Opinion
Topical articles and pieces from a personal point of view.
A green touch of glass
Did you know that recycling is so efficient that it can take up to 50 times less energy to make new glass from old bottles than to make it from sand?...
Stout tsunami
Can there be such a thing as a hidden trend?Ā I think so. I think we have become engulfed by a wave of rich, heavily flavoured and deeply alcoholic dar...
A new pub in a museum?
Well, yes. But thatās not the full story.Ā The Black Country Living Museum has been a part of Dudley life since 1975. Documenting the Industrial Revol...
Christmas drinks and food pairing
I have learnt two important lessons while researching Christmas drink and food pairings. Number one, like all food and drink advice, remember it is ex...
Think local, drink local
Itās been a grim year for breweries, especially those owned by giant global producers. In short order, Heineken announced the closure of the Caledonia...
The Pull by Heather Wastie
CAMRA member and poet Heather Wastie has written as poem eulogising a pint of well-poured beer Ā Instructions from the ale wife: Ā The glass is the ke...
What is CAMRA to you?
CAMRA has been an integral part of my life for more than 20 years ā since before I even knew it ā and Iām hugely grateful. Iād been following Blackpoo...
Victory from the jaws of defeat?
It can be hard to feel positive about the UK sometimes. Prime ministers barely outlast the gestation of a ferret. The cost of, well, everything is spi...
āDialling upā pressure on pubs
A memo to Ken Murphy, the boss of Tesco: āHow many more pubs would you like to see close?ā Itās a chilling statistic: 50 pubs a month are shutting. No...
US craft beer celebration returns
Beer festivals around the world come in many iterations but none push the borders of innovation and discovery quite like the Great American Craft Beer...
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