Posts by: Laura Hadland
In Nitro We Trust?
I was surprised to learn that Guinness is now the most popular pint pulled in British pubs. Outstripping the value of sales of Carling for the first t...
International Women’s Day line-up
International Women’s Day (IWD) falls on 8 March and is set to be a fantastic opportunity to enjoy brilliant beer and cider produced by women in the i...
Combine try and dry this January
The Dry January campaign is 10 years old this year. The idea of abstaining from booze after a December of decadence gains more traction annually. The...
New lease of life for Manchester brewpub
Real ale fans were saddened to hear of the forthcoming closure of Manchester’s Beer Nouveau (pictured). Though Steve Dunkley’s popular tap is no more,...
Stout tsunami
Can there be such a thing as a hidden trend? I think so. I think we have become engulfed by a wave of rich, heavily flavoured and deeply alcoholic dar...
Victory from the jaws of defeat?
It can be hard to feel positive about the UK sometimes. Prime ministers barely outlast the gestation of a ferret. The cost of, well, everything is spi...
End of an era at guide treasure
One of the joys of upping sticks to an entirely new place is discovering the pubs and breweries on your new doorstep. Right at the top of my to-do lis...
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