Posts by: Roger Protz
Standing on the shoulders of giants
A merger has been announced that, for once, is good news for beer drinkers. It will ensure the future of an acclaimed brewery and it will revive histo...
āBeautiful beastā now brewing in Bakewell
The Burton union, a historic system of beer-making that was due to be scrapped, has been saved and is now making IPA at Thornbridge brewery in Derbysh...
Are we indifferent to our brewing heritage?
Great brewing nations celebrate the contribution beer makes to their history and heritage with museums that allow the public to appreciate that to the...
Don't frighten the ponies
Britain is a great brewing country but, shush, please keep quiet about it. Itās not something spoken about in polite company. In late April I joined s...
Keeping balance in a bitter world
Iām conscious that I use the word ābalanceā a lot when Iām writing about beer. Itās not because I lack the ability to stand on two feet or am apt to f...
Adnamsā arrow in the heart
You can tell things are getting serious when Adnams says it has financial problems and urgently needs fresh investment. A threat to the future of any...
A little bit of South London in Yorkshire
A cash-rich London investment company has bought four breweries, closed two of them and aims to go on a spending spree to buy more. The Breal Group, w...
Global giant cuts strength of best-selling ale and ups price
Heineken UK, Britainās biggest brewer, is cutting the strength of its major ale brand John Smithās Extra Smooth, allegedly to encourage moderate drink...
Don't dump on our ale heritage
The Carlsberg Tour of Destruction goes on. Not content with closing three breweries, the Carlsberg Marstonās Brewing Company is now wielding the axe a...
Fancy a Bass?
Weāre losing pubs, weāre losing breweries and weāre also losing something less tangible ā our brewing heritage. With around some 2,000 breweries in op...
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