Opinion

Topical articles and pieces from a personal point of view.

Paradise postponed

This is the time when I would be packing my bags for a week at London Olympia. The Great British Beer Festival is the highlight of my working year and...

A love affair with pubs

It’s when the pubs are shut that you miss them most. Life may be different when you read this but at the time of writing I am in full lockdown, allowe...

Heritage pub guide to South West launched

Stunningly preserved local pubs steeped in history are showcased in CAMRA’s latest title, Real Heritage Pubs of the South West, by Paul Ainsworth, Rus...

Are Northern Ireland’s alcohol laws set for change?

Paul Edgeworth discusses Northern Ireland’s alcohol laws in the Campaigns Blog’s first post

Introducing: beer education at CAMRA festivals

Alex Metcalfe, CAMRA’s Information and Education Manager, speaks about the organisation’s leading role in craft beer education.

Book review: ā€˜Seven Stars: Ancient Astronomy and the English Public House’

Seven Stars: Ancient Astronomy and the English Public House by Hugh Kolb Unicorn Publishing (March 2019) £15.00 Reviewed by Dave Pickersgill This copi...

Book review: ā€˜The Cider Insider’

Susanna Forbes hand-picks 100 of the world’s best craft ciders – and perries – that are worth seeking out and drinking now.Ā 

Book Review: ā€˜A Natural History of Beer’

A Natural History of Beer by Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersal £20 Yale University Press (April 2019) Reviewed by Ken Paul Drawing from such diverse subje...

Book Review: ā€˜It’s The Beer Talking: Adventures in Public Houses’

Ian Clayton embarked on a lifelong love affair with local pubs in the middle of the 1970s. His stories are intertwined with quests to find perfect pin...

Book Review: ā€˜300 More Beers to Try Before You Die’

Thirsty for more? Roger Protz presents another 300 beers worth searching for across the world.Ā 


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