Posts by: Roger Protz
Bodgers take centre stage
Chiltern brewery is doing me the great honour of making a special edition of one of its beers to thank me for my support for independent craft brewing...
You always hurt the one you love
The prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, told the Daily Mirror he supported their campaign to save the country’s pubs as he recognised they were at the h...
Robust stout revival
When Cairngorm brewery stormed to victory with its Black Gold in CAMRA’s Champion Winter Beer competition it was further evidence of the astonishing r...
Reflections on announcing CAMRA competition results
Announcing the results of Champion Beer of Britain competitions can be a high-risk activity. I still recall with a shiver the occasion when I told the...
Ancient beer style breaks out of Yorkshire
Stingo is busting out all over. An ancient beer style, largely forgotten and confined to Yorkshire, its county of origin, is now making an appearance...
Goodbye to all that – it didn't last long
So, RIP Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company. It didn’t last long. Formed in 2020, like Monty Python’s famous parrot it is no more and has gone to meet...
Double Diamond brewer back in business
Allsopp’s, one of the most famous names in British brewing, along with its leading beers Pale Ale and IPA are being recreated by a descendant of the f...
Heineken flops as its Silver lager falters
The news may have bypassed your radar but Heineken has axed its Silver lager brand just two years after the launch. When the world’s second biggest br...
Neil Kellett – Campaign pioneer
Neil Kellett, a CAMRA pioneer who played a vital role in keeping the Campaign solvent and able to challenge the power of big brewers, has died suddenl...
Carlsberg’s wrecking ball swings again
Carlsberg is wrecking Britain’s brewing heritage. Not content with closing four ale breweries, it has now turned the blow torch on a raft of beers, se...
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