Is Everything Alright With CAMRA?
Last year I was delighted when CAMRA – the Campaign for Real Ale – announced it would be moving its annual Great British Beer Festival (GBBF)… Read More »Is Everything Alright With CAMRA?
Beers
We love everything to do with beers. Here we feature Beer Events, beer trends and insights into the beer industry in the UK and Ireland.
Is Now The Time To Lean Into Nostalgia?
At the centre of the bar in the New Oxford, Salford, is a lineup that some Manchester drinkers have dubbed ‘The Holy Trinity’: Beamish, Murphys,… Read More »Is Now The Time To Lean Into Nostalgia?
What’s the Future for Pubs in an Uncertain Hospitality Industry?
It’s the middle of December as I write this, and the pubs are rammed. Drinkers close to home in the town of Stockport and a… Read More »What’s the Future for Pubs in an Uncertain Hospitality Industry?
Notes from the American Beer Scene
At Sacred Profane in Biddeforde, Maine, owner and head brewer Brienne Allan brews two beers: a pale lager, and a dark lager. A third beer,… Read More »Notes from the American Beer Scene
Beer Styles – The Most Common 100
Beer is one of the oldest and most diverse drinks in the world. From crisp, golden lagers to dark, roasty stouts and complex farmhouse ales,… Read More »Beer Styles – The Most Common 100
UK Beer Scene – In Praise of the Beer Town
Several months ago I penned my list of what I considered to be the “best” beer cities in the UK. As with many such things,… Read More »UK Beer Scene – In Praise of the Beer Town
How Do You Make An Award-Winning Beer?
How Do You Make An Award When I attended a beer-pairing dinner at Sleepy Hollow restaurant in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland last year, I was blown… Read More »How Do You Make An Award-Winning Beer?
The Time To Get Behind Indie Breweries Is Now
Lately, I’ve been pouring over data from the mid 70s to the early 90s trying to make sense of how Britain’s historic brewing legacy was… Read More »The Time To Get Behind Indie Breweries Is Now
Do Beer Awards Really Matter?
Come mid-March, independent breweries gather in their hundreds for the annual Beer X conference, held annually in Liverpool. Organised by SIBA, the Society of Independent… Read More »Do Beer Awards Really Matter?
Saturation Point — Were There Too Many Breweries After All?
It’s the 16th of June, 2016, and I’m idly starting out of a window while on board a commuter train travelling from Leeds to Huddersfield.… Read More »Saturation Point — Were There Too Many Breweries After All?