Opinion

Topical articles and pieces from a personal point of view.

Licensing hours bill progress

In January, my Licensing Hours Extension Bill moved another step closer to becoming an Act of Parliament, passing its second reading. The bill will en...

Adnams’ 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...

So long, Meantime, I barely knew you

By the time the plucky, Bavarian-trained brewmaster Alistair Hook left his position at ill-fated Manchester restaurant Mash and Air to set up Meantime...

St Patrick’s Day Irish stew with Titanic Stout

Will you be celebrating St Patrick’s Day with a couple of pints of stout and a hearty bowl of Irish stew? A couple of hundred years ago Beamish was by...

Digital breweries

It’s easier than ever before to connect with the people who make our beer thanks to the internet. It’s a way for breweries to tell us their stories, t...

Venison casserole with cherry beer and cheesy dumplings

Slow-cooked casseroles, stews and braises are a personal favourite as they develop layers of flavour. This venison casserole is cooked with root veget...

Is draught relief the beer industry’s silver bullet?

It’s almost March, which brings with it a new budget from HM Treasury, how exciting. The incumbent (but likely not for much longer) chancellor of the...

Calling time on Pedigree

I placed my order at the bar of the Malt Shovel and publican Brad invited me to take a seat. “I’ll bring your drinks over in a second,” he said. “I’ve...

Great expectations

It’s still the time of year when beer writers up and down the land don their Mystic Meg costumes and tell us what we’ll be drinking in the next 12 mon...

Don't dump on our ale heritage

The Carlsberg Tour of Destruction goes on. Not content with closing three breweries, the Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company is now wielding the axe a...


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