Posts by: Timothy Hampson
Tributes paid to barley pioneer
Tributes have been paid following the death of barley pioneer and Scotland’s first Black professor Sir Geoff Palmer, at 85. Sir Geoff, a chancellor an...
All change for top city fest
Norwich Beer Festival is to move venues and dates due to the ongoing refurbishment of the city’s Halls (above) which has been its home for 45 years....
Frank’s makes it three
Dorset-based independent family brewer Hall and Woodhouse is marking its Founder’s Day on 8 June with a new limited-edition beer, Frank's Integrity. T...
Master class for beer judges
CAMRA’s Christine Cryne (above) is running a master class for beer judges at the Bohemia pub in North London on 26 July. It is open to those who have...
Beer drinkers’ Net gain
Greene King’s latest seasonal brews celebrate women’s sport with Back of the Net and brings back a blast from the past, Amplified. Amplified, a 4 per...
Raise a glass – our top fest is back!
After a year’s break CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival returns for 2025 at a new location. Hailed as the UK’s most popular beer festival, it takes p...
Bank holiday boost but help still needed
A bumper May with two bank holidays and VE Day will see an estimated 14m extra pints sold in pubs compared to a month without them, the British Beer a...
Ape hangs on after pub refit
As one of the UK’s few female master brewers, Jane Kershaw has achieved plenty in her career, including being named All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group...
Brewery insolvencies cast shadow over sector
Increasing cost pressures saw 43 small brewers declared insolvent last year including Fourpure, By The Horns, Magic Rock, Burton Town and Wild Weather...
Cask joins Bloomsbury group
The Perseverance (above) and the Lady Ottoline pubs will be hosting the first Bloomsbury Cask Social on Saturday 21 June, bringing local and national...
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