA’s East London & City branch have recently found out that former branch chairman Adrian Hall…

Pig’s Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2022

As explained in the preview in the October/November edition, this year’s Pig’s Ear festival, organised by…

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…

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…

Trade news – January 2023

FULLER’SThe pub company recently closed two well known pubs. First was the Inn of Court (formerly…

Opinion – homogenisation

Back in the 1980s, one of those firms that doesn’t actually do anything but owns all…

Autumn Statement

The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement was delivered on 17 November, just as we went…