Posts by: Roger Protz
Brewing enigma dies
The death of Humphrey Smith at the age of 81 sees the passing of the controversial owner of Samuel Smith’s brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. He l...
Cumbrian homecoming
Jennings brewery is back yam – that’s Cumbrian dialect for back home. The last weekend in June saw Jenningsfest, a celebration that marked the rescue...
Dark Star champion remembered
Rob Jones, who has died aged 69, had a remarkable career that helped put small independent breweries in the spotlight, challenging the power of big re...
Madhouse economics
Greene King’s shock decision to sell its Old Speckled Hen brands to the Spanish lager brewer Damm has shone a light on the rapacious profiteering of g...
Staying cool on planet Earth
One of the astronauts on the mission to the moon in April said planet Earth looked beautiful when seen from space. But planet Earth runs the risk of b...
Time to get hopping
Here’s a fact that will freeze the blood of all beer lovers: there are now more vineyards in Kent than hop farms. Since the 16th century, the county o...
‘Devastating loss’ of Scottish brewer
The lurid headlines and bizarre reports surrounding the collapse and takeover of BrewDog by an American manufacturer of cannabis have diverted attenti...
No room for complacency
“There’s no room for complacency” – they were the wise words of CAMRA’s national chairman Joe Goodwin when he addressed annual meetings in the 1970s....
Climbing to the top CAMRA’s winter beer mountain
Alex Woods was climbing a mountain in Gran Canaria while on holiday in the Canary Islands when he received a message telling him one of his beers had...
WB pioneer much missed
Ted Bruning, who has died aged 68, was a writer and journalist who played a pivotal role in turning What’s Brewing into an influential newspaper and a...
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