Opinion
Topical articles and pieces from a personal point of view.
Best bitter ploughman’s
I am writing this as the UK basks in another heatwave, whilst a good few of you may have been sat sipping a refreshing pint or two in a bucolic countr...
Alcohol free: situation normal?
Like the introduction of an official CAMRA keg bar in 2019, this year has seen a momentous evolution at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF). A form...
A festival for all?
There was a palpable sense of anticipation ahead of the announcement of this year's Champion Beer of Britain. As the clock ticked closer to 4pm, vario...
Pubs should be parent and child friendly
It was the loneliest I’d ever been. A few years ago, I took parental leave when our first-born was still a baby and found myself with days in front of...
Return of an old friend
The first time I drank Boddingtons Bitter I refused to leave the pub. I was in Hyde on the edge of Manchester, en route for a meeting with the graphic...
The gastropub lives
I’ve been organising my thoughts on the gastropub concept ever since I read the wonderful Katie Mather’s thoughts on the subject in her excellent news...
Visiting the AI pub
I like to try and keep abreast of the news, particularly as it pertains to beer and pubs. This morning, my feed was assaulted with the same cookie cut...
Stick to beer
In these politically complex times, the value of a great beer in a good pub can’t be overstated. It’s here, within the heart of a proper community loc...
What beer can learn from Batham's
It was a mid-week lunchtime and I had travelled 150 miles, traversing city, town and country to reach my destination. But, boy, was this a destination...
The greatest long drink in the world
Have Carlsberg, Heineken and other global brewers been rereading George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 where the truth is consigned to a memory hole an...
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