Opinion
Topical articles and pieces from a personal point of view.
Don't feel guilty – have a beer
Do you feel guilty supping a glass of beer? In all the years I have been writing on the subject, I have never known such a flood of one-sided and ofte...
Glass half full
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...
The insanity of cask beer
At Timothy Taylor’s brewery, everything feels perfectly normal; full of life and as though the world is at peace. Soft summer light lends a warm glow...
Action needed for cask to prosper
I’m frightened to read the business pages these days for fear some new horror has been inflicted on the brewing industry. The global brewing giants wh...
Table beer back on the table
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...
What is liquid hop extract?
The latest developments in brewing science can easily pass us by as consumers. When innovation takes place in the brewhouse, it’s not always obvious o...
Real ale could do with a little democracy
There are more than 1,800 breweries in the UK, but the beer we actually see on tap in most of our local pubs and on supermarket shelves provides a dam...
Standing on the shoulders of giants
A merger has been announced that, for once, is good news for beer drinkers. It will ensure the future of an acclaimed brewery and it will revive histo...
B-Corp breweries – should we care?
Newport’s Tiny Rebel has become the latest British brewery to achieve B-Corp status, receiving the coveted certification in April 2024. The Welsh busi...
Are we indifferent to our brewing heritage?
Great brewing nations celebrate the contribution beer makes to their history and heritage with museums that allow the public to appreciate that to the...
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