As some of you will know, I’ve just finished writing a book on beer festivals (available through CAMRA Books from 8 May). As a result, I’m naturally a...
The gentle hubbub of voices rises to greet me as I walk into the Malt Shovel. The fire is lit to ward off the February cold and the small, two-roomed...
International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) has been taking place since 2014. Women come together to brew a beer for release on International...
At the beginning of 2024, I asked a number of brewers what their expectations were for the year ahead. Despite the difficulties posed by the economic...
As times get harder, more breweries are seeking collaborations. They strengthen ties within the industry and help reach new audiences. Who among us wa...
I think we’re all old enough and wise enough to see that the government’s promised penny off a pint in the latest Budget is quite the insult to our in...
How do we bring cask ale to the masses? It’s a question that CAMRA has been asking since 1971. I’ve spent quite a lot of time recently with the dedica...
It’s no secret, I’m excited about British hops. Being invited to one of the Charles Faram hop walks to get up close and personal with the farms at har...
How often do you think about glass sizes? Quite reasonably, it’s probably less often than I do. Yet in the blink of an eye, there has been quite the r...
Table beer has roots that stretch back for hundreds of years, both in the UK and across Europe. The classification is not one made by style but by str...